Clemson Can’t Stop the Empty Gun Package (2018-19)

This is mainly from the 2018-19 Clemson Bama NCG:

-Bama was unstoppable with five wideouts or 4 with an RB in motion. They absolutely gashed Clemson out of these packages. I have no idea why they didn’t PASS out of it more.

-Tua was very premature with his RPO reads. This would eat up first and second down often, leaving them with 3rd and long. Tua is accurate and has a great arm, but his reads/progression were exposed here.

-Honestly, Bama’s overall play calling was hot garbage. Clemson’s D-line last year was a huge strength, and Bama insisted on running into a brick wall over and over again

-Bama had success hitting the TE over and over again

-Oh my god, the fake FG. Saban, are you fricking joking??? This is his worst called game, ever.

-Tua’s INTs were throws you’d never expect Burrow to make: a jump route causing a pick-6, throwing into triple coverage etc.

-Tua was not a dual threat in this game.


There’s a lot of positives here:

-the same 2019 LSU packages Bama used were simply unstoppable.

-Clemson won’t have that same d-line to apply pressure and will gamble with more and more blitzes as Burrow rips them apart

-Trevor Lawrence tends to throw several terrible balls every game.

-lastly, and more importantly: LSU DOESN’T HAVE SAIVON SMITH. HOLY shite WAS HE BAD.