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#21 |
Blue Chip
Male Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: PI, SC
Posts: 804
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![]() Based on the virtue of one guy alone being gone, I don't think we'll be better, based upon what we have on our staff and roster, I think we'll have great team stats. I think we'll also play people in and out more. I think English is gonna be elite when he puts on some more weight.
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#22 |
Two Deep
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,125
CockyCash: 3541 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() We will miss Clowney ALOT next year. Anybody who thinks our D-Line will be better without Clowney is kidding themselves. Clowney is the best player by position we will see in a Carolina uniform in our lifetimes. Andy Staples of Sport Illustrated compared him to Reggie White for goodness sakes.
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#23 |
2nd Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Anywhere USC is playing.
Posts: 3,096
CockyCash: 500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() The defensive line will work well as a TEAM this year.
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#24 |
2nd Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 3,433
CockyCash: 5738 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() I think Thomas will come in and be a stud (assuming his grades are good enough). He was 4th in NJCAA last year with 12.5 sacks in 12 games. He's 6'6 and I've seen some stuff saying he's 275. That's Clowney body size right there.
I think Lamin will also come in and replace Quarles well. Our DT's as a group are going to be scary to play against. English will add weight and get to at least 245 maybe even 250. He'll be able to take on tackles this year and fight off blocks. I'm excited to see who steps up. |
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#25 | |
Heisman Candidate
Male Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: south carolina
Posts: 15,701
CockyCash: 63940 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Freed up others to make plays. clowney was a gamechanger. nobody will replace him and pointing out someones realativaty equal body size doesnt matter.. |
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#26 |
1st Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Tryon, NC
Posts: 4,749
CockyCash: 1700 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Clowney was a disruptive force that made other teams gameplan around him. Teams took guys away from schemes to account for him. That created opportunities for other players (Quarles) to make plays against one on one blocking.
We lose that advantage. OTH, Clowney liked to freelance out there. Eventually, our coaches just gave him carte blanche. Sometimes, this put our defense out of position and it was somewhat unpredictable. The coaches will compensate for losing Clowney somewhat because now they can implement defensive schemes knowing the new lineman will follow instructions and remain in position. Gap control. Hopefully, this will help us a bit with the sting our DL will feel losing the most dominate player in college football for the past two years. Finally, the other thing we lose are the huge plays Clowney periodically would make. Not sure we make that up unless someone (or several someones) get really serious in the weight room and/or Connolly's off season conditioning. |
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#27 |
Winning Anyway.
Male Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 1,438
CockyCash: 290 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Teams had to adjust their entire offensive playbook when they played us to compensate for Clowney. To me, that's the ultimate form of flattery.
Now, they have to adjust again, now that we don't have him. Only now, they really don't know know who or what to plan for. I predict a more cohesive unit that's going to be more Deke's line, and I'm really excited to see how that goes. |
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#28 |
Heisman Candidate
Male Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Phoenix
Posts: 16,436
CockyCash: 100500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() I'll miss him....loved watching him make plays, and not just 2013.
He beasted it that last quarter in Orlando and that's something I hope no one every forgets. He could have taken it easy, but instead wanted to play hard and win the friggin' game! And he doesn't regret being a Gamecock one bit and really likes Steve Spurrier. He went out on top and helped lead his team to #4 in the nation. I'll never forget that. Thanks Jadeveon for all you did. ![]() |
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#29 |
Blue Chip
Male Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Auburn, AL
Posts: 662
CockyCash: 3000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() I'm interested in seeing what David Johnson has grown into over the redshirt year. He could be a versatile load to handle who might mitigate Clowney's loss.
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#30 | |
1st Team All-SEC
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 4,013
CockyCash: 100500 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#31 |
Grumpy Old Fart
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![]() Clowney cannot be replaced. Athletes like him come across only once per decade. I'm just thankful that he decided to be a Gamecock. I'll be looking forward to his disrupting opposing backfields on Sundays in the future.
While we can't replace him we can and will scheme around who we have. We will play to our strengths. Football is a team sport and we have a solid team for 2014. We will be fine, different but fine.
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#32 |
All Everything
Male Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SC
Posts: 6,547
CockyCash: 1825498 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() DL will start off like last year's LB corps did. That will be a weakness because at times without Clowney in there, QBs had all day. The loss of KQ added to JC will be much more than we'd like to admit right now. Regardless of the bodies we have to fill the void, there aren't any of those type guys on this team right now. Maybe by the summer/fall.
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#33 | |
2nd Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 3,433
CockyCash: 5738 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#34 | |
BIGGER. STRONGER.LONGER
Male Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Club Fields
Posts: 7,287
CockyCash: 200 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#35 |
Recruit
Male Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Copperhead Road
Posts: 216
CockyCash: 1200 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() We'll be fine... gone are the days of drop off years. We are just reloading these days!
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#36 |
2nd Team All-American
Male Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: land de la rich
Posts: 9,972
CockyCash: 6000 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() it would be awesome if we find 2 or more really good pass rushers, but as of now ward and the defensive staff are likely going to have to send more pressures. we lose the exterior disruption and attention that clowney received, but we also lose the interior disruption that quarles caused. replacing that kind of disruption and production wont be easy.
what ive always liked about ward is hes made good adjustments. |
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#37 | |
Love My Wife Ashley
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#38 |
Banned
Male Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Posts: 9,866
CockyCash: 1220 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Well, be able to get pressure. We have some strong dudes up front that will be able to push that pocket right in the QB's face. Most of the dudes we are going to be using are Juniors and seniors. They know that our defensive line is our pride and they'll be up to the challenge.
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#39 |
Banned
Male Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Cola, The Other Gamecock City
Posts: 22,959
CockyCash: 26397596 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() The hype and publicity helped lead to the three circus that happened this season. Is he going to play, he is gased, what injury this week, what excuse this week, the list goes on and on what the media tried to make a headline on Clowney.
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#40 |
5th Year Senior
Male Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Hemingway
Posts: 2,475
CockyCash: 5236 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Now other players will get the spotlight!
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