Clemson will blitz and blitz often…
Clemson had gone with this double A gap blitz with the LB’s running a pick on the Center prob 4 times at this point? RB knows this, puts eyes on his man outside and doesn’t even move his feet because he knows it’s a tough twist for the RG to pick up after helping the center. pic.twitter.com/7LdFqkRJ8s
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) November 8, 2020
If you’ve watched Clemson this season at all, one thing you see when it’s on defense is the tendency to bring an extra guy more often than not. A lot of the time it is a linebacker that comes down into one of the gaps, but the Tigers will also bring in a corner. The offensive line has to make sure it keys on blocking assignments and look for the extra man. The offensive line will also use a lot of twists to force the guard to have to slide which causes an opening for the extra blitzer.
Justin Fields and Ryan Day will have to able to audible to hot routes to get behind where the blitz is coming from. There are some tip-offs Clemson will use, and pre-snap motion can get the defense out of position and give up some of those.
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