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I read an article the other day that showed their depth chart after spring practice. I was curious about a couple of players we were involved with that appear to be buried on the depth chart there. I remember alot of our fans were upset when Justin PArker and Townsend went to clemson. It appears that Townsend is third string and has been passed by Blanks who just enrolled in January. Also, Parker was 4th string i believe. Were these guys just overrated coming out of high school, a "recruiting miss", or just not developed that well since being at clemson. I realize that Townsend is still young but the fact he has been passed already by a early enrollee doesnt bode well for his future playing time.
I was just curious about your thoughts on these 2 high profile in state lb recruits that chose clemson over us.
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ceece said...
Tony Steward is not cleared for practice. He was medically cleared as a freshman to play after an ACL tear in high school, then he tore his other ACL in practice about mid season. He is not yet fully rehabbed. Once he's cleared he will more than likely ease past Justin Parker as 2nd team WILL.
I would actually rather see Clemson redshirt him this year due to limited snaps as a true freshman and to fully stabilize his base, especially while Clemson has a very dependable starter in Tig Willard. He could then lockdown the starting spot in '13 as a RS Soph.
But, I know that won't happen...
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florenceusc said...
I read an article the other day that showed their depth chart after spring practice. I was curious about a couple of players we were involved with that appear to be buried on the depth chart there. I remember alot of our fans were upset when Justin PArker and Townsend went to clemson. It appears that Townsend is third string and has been passed by Blanks who just enrolled in January. Also, Parker was 4th string i believe. Were these guys just overrated coming out of high school, a "recruiting miss", or just not developed that well since being at clemson. I realize that Townsend is still young but the fact he has been passed already by a early enrollee doesnt bode well for his future playing time.
I was just curious about your thoughts on these 2 high profile in state lb recruits that chose clemson over us.
This post was edited by JICOCK21 on 4/26/2012 at 3:19 PM
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ceece said...
Not true. That depth chart combined the SAM and nickel back position to give a depth chart. Quandon Christian is the starting SAM, Travis Blanks is the number one nickel back, meaning he is the third corner on the roster right now.
The SAM gets less field time now with spread offenses so Christians snaps are limited already. But, against a pro style offense, Townsend is second string SAM. Clemson is a base 4-3 defense which means there is a true SAM on the field when the offensive personnel dictates it.
That doesn't mean Townsend will ever be a regular starter, it just means that he isn't necessarily 'buried' on the depth chart.
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