Football Down South: South Carolina vs Georgia

Football Down South:

4:30 PM ET, September 7, 2013

Sanford Stadium, ATHENS, GA

 

90^°FHigh

Sunny

Chance of rain: 0%

Wind: NW at 6 mph

Humidity: 61%

 

 

Match up to Watch for:

 

South Carolina Defensive line (Jadeveon Clowney) vs Georgia Offensive line:

This is a big match up for Georgia. After falling on their face iagainst Clemson. They need to come out with a win or have a chance to start the year at 0-2 which is a tough hole to get out of. Last year, Jadeveon Clowney dominated in this game when South Carolina blew out the Bulldogs. They will have to double team Clowney all night if they want to keep him quiet or just let him wear himself out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

#7 Jadeveon Clowney: 6’6 274

Junior, Position- Defensive End

Grade: 99 Top 5 grade

Strength:

+  Explodes off the ball. Giving no chance for the offensive lineman.

+  Quick first step so his inside move or speed rush causes problems.

+  Can get skinny and get in the back field to stop the run.

+  He doesn’t need many steps to lay a hit on you. Stays low and explodes through the ball carrier.

+  Can not block him with one person. You need 2 players and sometime 3!

+  Good tackler. Wraps up and brings them down hard
Needs Improvement:

–          Very aggressive and won’t stay at home. Teams will trick him with window dressing plays.

–          Needs to use his hands more to be EVEN more effective

–          A team ran the ball right at him and seems to work.

–         His conditioning is a question mark. When is he is tired then his effort is at a decline as well

 

 

#68 Chris Burnette 6’2 314

Senior, Position- Guard

Grade: 60 Late 4^th round grade.

Strength:

+  Knows how to use leverage and finish off a block. He is a mauler.

+  Reanchors really well . Does not get pushed back often.

+  Can get low and DRIVE!

 

 

Needs Improvement:

–          Hand placement needs to get better if he wants to be an more effective blocker.

–          Doesn’t turn his hips when he pulls. Makes him a little slow pulling to the second level

–          Head gets down which causes him to whiff on blocks.

–          Not as athletic so he is unable to square up his blocks at the second level.

–          Will reach at times and gets out of control.

 

 

 

 

#88 Arthur Lynch: 6’5 254

Senior, Position- Tight End

Grade: 77 High 3^rd round grade

Strength:

+  Able to sustain his block long enough to let big runs to happen or protect the quarterback a little longer.

+  Great lead blocker and can square up his blocks at the second level.

+  Athletic. He was flanked out at times.

+  Nice job of getting a good chip block against a defensive lineman.

 

 

Needs Improvement:

–          Was part of a TE rotation in college. Never was THE guy.

–          Turns his head to quick when he is going out for a route. Slows him down

–          Does not get the ball in his hands as much as he should. (Week 1, didn’t get a catch until the game was out of reach)

 

 

 

 

#11 Aaron Murray: 6’1 201

Senior, Position- Quarterback

Grade: 66 Middle 4^th round grade

Strength:

+  4 year starter in college and made his own line calls

+  Understands zone defense and how to drop a pass in the soft part of the zone.

+  Nice job of hiding the football in his play action fake.

 

 

Needs Improvement:

–          He did really well in pre snap reads but was horrible at post snap read. If you disguise then he can be fooled.

–          Short in height so he struggles seeing over his offensive lineman

–          Gets happy feet when you get pressure on him.

–          Falls in love with a receiver and throws the ball to him too many times.

–          Needs to KNOW what the play clock is at and get the snap off.

–          1-8 vs top 15 ranked team in college.

–          His passes seem to die down at times.

–          Does not force the ball down the field. Takes what the defense gives him.