Re: Dabo made it a point to say that before the Duke game. He thought it was

Fact: Dabo says Garrett Riley has independence to run the offense.
Fact: The entire offensive staff around Riley is not his choosing.
Fact: Dabo says that GR is running "Clemson's offense" not GR's own offense.
Fact: Dabo is involved in the playcalling to some degree based on what we see with our eyes

So if this really is Garrett's offense.... shouldn't he be able to make a staff decision or two?
If this is Clemson's offense and not GR's and Dabo is involved (on some level) with playcalling, what exactly does it mean that Garrett is running the offense?

It's a confusing situation. Chad Morris brought his offense. All subsequent OC's used Morris's template and tweaked it and it morphed into leaning on elite talent. Now.... what is it? Other than confused, inflexible and not suitable for our talent level.

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Re: Offensive coaching is hard to evaluate because the roles are obfuscated.

Nov 27, 2023, 9:33 PM

Garret Riley did not inherit a completely bare cupboard talent wise, but he needs to recruit playmakers at skill positions and fix the O-line issues. Some of the fumbling problems in the red zone is because the opposing defensive was in the backfield when the handoffs were happening.

Comparative to the defensive side of the ball, Riley inherited Dabo’s ex-players as coaches. If you look on the offensive side of the ball there are zero assistants with NFL experience, and college experience is basically Clemson. I am not throwing off on these coaches. They may be great, but it is a fact they do not have the diverse experience and resumes of our defensive staff. Even Riley himself, save a year at TCU, has mostly mid-major or lower level college experience.

Consider on defense our Coordinator worked directly under a 2-time Super Bowl coach in Ariens for 3 years, and he thought Wes was a rare talent. He worked in the SEC under Sylvester Croom and Ellis Johnson and here under Venables. Those are some big time defensive minds with very diverse experiences. Everyone who talks about Wes, pro and college, talk about him being a brilliant defensive mind. It’s showing why Brent wanted him in Oklahoma.

Consider that Nick Eason played a very successful 10 year career in the NFL and won a Super Bowl. He coached about 7 years in the NFL for different teams. You cannot fake it and coach that long in the NFL. He knows advanced D-line technique from his 17+ years in the NFL!

Mike Reed coached 4 years in the NFL under Andy Reid, another Super Bowl champ coach. Then coached a long successful stint at NC State.

Our offensive coaches, outside of Riley’s lower level college experience mainly have one experience, and that’s Clemson, mostly as GA level experience. Now I’m not saying that’s all bad, we’ve been very successful, but the offensive staff has nowhere near the collective resume as our defensive staff. Is that showing in development and on-field performance? That’s a question I have, but I trust if it’s the issue Dabo will know and fix it.

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Offensive coaching is hard to evaluate because the roles are obfuscated.

I KNOW you ain't coming onto the Tigernets with a vague, seldom used word like

Dabo doesnt call plays and never has.

We can't know if he ever calls plays.... but he is involved in playcalling.

Of course its not zero, however, Dabo doesnt call plays

Re: Offensive coaching is hard to evaluate because the roles are obfuscated.

Is Riley allowed to address that? That's my question. Doesn't seem

Re: Is Riley allowed to address that? That's my question. Doesn't seem

Re: Offensive coaching is hard to evaluate because the roles are obfuscated.

Dabo made it a point to say that before the Duke game. He thought it was