Answers to a reader's email.

Hello all,

We at CJSPILLERFORHEISMAN.com received this email from one of our dedicated readers on the site and thought this would be a great opportunity for other readers to post their responses to this email. Have at it!


So, this is what I was thinking about…………..

Going into the 2008 Football season we had two areas of concern on our football team and just about everyone could agree that if we were going to have a good season it was going to depend on the play of the following two units:

- Offensive Line

- Linebackers

During the 2008 season it was obvious that we were losing games almost solely as a result of these two units poor performances. The offensive line was young and beat up and the Linebackers were young and dumb. The linebackers did show improvement towards the end of the season. Looking back on the 2008 Season the other unit that caused us to lose football game last year was the QB.

Going into the 2009 season in my eyes there are two areas of concern

- Safeties

- Wide Receivers


So in my opinion we should have a much better team next year than we did last year. I feel like these two units are not as important to wins and losses as the O Line and linebackers. You might ask why is the QB position not on this list. Well, besides the fact the a Byrnes QB will be the starter next year, or someone that beats out a Byrnes QB, I am convinced that Clemson will be going Old School next year and most likely many years to come. I –formation, 2 Tight End sets, Smash Mouth Football, where the QB is not asked to win football games just not lose them, thus making the Wide Receivers less of a ? as well.

I hope that all future Tiger football players, current Tigers and former Tigers recognize what CJ Spiller did yesterday as a true barometer of the Clemson Football program. To turn down the NFL after a first round draft projection says a lot about his other option.