MAC Report Online Talks Friendly Fourths with Coach Clawson

It is the season for preview stories, and MAC Report Online jumps in....this one is more of the normal blah-blah until it gets to the end, and you can see this.

As an example, Clawson noted Brown had games where he was in on over 100 snaps, including his work on defense and on the special teams. No matter the level of strength and conditioning, that many plays can wear a player down and lead to inefficiency at the end of the game. Clawson hopes by finding quality depth, the key players will be better rested for the fourth quarter.

I found that notable. It had not occurred to me, but I guess he would have. 100 snaps is an awful lot. And, maybe that did have a role in the end of the game collapses. Not that that is an excuse. If that was the case, then the coach needs to adjust to give the players some snaps off during the game so that doesn't happen.

We didn't have terrific depth in the d-backfield last night, especially with the high percentage of nickel sets.

Of course, it will be even worse this year, more than likely. Coach Clawson will have the same choice---put a less prepared player on the field for, say 10 plays, or keep Brown in and hope it doesn't come down to the 4th quarter.