re: Is Justyn Ross Elite?

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So is Trevor Lawrence.

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I don't think so and it has nothing to do with "crimson colored glasses".

I saw a total of 1 actual difficult/good throw he made where he had to put the ball where only his guy could get it.

Given the time he had in the pocket basically every play and the way Savion Smith was blowing coverage, I think half the country could have done what he did in that game. Mac Jones would have looked elite in that game(not that Mac Jones is bad).

Over half his yards for the night came against Savion. And Savion only played like 5 minutes of the 2nd half.

The Clemson lines are what made the difference in that game(on both sides of the ball), but all most people want to do is watch the ball. Same way people were shocked when Manziel was a bust, but should have been obvious he was going to be a bust. You gotta look at more than the results.

I'm sure he'll end up in the NFL etc. He did a great job on decision making and made full use of what his line provided for him.

But I have no doubt if Alabama would have put pressure on him during the game, not allowed the plays to develop so far that the DBs couldn't cover them it would have been different. I don't care how good your DBs are, if you give a guy 5-7 seconds in a pocket, he'll find an open guy or an open lane.

Clemson's O-Line and D-Line was extremely elite.