I like Pryor much more between the tackles, and I think Henderson is on another level.
I’d certainly rather have the blend we got than just Shipley.
With what Day is installing, I’m not sure you’d have much use for Shipley, who is already being told by Clemson they see him as a “scat back” which I think is quite honest. We’ve seen McCall basically ride the bench and Jaelen Gill transfer, so I’m not sure Shipley would’ve been utilized well at OSU.
To be fair, and I’ve been slightly critical of it in regards to Day, he tends give RBs entire possessions....which is a bit odd. We could start at our own 5 yard line, and if Dobbins busted an 85 yard run and was gassed, he’d still stay in to finish drive. He’d do same with Teague in game.....they finished out the possessions they started. Day is much smarter than I am, and he said he prefers this because it doesn’t allow the defense to substitute so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, but what it does is marginalize “specialty or gadget” backs because we rarely substitute RBs on a given drive as to exploit the defense we see on the field.
Clemson doesn’t play nearly as uptempo and they regularly huddle, so they do substitute a good deal more. It makes sense to me that they would be able to more effectively utilize Shipley and sell him on being utilized as a “scat back”.
