Louisville Football: Top five overreactions following the loss to Clemson
By Derek Snyder
5. Lamar Jackson has been “figured out”
There is no doubt about it that Lamar Jackson did not have his best game of the season against Clemson. There were a lot of factors that went into that performance, but it wasn’t all Jackson’s fault. The Tigers did a great job of bringing consistent pressure on Jackson all evening long.
I wouldn’t say that this game was as much about Lamar Jackson as it was about the offensive line. We have talked all offseason and this year about how well the Cardinals’ O-line needs to play in order for this team to be successful.
The guys upfront simply did not handle the pressure of the crowd noise and the pressure of blitz packages by the defense.
Again, Lamar Jackson is going to be fine. Louisville’s schedule gets much easier as the season goes along and Jackson will continue to add to his crazy 2016 statistics.