When you have Chaney banged up & Allen who clearly isn’t great in pass pro(see UNC), you can’t commit to the run early. Thus, if we had four health backs we start running early and often getting Clemson into man coverage out wide. This makes it a ton easier on Williams as a QB.
No I don't believe we do…It's not in Dawson's blood. I think Dawson called a mostly ineffective game for 3 quarters, but I don't think it had anything to do with a beat up running core. I believe he was reined in by CMC late as a last ditch effort to win the game. It's one of the few things CMC has done right lately.
I do think the game could have been easier with Jacurri Brown at least for 2-3 drives. There's a lot of mystery things going on right now with team/staff imo, but at least we gutted one out.