When you look at the box score from Clemson’s 41-10 victory over Appalachian State on Saturday, it’s filled with explosive plays.

Deshaun Watson threw touchdown passes of 24, 59 and 41 yards to Charone Peake and Artavis Scott. Running back Wayne Gallman had a 23-yard touchdown run, which he capped off my running over an App State defensive back. Later on Ray Ray McCloud returned a kickoff 73 yards.

All in all, it appeared to be a good day from an offensive standpoint, but was it really?

“Offensively, we kind of sputtered in that first quarter with just an issue here or there, whether it was a snap or a penalty,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said on Sunday evening. “Somebody missed an assignment, a receiver with poor technique or a tight end with a missed block or whatever it may be.”

In the first quarter, the Tigers looked as bad offensively as it ever has in the last four seasons. Watson was not on his mark at all. He threw an interception just four plays into the game. The offensive line, especially in the running game, seemed weak, while the running backs were not running with the same fire and intensity they had the week before. The wide receivers were dragging on their routes, which may or may not have contributed to Watson’s early interception.

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