Seattle can cling to its “Legion of Boom” just like an overpriced cup of coffee from Starbucks.
Clemson’s secondary doesn’t need a snappy nickname. These dudes are basic.
“We don’t call ourselves nothing,” said Jayron Kearse, the starting strong safety who has 33 tackles, four pass breakups, four tackles for loss and four pass breakups this season.
“We just go by the name — we’re just ‘No Fly Zone’. I mean, anything comes through the air, we try to leave with it. We go by ‘No Fly Zone’.”
Interceptions are a critical ingredient strong secondary play, but it’s not the end-all-be-all ingredient.