D.J. Uiagalelei has the back of his offensive coordinator.
During Monday’s media availability, Clemson’s starting quarterback wasn’t the only player to come to the defense of the team’s play-caller, but he took a pointed remark at Tony Elliot’s critics.
“I think it all needs to stop,” Uiagalelei said of the criticism surrounding Elliott’s playcalling. “I think Coach Elliott, he’s definitely not the problem, it all starts with us. Coach Elliott is the best offensive coordinator in football. I’ll stand by it. We have the best offensive coordinator. We have the best defensive coordinator (Brent Venables).”
Davis Allen and now Uiagalelei have both strayed from blaming Elliott, who has received his fair share of criticism from fans, social media and ESPN analysts/former quarterbacks like Robert Griffin III and Dan Orlovsky alike.