Well, I'm just a simple old guy. Lately, I get excited if I can just get the grass cut before it starts raining on me.
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Well I really wish CNS would get over the whole "running up the score" ordeal. It may make a difference with the selection committee.
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I remember this well lol...."Somebody tackle the guy!!!"
That may have been the best game we've played under Coach S.
We were ridiculously awesome that game.
Seems I recall that after spring ball the general buzz was that the right side of the OL was in pretty good shape. Just need to have a couple of guys step up on the left side. Whoever they are, they`ll probably be young.
Didn't Greg get some heat from Coach Saban for that? Seems like I remember a story or two around that NOT being the play that was called.
I will second this. Good post about real life.Well, I'm just a simple old guy. Lately, I get excited if I can just get the grass cut before it starts raining on me.
It sounds/looks like LT will be big Cam. LG is pretty solid with Arie, who had a mixed year, but I think it clicks for him this year. Depth along the OL in general is strong IMO.
Also (I've got 24 hour duty tonight thus all the posts) I am interested in seeing how our young fast twitch guys are used. Evans, Hand, and Miller. I'd be glued to the action if CNS puts them out there on 2nd/3rd and long and says, "Just go get that QB."
Hope you`re right about Arie. Also, could be an important year for CMC as far as coaching is concerned. Recruiting has never been an issue.
LG is definitely not solid. I sure hope Arie gets it together but I'm not betting the farm.
That's not even possible. He can't have 42 touchdowns on 18 attempts.
So Saban's A-Day comments about not running plays that show what kind of QB Blake can be are an excuse by folks? Was that Saban's way of making an excuse? Folks at the coaching clinic and practices talked about the offense running the diamond formation. I never saw that during A-Day.
Does telling the room stink because you farted count as making an excuses or does that count as explaining the outcome? If that's an excuse, I'm excuse making for Blake. If it's not an excuse, no one is making excuses. As I said above, Saban himself talked about not doing things during A-Day that show what kind of QB Blake can be.
Same can be said for you posts.
Let's look at the backup's stats since the 2007 season to see how Blake compares.
Greg McElroy:
| Year | Completions | Attempts | Yards | TD | INT |
| 2007 | 8 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 11 | 123 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 20 | 196 | 2 | 1 |
Star Jackson:
| Year | Completions | Attempts | Yards | TD | INT |
| 2008 | 13 | 18 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
AJ McCarron:
| Year | Completions | Attempts | Yards | TD | INT |
| 2010 | 30 | 48 | 389 | 3 | 0 |
Phillip Sims:
| Year | Completions | Attempts | Yards | TD | INT |
| 2011 | 18 | 28 | 163 | 0 | 2 |
Blake Sims:
| Year | Completions | Attempts | Yards | TD | INT |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 29 | 167 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 39 | 244 | 2 | 0 |
Phillip Ely:
| Year | Completions | Attempts | Yards | TD | INT |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
The only backup that has thrown more passes than Blake is AJ.
My feelings as well. Wouldn`t surprise me to see a Leon Brown, D. Jackson or maybe a Frosh in that position. An all Freshman left side would give me the heebie-jeebies, though.
I just call it like I see it. Every time Blake has been given a chance with the first team in A-Day he has looked really bad throwing the ball, making decisions, and commanding the offense. When those things are brought up the response is "Well we are hiding what he can really do. His talents are so great that they cannot be displayed." Huh? I don't care how talented Blake is he isn't going to do something that hasn't been seen before. Diamond formation, read option, spread option, whatever you think these "secret plays" are they have for Blake have been done before in some capacity. Blake is a running back playing quarterback. That is the root of the issue. He is average at best at throwing the ball and that is not going to get the job done. If you think differently that's fine. I have seen Coker make throws that Blake could only dream about making. Does that make JC a better QB? Not necessarily. But as Earle alluded to earlier in this thread Coker has been evaluated by professionals and has more potential and throwing ability than Blake. That's what a QB has to be able to do. Throw the ball.
The only time in my life I ever remember seeing a team with a 1st and goal end up punting on 4th down.
The only thing I remember about that is taking some heat from the other team and media for running up the score and showing up Auburn and coach defending him for doing exactly what he should have against press coverage. They showed press coverage and Greg audibled, but my memory may be fuzzy.Didn't Greg get some heat from Coach Saban for that? Seems like I remember a story or two around that NOT being the play that was called.
Well I did couch my opinion with "pretty solid." I hope he improves too but I can see a guy like Grant Hill sliding in if he doesn't. The penalties and missed assignments were far too common.
Lol Well, I'll temper my excitement then.Well, I'm just a simple old guy. Lately, I get excited if I can just get the grass cut before it starts raining on me.
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