I have heard alot of this getting back to making the other team quit. I have felt this has been aimed a little more at the defense. Maybe I'm reading to much into some comments, but that is my perception. The defense doesn't make people quit in my opinion, the offense does. Bama needs to make the opposing defense quit. You do that with punishing physical play. I have read the stories about more up tempo stuff, and that's fine. You can play fast and still be physical. I think that might actually be more effective to quickly pound a team over and over. The way that could wear down a defense could be scary.
Bama has the potential to have the kind of versatility on the field to do that. Henry, Drake, Harris, and Scarborough can be used in interesting combos, and Bo will be back this year much like E.J. was last year. Bo and Drake can line up anywhere giving you formation flexibility that will allow you to keep the same group of players on the field but be able to run a wide range of formations. That would make it easier to keep a defensive unit on the field and wear them down and put them in situation where they have nickel or dime personnel on the field and are faced with a power running formation, or be caught in a base defense with Drake and Bo being locked up with LB's that don't stand a chance. Henry is big enough to run the ball or play an H-Back type of roll out of a certain formation. I don't like the HUNH but I have finally given in, and want CNS and CLK to bury them at their own game. I bet slowing down will get another look if Bama ran an Oregon type pace with the level of athlete Bama has.
Bama has the potential to have the kind of versatility on the field to do that. Henry, Drake, Harris, and Scarborough can be used in interesting combos, and Bo will be back this year much like E.J. was last year. Bo and Drake can line up anywhere giving you formation flexibility that will allow you to keep the same group of players on the field but be able to run a wide range of formations. That would make it easier to keep a defensive unit on the field and wear them down and put them in situation where they have nickel or dime personnel on the field and are faced with a power running formation, or be caught in a base defense with Drake and Bo being locked up with LB's that don't stand a chance. Henry is big enough to run the ball or play an H-Back type of roll out of a certain formation. I don't like the HUNH but I have finally given in, and want CNS and CLK to bury them at their own game. I bet slowing down will get another look if Bama ran an Oregon type pace with the level of athlete Bama has.
