This looked like Bama played a complete game, in all 3 phases. Offense, defense, special teams. And it also looked like Kiffin finally realized you can win a football game by running it. If Bama continues to play like this the sky is the limit.
Anyone that witnessed the last 5 minutes of the Tennessee game and believed a rested Bama would play to that level for 60..........saw this coming.This looked like Bama played a complete game, in all 3 phases. Offense, defense, special teams. And it also looked like Kiffin finally realized you can win a football game by running it. If Bama continues to play like this the sky is the limit.
The 3 sacks were really Coker'so fault. He has to learn to throw it away or step UP in the pocket instead of directly into the waiting arms of a defensive linemanNot complete yet. I think it's almost there. Here is why I say this:
Penalty/yardage: 9/88
Sacks given up/yardage: 3/31
We gave up big plays on defense in the secondary in the first half.
Turnover at a bad spot which gave up points and Fournette yard total a bit higher than what it should have been.
We are well on our way, but I don't think we've reached that part.
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On the flip side, he did not throw it to an OL and I really believe he thought he could get out of some of those, but this was LSU. Throwing no Int's trumps the sack's. this was a very good LSU defense. It's easy to forget how good they are.The 3 sacks were really Coker'so fault. He has to learn to throw it away or step UP in the pocket instead of directly into the waiting arms of a defensive lineman
We also had a bad blitz call from the corner that led to their first td.
But otherwise one of the best games we've played this year all the way around.
I agree. That's why I don't think we have played a complete game yet.The 3 sacks were really Coker'so fault. He has to learn to throw it away or step UP in the pocket instead of directly into the waiting arms of a defensive lineman
We also had a bad blitz call from the corner that led to their first td.
But otherwise one of the best games we've played this year all the way around.
Sorry, I don't think so. Way too many mistakes that were covered up by the defense play.Alabama did play a complete game. It just wasn't perfect. But it was close.
If they keep playing this way, especially in the second half, we will go all the way.This team will go just as far as the O-line takes us.
I think my IQ just went up 20 pointsNo team is ever perfect -- other than the 1st half against Notre Dame in 2012 BCS Championship...but that was not for a full game. This is not a smooth team offensively...lots of spurts, stops and starts. However, as CNS said, "This team has a lot of grit."
A complete game for this team is scoring about 35 points... 250 rushing, 200 passing, no turnovers and less than 5 penalties for 50 yards. Make all FG's and punt for 50 yds per punt. Keep the ball for 35-40 minutes...(which was a really big deal Sunday night.)
Anyway, if we do these, I don't think there is a team this side of the NFL who can beat us.
Defensively if we can hold the other team to 75 yds rushing, 175 passing and no long plays, we will be in any game no matter what our offense does.
One of the things I have learned over the last 10 years is that football, like all sports, is really a numbers game. Figure out where your numbers need to be and how you can get there...