Damien Harris is special

theballguy · Sep 18, 2016

TiderMan said:
Damien should have had 30 carries today. It was ridiculous that he did not touch it more. We were too busy running screens and short passes for no gains to our WR's. I am glad we won but it was frustrating to not see Damien carry the ball more.

Honestly, I think Lane did these outside things to wear down OM's d-line. It worked. They have a very good d-line. I think we just didn't execute a lot of the time. We really need to get that tightened up -- which we will. Outside the receivers, this is a young offense. It's not like Lane has forgotten how to OC.

Clubfitter · Sep 18, 2016

theballguy said:
Honestly, I think Lane did these outside things to wear down OM's d-line. It worked. They have a very good d-line. I think we just didn't execute a lot of the time. We really need to get that tightened up -- which we will. Outside the receivers, this is a young offense. It's not like Lane has forgotten how to OC.

Those outside things serve a purpose.

Perrett4Bama · Sep 18, 2016

MemphisBamaDude · Sep 18, 2016

I actually think Josh Jacobs is the best back we have. He hasn't had the opportunity that Harris has, but I think he's just as shifty and faster. Look forward to seeing what this group does.

CraigD · Sep 18, 2016

Guys, don't worry so much about Harris getting caught from behind. He was caught from behind in the USC game by one of the best football-playing college athletes in the country. No shame in that.

Last night on his longest run I don't think he was ever really in the open field... the safeties seemed to have good angles to catch him. I'm not sure that run counts as being caught from behind.

I think he is/will be fine.

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MemphisBamaDude · Sep 18, 2016

CraigD said:
Guys, don't worry so much about Harris getting caught from behind. He was caught from behind in the USC game by one of the best football-playing college athletes in the country. No shame in that.

Last night on his longest run I don't think he was ever really in the open field... the safeties seemed to have good angles to catch him. I'm not sure that run counts as being caught from behind.

I think he is/will be fine.

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You're probably right. Besides, of all the problems to have, being caught from behind on long runs is one I'd love to have the opportunity to "complain" about more often.

colbysullivan · Sep 18, 2016

MemphisBamaDude said:
You're probably right. Besides, of all the problems to have, being caught from behind on long runs is one I'd love to have the opportunity to "complain" about more often.

Yeah, exactly. If he keeps running like this, it won't matter if he's caught from behind. He'll just run over you on the next play.

BAMAVILLE · Sep 18, 2016

Man, that 60+ run by Harris was a thing of beauty. Just like how he's growing and putting everything together. I'm loving the growth of the running game. I think I said in another post this group reminds me of the '08 team. You have guys that are capably of being the feature back but no one "clearly" stands out from the other. They hare all talented in their own way. I think the 4 RB strategy worked well for the '08 team too and should bode well for us this season as well ... especially with the addition of a "5th man" in the running back tandem with Jalen. I'm just crazy excited about the potential of this team. I just hope the leaders keep the team on focused hard and getting better.

CraigMack · Sep 18, 2016

Harris, Jacobs, Emmons, Scarborough…how would your depth chart look after 4 games?

9 just doesn't look comfortable yet (much like 34 last year)

92tide · Sep 18, 2016

CraigD said:
Guys, don't worry so much about Harris getting caught from behind. He was caught from behind in the USC game by one of the best football-playing college athletes in the country. No shame in that.

Last night on his longest run I don't think he was ever really in the open field... the safeties seemed to have good angles to catch him. I'm not sure that run counts as being caught from behind.

I think he is/will be fine.

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and when they did catch him, he kept breaking tackles for 20 yards

TrampLineman · Sep 18, 2016

CraigMack said:
Harris, Jacobs, Emmons, Scarborough…how would your depth chart look after 4 games?

9 just doesn't look comfortable yet (much like 34 last year)

Probably about how you listed them. Bo is in trouble and everybody knows I was one of his biggest fans, but that fumble yesterday was almost a disaster.

TiderJack · Sep 18, 2016

B1GTide said:
Amazing turn around, but they need to get those penalties fixed.

Agreed. We were constantly in 2nd and 15 to 20 yards mostly on penalties and some TFL's. Really hard to overcome even though we did it a few times.

TiderJack · Sep 18, 2016

CraigD said:
Guys, don't worry so much about Harris getting caught from behind. He was caught from behind in the USC game by one of the best football-playing college athletes in the country. No shame in that.

Last night on his longest run I don't think he was ever really in the open field... the safeties seemed to have good angles to catch him. I'm not sure that run counts as being caught from behind.

I think he is/will be fine.

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Agreed on both the USC and today's scenario. Reportedly he is one of the fastest guys on the team and he won't be caught from behind often.

DzynKingRTR · Sep 18, 2016

TiderJ said:
Agreed on both the USC and today's scenario. Reportedly he is one of the fastest guys on the team and he won't be caught from behind often.

my comment of him getting caught from behind was in blue and a joke. i had no idea it would take on a life of its own.

CraigD · Sep 18, 2016

DzynKingRTR said:
my comment of him getting caught from behind was in blue and a joke. i had no idea it would take on a life of its own.

Cool, but I do not see any blue font in your post so I wasn't aware that it was a comment made as a joke. My initial reply about this was also based on the fact that two other posters besides you have mentioned him getting caught from behind.

DzynKingRTR said:
he needs to quit getting caught from behind.

I'm looking at this on my phone, and there's no blue font when I look at it. If it's there when viewed on a PC then my bad

EDIT: I'm on my PC now and I do see the blue font. Honest, it shows up black on my phone. Also, two others did mention him getting caught from behind, so it wasn't just you ;-)

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scoretide · Sep 18, 2016

He can carry the rock, just a little more seasoning ! Bo will get it going , I think he needs just a little picking up ! Remember SHOCKA was not SHOCKA at one time.

bamaslammer · Sep 18, 2016

I don't know how talented he really is but I was at the game and he ran that long (almost) touchdown right at me. He got caught way short of the endzone and I don't think I've seen that sort of determination on a run in a while. It was as if he had to get to the goal line or die trying. It was something to see. He earned my respect and for getting the touch yards at the end when everyone knew what we were going to run.

DzynKingRTR · Sep 18, 2016

CraigD said:
Cool, but I do not see any blue font in your post so I wasn't aware that it was a comment made as a joke. My initial reply about this was also based on the fact that two other posters besides you have mentioned him getting caught from behind.

I'm looking at this on my phone, and there's no blue font when I look at it. If it's there when viewed on a PC then my bad

EDIT: I'm on my PC now and I do see the blue font. Honest, it shows up black on my phone. Also, two others did mention him getting caught from behind, so it wasn't just you ;-)

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no problem.

got to give Harris some bonus points for holding onto the ball with the ole miss player draped on his back and yanking, pulling tugging, doing everything he could to pull the ball loose and the ball didn't budge.

Sabanizer · Sep 18, 2016

im4datide said:
How do you call someone a bust after a freshman year? He really didn't have many expectations being behind Henry & Drake!

5 Star, Top-ranked running back in the nation by Rivals.com, Prepstar and the 247Composite. Consensus top 10 player.
46 times for 157 yards around 3.4 ypc.

4 star Henry
36 times for 382, 10.6 ypc as a TF.

Both cases were mainly later in games.

"might be a bust" was harsh, but I was underwhelmed, sorry. Damien is the most improved back year one to 2 that I have seen under coach Saban.
So my comments are credential based, not just any runningback, but a top 10 player consensus #1. He is playing like it now.

Athens-LA-Tide · Sep 19, 2016

very impressed, he has my attention.

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