Why do we struggle so much to throw the football?

I think the biggest problem is our receivers. When you look at other teams their receivers are making the hard catches even when tightly covered. This season I have seen countless passes that could have been caught just fall to the ground. Grantedsome of them would have been rough catches but they just aren't being made.
 
I think the biggest problem is our receivers.
A reference to size and our receivers in the same sentence ? :wink: It's what I felt would be the hardest problem to overcome this season . Especially with a new quarterback in need of a dependable target who could actually get off the line of scrimmage on a consistent basis .
 
McCarron is too scared in the pocket...its like hes nervous about making a mistake. But being nervous causes mistakes to happen. McCarron is bright and has great talent. He will come along and be a great Quarterback. When he gets in a rhythm hes unstoppable. ROLL TIDE ROLL
 
Personally, the more I reflect on this season, I think the staff chose to implement the same strategy and game plans that we used in 2009 to go to the BCSNCG. McElroy was a first year starter and probably had no more reps in 3 years than McCarron had prior to starting. I dont remember us really giving McElroy the reins to throw downfield early and often in his first year. My perception is that McElroy performed with more poise in his first year than McCarron has but probably did have more turnovers than McCarron has thus far. But McElroy had a better supporting cast than McCarron has had this year. McCarron is being handled much the way I remember Barker being handled in his SO year. I dont really have a problem with what we are doing this year.

The thing I really question is that we are putting too much confidence in our special teams play this year. IMO, we cannot win a championship putting the outcome of the game in their hands so often.
 
JD, you've summarized it as well as anyone. By trying not to put AJ in a position to fail, they're also limiting the possibilities for spectacular success on his part. From what I've seen, it's the best way to handle him. I just see no evidence that he's equipped yet to be a more dynamic QB. I think you can forget "gunslinger" in a CNS-approved offense...
 
I feel there are a few reasons for the passing game's struggles. Our routes all seem to take too long to develop and we rarely go over the middle or run slants though we did a few times earlier in the season.

Also, I detest the quick sideways pass that depends on another small receiver to make a block and then maybe gain 2 yards. That play needs to go. IMO of course.

Also, what happened to using Fowler or Brandon Lewis as the fullback in short yardage? Again we ran this earlier in the year.

Honestly, I have not been thrilled with CJM overall the past couple of years. Add to that our recent WR classes have been less than stellar or at least failed to develop.
I recall Saban saying on many occasions he wanted more from our passing game but we're either not getting the players or they've not been coached up. At least not to the level the rest of the team is.
 
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Not been copached up.
Honestly, I have not been thrilled with CJM overall the past couple of years. Add to that our recent WR classes have been less than stellar or at least failed to develop.
I recall Saban saying on many occasions he wanted more from our passing game but we're either not getting the players or they've not been coached up. At least not to the level the rest of the team is.
Not been coached up. This staff coaches Defense and Running-game better than most...Passing game and Kicking, not so much.
 
From back in the Spring and on up through September , the 1,000 or so reps given to another QB in order to prevent pouting or transferring when this player had very little to no chance of ever being the 2011 starter .

And it may be a waste in the end anyway if he ends up transferring.
 
18 for 23, nearly 200 yards, 3 TDs... Yep, we really struggled today throwing the ball.

Great job AJ!
 
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