Read this today.
Alabama offensive line seeking ‘different mentality’ in 2022 under new coach
I am cautiously optimistic.
Alabama offensive line seeking ‘different mentality’ in 2022 under new coach
I am cautiously optimistic.
And that horrendous number was with the benefit of a highly mobile QB. Without Young, it would have been materially worse.
Back in the days of “Bucket Step Bob.”
The part about changing angles in protection definitely screams of a coach used to working with less than NFL caliber talent. Maybe that’s what was wrong last year: expecting NFL athleticism from every player on a college line.Read this today.
Alabama offensive line seeking ‘different mentality’ in 2022 under new coach
I am cautiously optimistic.
It may have been different with a different quarterback. Defenses decided what did they have to lose trying to stop Young. So they blitzed and blitzed.And that horrendous number was with the benefit of a highly mobile QB. Without Young, it would have been materially worse.
A true drop-back passer probably wouldn’t have made it through the season
You know it is a BAMA problem when we had a Heisman winning QB and we still talk about the OC not being that great. I love being an Alabama fan.I have a feeling this year's OL is going to be nasty.
If so, coach O'Brien will suddenly look pretty amazing...
And if I'm right about the OL, this team won't be beaten.
If the O line can take it up a notch or two from last year we`ll be hard to handle alright. We had the most inconsistent, poorest line play in CNS`s tenure so far. And with that we won the conference championship and took Georgia into the last quarter of the national championship game.I have a feeling this year's OL is going to be nasty.
If so, coach O'Brien will suddenly look pretty amazing...
And if I'm right about the OL, this team won't be beaten.
I stoped trying to defend him last season as so many seemed to believe it was purely play-calling that was the issue, not the fact the OL was pretty regularly getting whipped...You know it is a BAMA problem when we had a Heisman winning QB and we still talk about the OC not being that great. I love being an Alabama fan.
Just a reset to 2020 would be great.If he can get same improvement at Bama that he got elsewhere, hide the women and children.
Crazy to think even with all the O-line problems. Bama still finished 7th in total offense and 6th in points per game in 2021.I stoped trying to defend him last season as so many seemed to believe it was purely play-calling that was the issue, not the fact the OL was pretty regularly getting whipped...
And 103rd in sacks allowed...Crazy to think even with all the O-line problems. Bama still finished 7th in total offense and 6th in points per game in 2021.
So maybe we should cut him a break or give him a mulligan. lolAnd 103rd in sacks allowed...
Add in that BOB didn't leverage the short routes as much and often his route designs required a LONG time to break open, which is really hard with a less than good OL.So maybe we should cut him a break or give him a mulligan. lol
The only thing I was really critical of with O'Brien is leaving Bryce alone in the shotgun when it became obvious Our o-line couldn't stop any kind of pass rush.
Not to get off topic, but that's the thing I have noticed with a lot of these NFL coordinators who come back to college. "This system works in the NFL and by god it's going to work in college even if it's clearly not working on the field right now" I know Kiffin has a lot of flaws but one thing I liked about his time at Bama was his ability to adapt his style of offense to strengths of the team.Add in that BOB didn't leverage the short routes as much and often his route designs required a LONG time to break open, which is really hard with a less than good OL.
Glad to be rid of that guy. The OL guy.Not to get off topic, but that's the thing I have noticed with a lot of these NFL coordinators who come back to college. "This system works in the NFL and by god it's going to work in college even if it's clearly not working on the field right now" I know Kiffin has a lot of flaws but one thing I liked about his time at Bama was his ability to adapt his style of offense to strengths of the team.