"The thing that I saw was A&M's ability to spread the Alabama defense out and get them out in space," he said Tuesday. "You combine that with a quarterback who right now is in a zone in Johnny Manziel, and the ability to run and throw legitimately -- not Denard Robinsonrunning around, but this kid can throw the ball. He's been doing it all year." The hurry-up tempo was another challenge, Herbstreit said. "And Alabama, the way they're built defensively without a bona fide big-time pass rusher, the best way they get pressure is they've got to bring a creative zone pressure off a blitz with man coverage," he said, "and that kind of feeds right into the hands of what that offense wants to do."
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