Yes, I am also getting that feeling that they may play better than they have most of the year while we play worse than we have most of the year. However, at this point, I don't know if their best can beat our worst. I know, I know, any team can win on a given day, but I think it will be a "victory" for them if they can keep it within two scores.
2017 Week 8 Game Week Thread (Practice Reports, Press Conference Updates, etc.)
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I'm actually predicting a bit of a down week for the Tide. We always struggle in the week before the off week just before the LSU game, but I don't see us losing. I think we are going to lean heavily on our run game because the Vols, well lets face it their run defense is trash, especially vs their pass defense which is actually pretty stiff. So I expect a short, possibly slightly boring game, I mean boring if you are one of those people who loves passing. I for one love watching our run game carve up someone like a roast. Because "if" it's going, there's really nothing you can do about it.
However having said all that I'm about convinced that Tennessee will dump their 4-2-5 defense entirely and come at us with some variant of 8 in the box with safeties all over the place clogging the lanes and forcing Jalen to throw the ball to get things moving.
I guess I have no clue what's going to happen. All I know is that watching film is useless for the Tide because everybody spends three times as much planning to play Alabama and they usually roll out something totally unseen prior to that.
However having said all that I'm about convinced that Tennessee will dump their 4-2-5 defense entirely and come at us with some variant of 8 in the box with safeties all over the place clogging the lanes and forcing Jalen to throw the ball to get things moving.
I guess I have no clue what's going to happen. All I know is that watching film is useless for the Tide because everybody spends three times as much planning to play Alabama and they usually roll out something totally unseen prior to that.
I'll take any win, any way. I do agree that I get frustrated when we go out and mess around most of the game. I get driven to distraction when I see Muffed Punts, Interceptions, Fumbles and guys who are playing like they are Sleep Walking. I'm much happier when we play with a chip on our shoulders. I want to see the games where we play smash mouth football and as Coach Bear Bryant put it... KNOCK EM IN THE DIRT. (Putting it nicely)
A bad win is always better than a good loss but a good loss is easier to file away in the annals of history for me. I probably spent more time complaining about the Aggy game a few weeks back than dissecting the national championship from this past January. I've probably been processed by one too many Nick Saban press conference videos.
So we'll see teams who plays 4-3 formation ( arkansas and Tennessee) to change up their defense to confuse us? Does LSU and Auburn plays 4-3 formation?
You know, no one really plays a true, pure 3-4 or 4-3 any more. We don't. I think, unless we pass them out of it, we'll see 6-7 coming on every play...
If they bring 7, wouldn't that mean that they are most likely playing man with their backs to Jalen? If so, couldn't that mean a huge rushing day for Jalen? Looking forward to responses from people who know much more about football strategy than me.
If they bring 7 and we have 5 in the pattern and have to figure out which 7 are coming each time how can we run effectively against that?
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I think it was 2 years ago we had something called the black hole where we pulled 2 DE to run block to Henry in short yardage situations and we always got it. They were unstoppable. Not saying we should do the same thing, but I think if they wanna prove to us that we cannot run, that we have the players to prove that we can run.
If they bring 7, and we have 5, That means someone will be wide open. However, we probably will adjust because we'll use two TE formation, with RB back to block or slip out... We probably will see few of that tomorrow. We can go 4 or 5 receiver set, to force them to adjust... Many options.
My point/question was if they bring 7, that only leaves 4 in the back (wouldn't they just about have to be in man coverage with their backs to the QB?) so if/when Jalen breaks containment, he should have quite a bit of green in front of him. But to your point, yeah, if they rush 7 on a 5 wide, somebody has to be uncovered so throw right at that blitz.
The best part about them bringing seven is when the RB / QB busts through and has nothing but green in front of him...
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