Little Disappointed With The RB Personnel In The game

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I just thought Jacobs would need a bigger presence in the last game.

I don't know why the handling of the running backs feels so different this season. We've had split backfields for nearly all of Saban's tenure and the results are obvious. Somehow it just feels like there is no groove being gained - at least not as of late. I need to think on it some more.

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Intl.Aperture said:

I just thought Jacobs would need a bigger presence in the last game.

I don't know why the handling of the running backs feels so different this season. We've had split backfields for nearly all of Saban's tenure and the results are obvious. Somehow it just feels like there is no groove being gained - at least not as of late. I need to think on it some more.

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It does feel that Jacobs hasn't been involved as much, in my perspective .....he's one of our top two runningbacks

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JTBama said:

It does feel that Jacobs hasn't been involved as much, in my perspective .....he's one of our top two runningbacks

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I think he had a slight hamstring issue leading up to the game. Hopefully he's close to 100% next week. He's a real play maker. I thought Najee Harris looked really good in the limited plays that he got in on.

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runtheoption22 said:

I think Jacobs is on a pitch count. He's had some nagging injuries. I think hammy was the latest.

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I just read the same thing in Jess's write-up. Had not heard that reported anywhere else.

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BamaMan09 said:

I think he had a slight hamstring issue leading up to the game. Hopefully he's close to 100% next week. He's a real play maker. I thought Najee Harris looked really good in the limited plays that he got in on.

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Najee Harris looked great, I think he's got the goods. The 2 things keeping him from seeing more playing time are 2 talented backs in front of him (Harris and Jacobs), and the fact that he likely is inexperienced when it comes to protection schemes and blocking, like all freshman. He likely knows where all the running lanes are for the plays and he has the intangibles and can shred a defense but if he can't be relied on in pass protection then he can't stay on the field for more than 2 plays in a row. (think Derrick Henry in 2013) Now I have no doubt he is learning and will have learned all these things by next season (or at least improved to the point of reliable competency) but we will only see him in spot use and he'll either be getting the ball or being used as a decoy.

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12Namath12 said:

Just rundabawl with mesers Harris/Hurts/Bo/Jacobs/Harris

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Have I mentioned today that we need to Run Dabawl.

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My hope is that Jacobs can play more this upcoming game because he really is a game changing player. He isn't an every down player but if used efficiently he can turn the game.

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For some reason Bo was tiptoeing rather than lowering his shoulders and blowing through...I know there were not a lot of holes at times, but sometimes you have to make your own hole. He seems to have lost that mojo...

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Padreruf said:

For some reason Bo was tiptoeing rather than lowering his shoulders and blowing through...I know there were not a lot of holes at times, but sometimes you have to make your own hole. He seems to have lost that mojo...

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Agreed. He hasn't looked like his old self this year. Last year in the playoffs, he was borderline unstoppable.

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He didn't get to tote the load much at all Monday, but Najee at least seemed to be running with conviction. Similar body type to Bo. But Bo is just not getting it done of late. Love the kid, and hope he gets his mojo back soon, but I would have Najee, Damien, or Jacobs taking those carries right now.

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JustNeedMe81 said:

Bo confidence is not there at all this year. I still think they were trying to get him more involved, to get his confidence up ... So no, I'm not upset with how they used personnel in the. With jacob's hamstring, and Najee lack of experience.. you have to go with Harris/Scarbough rotation. However, I do expect Jacob to get more playing time against Georgia and use Bo for 3rd down and short situations.

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Najee look great on that screen. he's a load at full speed. I hope we see more of him against uga. mix things up and give the dawgs a different look to consider.

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BamaMan09 said:

My hope is that Jacobs can play more this upcoming game because he really is a game changing player. He isn't an every down player but if used efficiently he can turn the game.

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hopefully he's back to 100% . Clemson was fortunate not to see Jacobs in the game plan all that much.

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RedWave said:

He didn't get to tote the load much at all Monday, but Najee at least seemed to be running with conviction. Similar body type to Bo. But Bo is just not getting it done of late. Love the kid, and hope he gets his mojo back soon, but I would have Najee, Damien, or Jacobs taking those carries right now.

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Najee is a freak. I know he may not be all there in terms of protections and other details but his physical ability is undeniable. I would venture to say he's more polished at this point than Derrick Henry was. He has a body type like Adrian Peterson and Eric Dickerson.

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BamaMan09 said:

Najee is a freak. I know he may not be all there in terms of protections and other details but his physical ability is undeniable. I would venture to say he's more polished at this point than Derrick Henry was. He has a body type like Adrian Peterson and Eric Dickerson.

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it's obvious, he's been working out in the weight room as you can see him looking bigger on the sidelines. remember, this is a 18 year old, his body is only beginning to mature. crazy!

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Jacob wasn't 100 percent healthy.
Scarbough has mental issue at this point. Don't think Bo comes back next year. A change might do him good either at NFL or transfer.
Najee Harris will be very good next year. Should be 1a or 1B with Jacob.

Only personnel issues I had with the game was the WR. Foster and Sims have done good job with run blocking, but when it's time to catch balls... eh. Ruggs/Jeudy/Smith are 100 percent upgrade, and at this point, we have to be consistent with rotation. I'm worried about Jeudy's mental at this point.

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If I was the OC (scary thought) I'd have Bo #3 behind Damien and Najee. Bo just seems timid hitting the hole. I'd use him sparingly and feed the ball to the other two. I'd also work Jacobs in at the slot position and try to get him the ball where he has room to run - quick slants, screen passes, and bring him in motion for toss sweeps.

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mlh said:

If I was the OC (scary thought) I'd have Bo #3 behind Damien and Najee. Bo just seems timid hitting the hole. I'd use him sparingly and feed the ball to the other two. I'd also work Jacobs in at the slot position and try to get him the ball where he has room to run - quick slants, screen passes, and bring him in motion for toss sweeps.

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I can see where you are coming from with that. It makes sense. I would love to see Bo to get some reps to get his flow game going. We need his confidence up. I would use BO early and often.. and then switch him to 3rd down and shorts, slant, screen passes like you mentioned.

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Bo gave Clemson fits last year to the point that Bama almost assuredly wins the game had he not been injured, so I had no problem with coaches giving Clemson some of what worked last year with Bo. That said, he clearly was not running at the same level, but only way to know that was to try him. This Clemson D is better than previous two Bama faced, and Bama O is arguably not as good as previous 2 it threw at Clemson.