Well, he was 2/3. Nailed a 44 yarder. I can’t be too mad. I’m more concerned with punting.Our Defense has 'Grown up'. Bout time.
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Our Offensive line has figured out that if they sustain blocks and give Tua time to throw he will pick apart the other teams Defense.
Now if we could only find some consistency at Field Goal attempts.
I thought the defensive scheme was incredible and will only improve with experience. The only weak spot on this team in lack of depth on the front seven. Injuries would obviously offer challenges.
Lack of game time experience.
Diggs made a couple of outstanding plays against OM long throws. I don`t think he makes those plays without knowing where the ball is at the moment. Can`t know that if you don`t see it. I found myself wondering if those plays would have been made as recently as last season.
Scott and Delong are almost same height, but Scott weighs 20 lbs more than him. I suspect Delong will add muscle to his leg in offseason. He should improve significantly next year. he's only a freshman. Give him some time.Lack of game time experience.
And he may suffer from Scott Comparison Syndrome.
The in phase and out of phase technique taught by Saban. I think secondary is better this year because of who we have back there.
The secondary still has a ways to go in living up to Humphrey, Averett, Fitzpatrick and Harrison, all in the NFL, especially in the tackling department but they might be better later this season. Crazy to think that but they might be.
As much as we’ve beaten this topic (whether a DB should turn his head, and if so, when) to death, I’m surprised it still comes up.
Saban addressed this during Hey Coach for the Louisville game. Said with all of the backshoulder throws guys would look silly if they're just running down the field without looking at the WR (DB keeps running down the field while the WR sits for a throw) but they also would look bad if they're looking for the ball while the WR is 5 yards ahead of them. Thus, they watch the WR before doing anything.
