I feel you 100%. I'm frustrated by a lot of the D mistakes too.Let me preface this by saying that I'm 38 hot because I took Bama -13.5 and the under (for entertainment purposes only, of course):
We should have scored 50-60 points tonight. But now, the only talk for a week will be how well Kyler Murray played. At the risk of breaking a TideFans cardinal rule and criticizing players, we're just not very smart at some spots. We're just not. Said spots get a ton of press and get their names called because they're recognizable, but they have disappeared on film a LOT this season. A lot of "look at me" going on. SMH...
We dropped at least 3 INTs tonight. One in particular, if we make it 47 is not injured. After that, if a dead to rights tackle is made, 47 is not injured. Now, the only sure pass rush we can get on Trevor Lawrence is with 92 up the middle.
And, as someone has stated before in this thread, this thing of taking our foot off the gas can be frustrating. But even with "conservative" play calling, we made entirely too many mental errors.
I do much of my work with people who are in and from the Clemson, SC area. I need us to not let up on them. I need a 30-40 point win. They're too big for their britches. They need humility
Early word is that #47 isn't seriously injured. Looking like maybe just a cramp.
We definitely need to clean things up mentally on both sides AND fundamentally on Defense.
One LB also NEEDS more seasoning in CFB for sure. He made some BAD plays tonight.