I came here to say the same thing. I'm not saying that Brown isn't an athletic QB that could give any defense fits, but they were in our red zone way more than I am comfortable with given the talent gap.
That was my biggest question while watching the game. Were we calling only deep shots against a sell out rush defense, or was Jalen simply choosing to go deep over throwing to open shorter routes.
Even then, we are 5th in total offense with both UGA and TX right behind us (within 60 yards) and they've both played pretty good opponents while we haven't really yet. TN and ARK are ahead of us and have both played top 15 teams.
I'm not sure that Michigan qualifies as a good opponent this year. They look like just a shell of what they were last year. Texas could have scored 50 on them, but chose to take their foot of the gas in the second half.
Michigan > USF even if UM is not what they were last season.
I can almost tell you without watching it as to why. He is a HUGE believer in CKD's offense and believes his schemes, when run right, are next to impossible to fully defend. In the one video I posted his only concern for Bama this year was whether CKD had the right players to run it.
Well, I think he believes that when a team can turn a 14-13 game in the 4th Qtr into a 42-16 win it is evidence of explosiveness. Also, explosive plays were called back because of penalties such as Milroe's long run for a TD. If the USF DB doesn't hold Williams multiple times there would have been a couple of more explosive plays or TDs. Who knows what would have followed if we don't fumble twice. The explosiveness hinges on the phrase "when Bama gets it right." The key is cleaning up the penalties and mistakes which I think the coaches and players will do.
Yeah. I wonder what the score would have been if you just take away the three turnovers. What happens if we actually start the second half at mid-field. What happens if Jalen doesn't fumble the snap at the goal line etc. I'm not even going to count the penalties, just the three fumbles. The only thing the turnovers did was give USF hope that they might be able to pull off the upset.
Considering the sheer amount of turnovers, that put our defense on our heels all game long, I thought our D did as well that could expected..
I disagree.that it's a dumb rule. Hitting with the top of the helmet is really bad form and is a great way to cause injuries to either the player being hit, or more likely the player hitting. CTE is real, as are spinal column injuries and hits with the top of the head can be a major factor in both. In the past, some versions of the targeting rule might have been inconsistently enforced due to some clauses being less.than clear, but this portion of contact with the top of the helmet has been consistent within the scope of the rule.
Come on man, you’re much better than this. You know that a much more insightful metric is yards per attempt - Jalen is 3rd in the conference. He is also 3rd in passing efficiency at 200+, a much better overall metric. But after 2 games with most games being vs mediocre or bad OOC opponents, stats don’t mean much. As you know you have to watch the games. Disappointed in your “unwise” and unfair use of stats.
I trust this coaching staff to address those issues. Unlike last year, when we were all over the place.
I couldn’t stand the “When in doubt, it IS targeting” part. If that’s the case, then why are you reviewing it? That would mean it’s in doubt, and would therefore be targeting…
