Commit To The Run, and We Win

[imauafan]

Kenyon Drake was fresh.

I would like to see him for a few plays in each game regardless if it is a blowout or not. We've always used 3 and sometimes 4 backs in previous years but the past couple of years we've developed a tendency to only use 2 backs in tight games.

 

[TIDEnGA]

Kenyon Drake was fresh.

Hadn't even thought of him there, breaks my heart even more now

Maybe him wide with his speed. Just is like a dagger how much it all hurts.

 

[Ldlane]

Kenyon Drake was fresh.

Good Call!

 

[imauafan]

I'm glad someone else sees it the way I see it!!! Nuss play calls were horrible!!! No way they stop us 4 straight runs and especially from the two yard line with Jesse leading the way!!!!

Yes and I was hoping for a play like we ran against AU in 2009. Fake a run up the middle and pass to a RB coming out of the backfield. We didn't even come close to fooling the aTm D on the last play. :-(

 

[RedStar]

No, how bout not turn the ball over and not commit costly penalties and we win the game! It's not the play calling, players have to execute and focus.

Yes we made some mistakes throughout the game, but forget those for a second.

It was first and goal from the 6. The game was on the line, nothing previous mattered at that point. On 1st and goal from the 6, we only ran the ball once. That is ATROCIOUS playcalling. Unbelievably bad. You run it 4 times, you'll get in the endzone on one of those carries.

 

[JIB]

Same as the LSU game. CDN is in love with the pass. He's on my poo list.

At least we don't have to worry about AJ leaving early.

 

[Tidewater]

I would like to see him for a few plays in each game regardless if it is a blowout or not. We've always used 3 and sometimes 4 backs in previous years but the past couple of years we've developed a tendency to only use 2 backs in tight games.

The scouting on Drake is that he is a little slow picking up the pass blocking scheme.
Fair enough. Put him in and smash the ball.

 

[BAMAccounting10]

The last 2 games we have been a throw first, run second team. Running the ball successfully has won us 2 championships in the last 3 years. Why abandon the run now? I just dont understand why we've become a pass first team.

Our team is NOT built to get into shoot outs with other teams. We are built to be a ground and pound, time of possession and low turnover type team.

 

[TiderB]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one yelling at the TV, "Run the Ball!" Expletives removed, of course.

 

[BAMAccounting10]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one yelling at the TV, "Run the Ball!" Expletives removed, of course.

I literally yelled that almost every single play we were on offense. I just dont understand it. Im not a coaching mastermind or anything but even Ray Charles can see that we're running the ball successfully and for whatever reason we abandon it and force the throw with AJ.

 

[paralagrat]

I have to completely agree. Score in one of the last 4 plays and we have a good chance of holding them off. There was no need to even consider passing. That erases everything up to that point that went wrong if you score.

 

[bradley30]

Maybe the coaches were shying away from running. Lacy got his bell rung and may not have been totally able. Yeldon had already fumbled on a crucial drive. We have a heisman trophy caliber qb, a great group of receivers, and a great o-line that had protected good all day so maybe thats why they were choosing to pass.

I do agree about wanting to run the ball down their throat though, but coaches may have not felt to confident at the time is all I'm saying.

 

[brutetough]

we do have some good wrs. ithougt our goal was to call balanced offense to keep our opponent off balance. however, we did just the opposite for the past two weeks.

The last 2 games we have been a throw first, run second team. Running the ball successfully has won us 2 championships in the last 3 years. Why abandon the run now? I just dont understand why we've become a pass first team.

Our team is NOT built to get into shoot outs with other teams. We are built to be a ground and pound, time of possession and low turnover type team.

 

[TexasTideFan]

Yes we made some mistakes throughout the game, but forget those for a second.

It was first and goal from the 6. The game was on the line, nothing previous mattered at that point. On 1st and goal from the 6, we only ran the ball once. That is ATROCIOUS playcalling. Unbelievably bad. You run it 4 times, you'll get in the endzone on one of those carries.

Agree 1000%. When you have our O-line, why?

 

[JeffAtlanta]

Maybe the coaches were shying away from running. Lacy got his bell rung and may not have been totally able. Yeldon had already fumbled on a crucial drive.

We got away from the run way before any of that. It started on the first series of the game.

 

[BAMAccounting10]

we do have some good wrs. ithougt our goal was to call balanced offense to keep our opponent off balance. however, we did just the opposite for the past two weeks.

I agree. Today we lost the Time of Possession battle, Turnover battle and Rushing Yards battle. Texas A&M had 15 more rushing attempts than we did. To me, that is unacceptable. Not bad for a "Big 12" team.

 

[Bud]

It is like we tried to be the big 12 team today....even some of the called runs were finesse runs. Scratching my head on this.

 

[yellurhammur]

Yes we made some mistakes throughout the game, but forget those for a second.

It was first and goal from the 6. The game was on the line, nothing previous mattered at that point. On 1st and goal from the 6, we only ran the ball once. That is ATROCIOUS playcalling. Unbelievably bad. You run it 4 times, you'll get in the endzone on one of those carries.

I'm friggin' screamin' that from the mountaintop!!! Don't forget throwing on first down time after time. When we ran on first down, it seemed we had much better luck.

 

[Quicksilver]

This consistent "pass on 1st down" business started with the BCS NC game last year. It worked extremely well that night. But AJ has been off in his passing ever since the injury that was called a back bruise. If Alabama had just run the ball about 10 more times in the second half of tonight's game, we would have won.

 

[jcabama]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one yelling at the TV, "Run the Ball!" Expletives removed, of course.

Think I broke my poor foot stool pounding on it while I yelled the same thing!! OH WELL an SEC Championship is not so bad if we can get ready for UGA.