Bama Game Thread: Official PostGame Thread - Bama vs. LA Monroe...

[Bamabuzzard]

I think it is evidence that whatever CKD did after the FSU loss worked!

To have everyone locked in all the way down to the 3rd teamers and to finish the game with the same intensity that we started it with is something we haven't seen happen in a long, long time, even under CNS.

How they would respond after the FSU game was important to see. They checked that box. Now they need to check the box of consistently showing up with that type of focus and energy, and by "they" I also mean the coaching staff. If they haven't already, they need to learn that regardless of the opponent, the same amount of work and preparation needs to go into every week to win in the SEC.

 

[day-day]

Riley reminds me of Siran Stacy (RB; Alabama 1990-ish). Athletic and strong for his size.

 

[Krymsonman]

Coach DeBoer has done something Saban never did at Alabama. Score more than 70 points. Last time was in 1973 in a 77-6 win over Virginia Tech.

I wouldn't trade Coach Saban for anyone, but you know we would have just been handing off up the middle during the 4th quarter. I don't think we would seen Russell come and run actual plays in live game action, especially in the passing game. I was really impressed with what looks like the future at QB for BAMA. Plus, I love to watch the back ups get a chance to score! Now we have to build on this momentum. Roll Tide.

 

[Ledsteplin]

I did note Formby was on the sideline a couple of times, meant to look and see if Alinen or another guy was in there...

Anyone have a link to a decently reliable snap count chart for our guys?

I think it was freshman, Michael Carroll, filling in for Formby. He's 6'6", 321 lbs.

 

[arthurdawg]

I think it was freshman, Michael Carroll, filling in for Formby. He's 6'6", 321 lbs.

Saw that on the replay... Carroll is a good one. Probably our LT next year.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I wouldn't trade Coach Saban for anyone, but you know we would have just been handing off up the middle during the 4th quarter. I don't think we would seen Russell come and run actual plays in live game action, especially in the passing game. I was really impressed with what looks like the future at QB for BAMA. Plus, I love to watch the back ups get a chance to score! Now we have to build on this momentum. Roll Tide.

I remember a blowout game with Saban and we were inside the 5 yardline and our 5th or 6th string RB was in, you could see the entire team begging Saban to try and let him score, but Saban just runs 3 straight kneel downs.

 

[KrAzY3]

I wouldn't trade Coach Saban for anyone, but you know we would have just been handing off up the middle during the 4th quarter. I don't think we would seen Russell come and run actual plays in live game action, especially in the passing game. I was really impressed with what looks like the future at QB for BAMA. Plus, I love to watch the back ups get a chance to score! Now we have to build on this momentum. Roll Tide.

I remember being a bit frustrated by this sort of thing myself, however I'm not so sure this was a bad thing.

The backdrop to a lot of these sort of run it up the middle, take a knee late type of thing would be Oregon teams running up scores and putting up gaudy numbers. At the end of the season though, they would falter and as often as not Alabama would prevail.

I do think part of Saban's approach was just upholding his ideals, which mind you include things like discipline. It might not seem appealing at all, but part of being disciplined isn't just beating your opponent into submission, which he did, but also showing restraint once they did submit. He'd make you quit, then once you quit he'd call off the dogs.

There was also another side effect of this though, a "run before you can pass" sort of thing. The backups might not have been learning how to attack down the field, true. But the backups darn sure learned how to run the ball. If you think about that though, that's an important part of the fundamentals. If the backup QB comes into a game, I'd like to know he can hand the ball off cleanly and do what needs to be done. If backup linemen come in I want to know they can run block, and I certainly would like to know my backup running backs are ready to go.

I'm not entirely defending the approach, but I'm not sure I have to. Saban was arguably the best ever, but I am saying it might have been more strategic than it seemed. Saban's teams when at their best were built around a strong running game and the backups certainly tended to focus on that. Sure they took a knee at the end but it's not like they started doing it in the third quarter, they might by then have started to just run it up the middle though.

 

[CrimsonBloodn62]

I wouldn't trade Coach Saban for anyone, but you know we would have just been handing off up the middle during the 4th quarter. I don't think we would seen Russell come and run actual plays in live game action, especially in the passing game. I was really impressed with what looks like the future at QB for BAMA. Plus, I love to watch the back ups get a chance to score! Now we have to build on this momentum. Roll Tide.

Years ago, I hated teams that always tried to run the score up. With how the game has changed, it would tickle me pink to beat everyone 100-0 now. The heck with worrying about hurting somebody's feelings now by running up the score.

 

[gtgilbert]

Carroll was in a good bit at RT and looked good. Wouldn’t be surprised to see a lot more of him soon.

Carroll has a really, really bright future, but Saturday he was playing against a team we'd already beaten badly by the time he got in.

 

[uaintn]

Good tackles are hard to come by. Great tackles wind up being some of the highest paid players in the NFL. I think Proctor and Formby are both out of position at tackle. Proctor may well be drafted as a guard. He's a huge presence, just struggles with the outside rush -- then starts trying to get out there ahead of it and is vulnerable inside.

I don't mean to be disparaging. In fact, I expect he has done about as much as he can do. Sometimes, just wanting to isn't enough. I wanted to learn to hit an inside fastball.

 

[gtgilbert]

Good tackles are hard to come by. Great tackles wind up being some of the highest paid players in the NFL. I think Proctor and Formby are both out of position at tackle. Proctor may well be drafted as a guard. He's a huge presence, just struggles with the outside rush -- then starts trying to get out there ahead of it and is vulnerable inside.

I don't mean to be disparaging. In fact, I expect he has done about as much as he can do. Sometimes, just wanting to isn't enough. I wanted to learn to hit an inside fastball.

Proctor could have easily taken fewer trips to the buffet or to Taco Casa. Had he done that, then maybe it'd be a conversation about doing as much as he could have done. He's easily 30 pounds (or more) overweight, even when compared to our biggest of the big dudes like Fluker, Latham and Neil. They were all just as tall and just as strong and all got themselves into the 330 +/- range so they could develop the footspeed and quickness needed for the role.

 

[crimsonaudio]

I wouldn't trade Coach Saban for anyone, but you know we would have just been handing off up the middle during the 4th quarter. I don't think we would seen Russell come and run actual plays in live game action, especially in the passing game. I was really impressed with what looks like the future at QB for BAMA. Plus, I love to watch the back ups get a chance to score! Now we have to build on this momentum. Roll Tide.

That was always a complaint - he'd have starters in late in the 4th up by 3+ TDs and when one of them inevitably got injured at some point, the backup often looked like a deer in headlights.

Saban was the GOAT but he wasn't perfect.

 

[arthurdawg]

That was always a complaint - he'd have starters in late in the 4th up by 3+ TDs and when one of them inevitably got injured at some point, the backup often looked like a deer in headlights.

Saban was the GOAT but he wasn't perfect.

This. If one of the back 7 was hurt his replacement often struggled for a while. Complex D and not many subs barring garbage time.

That and we played musical chairs with the OL sometimes.