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GboyBama said:
I hope you're right, but I wouldn't count on it. This has been Alabama for a while now. Don't we all cringe when we're going for a 4th and 1, knowing we're going to have to scheme something to get it? We didn't scheme anything special trying to get that one Saturday and surprise. We didn't get it.

Also, in fairness, Haynes may have averaged 5.8, but we know that he had a long single run of 23 yards that skewed that stat. His other 5 rushes netted only 12 yards total.

So, we ran those guys 11 times against UGA. Ten out of those 11 plays, we averaged 2 yards. If that was the level of success happening in the passing game, the anti-Milroe brigade around here would be lighting torches.
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Running backs have to have opportunities to get into a rhythm. Very few running backs (even the great ones) can get six carries and be expected to be successful. Even the great Barry Sanders wasn't that good. You have to feed them a minimum amount of times for them to get the feel of the game. It is very hard to sit here and say Haynes wasn't successful at running when all he got was six carries the entire game. That's 1.5 carries per quarter. LOL!
 
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AlexanderFan said:
You can’t judge the backs the same with an option running game, especially if the wrong read is made. The backs can’t win in these scenarios, they either get the ball when they shouldn’t, or don’t get the ball when they should.

These backs deserve the ball more than they’re getting it.
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They may deserve more but winning should mean more than getting carries.
 
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Con said:
They may deserve more but winning should mean more than getting carries.
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Depends on the individual I guess.

I couldn’t imagine playing football for any university other than Alabama. I’ve also never been offered lots of money to play for another team.
 
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It has become rare even in the NFL that one RB thrives and gets a vast majority of the carries.

The days of an Emmitt Smith or Barry Sanders carrying the ball 30 times a game are long since over. Derrick Henry is the closest we've seen of that style in the last 5-10 years and even he is sharing carries now (though he's having a bit of a renaissance with Baltimore).

I do hope to see Miller and Haynes carry the ball more as the year goes on, but realistically, it's going to be up and down depending on the defense. It's not something we are going to force anymore. That ended for Alabama, IMO, after Henry went pro.
 
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Con said:
They may deserve more but winning should mean more than getting carries.
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I agree, winning comes first, but you also have to be conscious of that fact that next season we will not have Milroe, and though Simpson can run the ball, we're going to need the RB's to play more of the traditional RB role next season than this season. So we really don't want to see a mass exodus of very talented backs leave when next season we're going to need them.

My guess is this weekend our backs will get at least ten carries each and the coaches understand these backs need to be rewarded to keep them engaged in the teams' success.
 
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I'm just not worried about RBs. I think we'll be find and I doubt both RBs transfer. Plus if Milroe is gone its an easy pitch to say, well without Milroe you'll get more carries, aren't you glad we scheme to our personnel for the betterment of winning? Especially if we win an SEC or National title doing it this way.

Seriously, what is the likelihood of Alabama of all places struggling at RB. Just seems very unlikely to me.
 
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AlexanderFan said:
You can’t judge the backs the same with an option running game, especially if the wrong read is made. The backs can’t win in these scenarios, they either get the ball when they shouldn’t, or don’t get the ball when they should.

These backs deserve the ball more than they’re getting it.
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I agree... though I am a charter member of the RTDB club!

But yes... I would love to see our RBs working it this weekend and in games where we don't need to run Milroe as much. I know you play the game and run your offense, but I would hate to see Milroe injured running the ball 20 times against Mercer later this year. Practice what you need to but then manage those carries for when they truly are needed. I mean if we are in the Natty and Milroe runs 40 times for 300 yards, that is totally fine!
 
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Con said:
They may deserve more but winning should mean more than getting carries.
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Ummm…maybe it should, and it more probably did as recently as 3 years ago. Now…….? It depends on if it’s “ me “ or the “ team and school “ that are the top priority. Wish I hadn’t, but I’ve become a cynic of late on this one.
 
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TideEngineer08 said:
It has become rare even in the NFL that one RB thrives and gets a vast majority of the carries.

The days of an Emmitt Smith or Barry Sanders carrying the ball 30 times a game are long since over. Derrick Henry is the closest we've seen of that style in the last 5-10 years and even he is sharing carries now (though he's having a bit of a renaissance with Baltimore).

I do hope to see Miller and Haynes carry the ball more as the year goes on, but realistically, it's going to be up and down depending on the defense. It's not something we are going to force anymore. That ended for Alabama, IMO, after Henry went pro.
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Derrick Henry could almost force a running game, IMO.
 
bamaga said:
Did you see the video where in Pass Pro, the UGA DE went wide on a speed rush, and Booker moved to help Proctor inside, but Proctor pushed him away as if to say , nah, I got this help someone else
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No but that’s awesome!
 
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