bama fan
do u have any opinions on the tenn game coming up
you will find this crazy but i love tenn to get the win
i have broke dwn 2 games of bama vs clemson and georgia, and have noticed on off they do just a few things thta r obvious. now i dnt know how mush of this goes into capping a game like this but bama throws to the right side of the field 8-10 times, run outs, and 7-8 curls everytime. wilson loves to hit this up on 2nd dwn and its always if they are on the short side of field
can parker not throw to lft even when its the wide side, was wondering if he is not to confident coming to the left side
also i have noticed that running the ball is determined by the tight end in motion, a dbl tight end motion is reading run 8 of 10 times. if they motion and come back its a read to coverage in the def and the play action pass
i was wondering if you have watched all there games and if so do u see them running a vanilla and very conservative offense
if they are i think tenn who has great cb and safetys wld gamble on a big game to knock off bama and lock up coverage on wr's and get good reads on jumping some of these passing plays.
they are very obvious as i cld almost call play by play what they wld do vs georgia just by watching the clemson game
Ole Miss has a very good DL that will do a decent job of slowing down Bama's run game. Bama is a decent passing team, but their O seems to key off their ability to run. OM has some pretty good playmakers and a very good QB. I look for the Rebels to make a game of this and I took OM and the points.
Bama hasn't really surprised anyone with their offense. They run the ball, and then run the ball some more. When JPW has a good game, it just makes it easier for Coffee, Ingram, Grant, and Upchurch to run. JPW has been inconsistent his whole career (Mainly with turnovers. He's done a good job putting up yards, but he has turnovers in bunches), but has shown up when he's needed to so far this season, especially on the road (which previously was his Achilles Heel, having 2 true road wins going into the UGA game this year). Alabama doesn't have the fastest WRs either, but they play real physical. I don't know a set of corners that could shut down Julio Jones and Mike McCoy for an entire game. They're both just tall, big, and pure athletes.
The only thing Tennessee has going for them in that game (which is on the 4th Saturday in October for whatever reason :think2
is home field. If you remember Tennessee's last home game, they scraped by a decent Northern Illinois team 13-9. I just don't see UT having the talent to do anything against Alabama. In fact, I see them struggling, and very well losing to Mississippi State this weekend.You could say the weakest point of Alabama's defense is their pass D, but even then it's impressive. Alabama being one of the best teams in the nation against the run, Arian Foster (who's already had a disappointing season) and Hardesty won't be able to get anything going, and I DEFINITELY don't see Nick Stephens or Crompton putting a hurt on Bama.
In short, I don't see any aspect that would lead me to believe Tennessee would win this game. The only way for Alabama to lose would be for them to beat themselves, like they almost did vs. Tulane and Kentucky.
As for the game this weekend, I don't even know what to think. Ole Miss has shown us a few different teams this season. Unpredictable in my book, and same goes for John Parker Wilson.
Bama hasn't really surprised anyone with their offense. They run the ball, and then run the ball some more. When JPW has a good game, it just makes it easier for Coffee, Ingram, Grant, and Upchurch to run. JPW has been inconsistent his whole career (Mainly with turnovers. He's done a good job putting up yards, but he has turnovers in bunches), but has shown up when he's needed to so far this season, especially on the road (which previously was his Achilles Heel, having 2 true road wins going into the UGA game this year). Alabama doesn't have the fastest WRs either, but they play real physical. I don't know a set of corners that could shut down Julio Jones and Mike McCoy for an entire game. They're both just tall, big, and pure athletes.
The only thing Tennessee has going for them in that game (which is on the 4th Saturday in October for whatever reason :think2
You could say the weakest point of Alabama's defense is their pass D, but even then it's impressive. Alabama being one of the best teams in the nation against the run, Arian Foster (who's already had a disappointing season) and Hardesty won't be able to get anything going, and I DEFINITELY don't see Nick Stephens or Crompton putting a hurt on Bama.
In short, I don't see any aspect that would lead me to believe Tennessee would win this game. The only way for Alabama to lose would be for them to beat themselves, like they almost did vs. Tulane and Kentucky.
As for the game this weekend, I don't even know what to think. Ole Miss has shown us a few different teams this season. Unpredictable in my book, and same goes for John Parker Wilson.
thnk u so much for your input
u seem to follow your team well
good luck
Guys, who really knows how good Alabama is right now? The critics say that Alabama is very Vanilla and Predictable while other teams are flashy and creative in their Offensive ways?
Let me help the translation of vanilla & predictable for you. Alabama will continue to line up and play smash mouth football until someone gives them a reason to get flashy. You how many quarters Alabama has trailed in a game? Lets take it further, you know how many minutes? Seconds? ZERO. They have not trailed in a ballgame. Its a team with 12 freshmen in the 2-deep line-up getting better and better every game.
Alabama should not be disrespected for their style of play. No team has given them ANY reason yet to reveal more than what you've been seeing. Its safe to even say there is at least 25% of the playbook unseen to this point because of sheer DOMINATION of lines of scrimmage. When someone gives Alabama a reason to do something different, odds on favorite that it will work because no one has film of it.
Don't forget who is calling the shots on Offense. Jim McElwain was an Offensive genius at Fresno State. He involved everyone in the Offense, and has so many sets and formations unseen yet that are consistent with his past playcalling. The "Flash" is at Alabama.......its simply still in the hip pocket. I serious doubt that any previous schools or teams McElwain has coached for would call him "vanilla". As in cards, you only show them when you need them.
Let me help the translation of vanilla & predictable for you. Alabama will continue to line up and play smash mouth football until someone gives them a reason to get flashy. You how many quarters Alabama has trailed in a game? Lets take it further, you know how many minutes? Seconds? ZERO. They have not trailed in a ballgame. Its a team with 12 freshmen in the 2-deep line-up getting better and better every game.
Alabama should not be disrespected for their style of play. No team has given them ANY reason yet to reveal more than what you've been seeing. Its safe to even say there is at least 25% of the playbook unseen to this point because of sheer DOMINATION of lines of scrimmage. When someone gives Alabama a reason to do something different, odds on favorite that it will work because no one has film of it.
Don't forget who is calling the shots on Offense. Jim McElwain was an Offensive genius at Fresno State. He involved everyone in the Offense, and has so many sets and formations unseen yet that are consistent with his past playcalling. The "Flash" is at Alabama.......its simply still in the hip pocket. I serious doubt that any previous schools or teams McElwain has coached for would call him "vanilla". As in cards, you only show them when you need them.
