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Alabama receivers vs UK receivers

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Ajrace

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And there is the difference.....Bama's receivers make most of the catches they should get.....it's called talent with excellent coaching/player development, obviously something UK severely lacks
 
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howercat

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Bama receivers actually go up, and fight for 50/50 balls...time their jumps so they are higher than the shorter dbs..and actually catch the balls. They are not afraid to take a hit. UK receivers give up on the plays usually, and are too afraid to catch the ball, because that means that they wow have to take a hit.
 
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shutzhund

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howercat said:
Bama receivers actually go up, and fight for 50/50 balls...time their jumps so they are higher than the shorter dbs..and actually catch the balls. They are not afraid to take a hit. UK receivers give up on the plays usually, and are too afraid to catch the ball, because that means that they wow have to take a hit.
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They do appear to be more than a little contact shy.
 
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willievic

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Most of the balls our QB's threw were not high, so the receivers did not get a chance to out jump the defense. I thought that was why we recruited tall receivers. I remember Missouri kicking our butts by their receivers out jumping our linebackers and safeties. Hopefully next year they will be able to use their height.

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willievic said:
Most of the balls our QB's threw were not high, so the receivers did not get a chance to out jump the defense. I thought that was why we recruited tall receivers. I remember Missouri kicking our butts by their receivers out jumping our linebackers and safeties. Hopefully next year they will be able to use their height.

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Seems like Bone at 6'6"'had to go to ground for every pass his way .
 
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merrimanm

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howercat said:
Bama receivers actually go up, and fight for 50/50 balls...time their jumps so they are higher than the shorter dbs..and actually catch the balls. They are not afraid to take a hit. UK receivers give up on the plays usually, and are too afraid to catch the ball, because that means that they wow have to take a hit.
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I don't think our receivers are afraid to take a hit. Johnson, Walker, and Baker probed otherwise. I think Timmons is and Bone hasn't had much of a chance to show either way. Badet is always a deep threat guy so not many chances their either.
 
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UKWinsAgainYep

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Baker runs back to the huddle laughing and grinning talking to the opposing DB usually after he misses a total gimme catch that costs us. What an upstanding guy to have in our receiver corps.
 
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trueblujr

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howercat said:
Bama receivers actually go up, and fight for 50/50 balls...time their jumps so they are higher than the shorter dbs..and actually catch the balls. They are not afraid to take a hit. UK receivers give up on the plays usually, and are too afraid to catch the ball, because that means that they wow have to take a hit.
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I'll repeat what my high school coach told us back in the day... "you're gonna get hit whether you catch the ball or not, so CATCH THE DAMN BALL!!!"
 
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