Two things determined this game:
1) Our defense is weak on the edges. We have cornerbacks that try hitting people down instead of wrapping up and tackling. Saban saw this, so they attacked our corners with bubble screens. The tell-tale sign that he knew this was a weakness is when they lined up Ingram out there and threw him a bubble screen. On 2 occasions, they fended off our attempts to hit them down and ran to the endzone. These 2 big plays were insurmountable because....
2) We have no vertical passing game. I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in this in year 2 of the Mullen era. We can throw stuff to the outside. Noting over the middle. And nothing downfield. I'm sick of this Croom characteristic in our team.
Relf's one deep throw was awful. But even more awful was Bumphis' non-attempt at catching the ball. So I think half the problem is not having playmaking receivers. The other half is not having a QB we can trust to throw the football. Hopefully both of those get better next year with Relf & Russell (this man needs PT!!) having more experience.
Overall, what I saw out of our team was the same 4-5 running plays and some short outside throws. Its a movie I've watched for, what 7 years now? Absolutely sickening.
At least the defense is decent. Weak on the corners, but otherwise decent. Its not like Bama's offense dominated except for the big plays I mentioned. They didn't march up and down the field controlling tempo or the clock. We simply lost because the couple of big plays and not having any passing game of our own.
1) Our defense is weak on the edges. We have cornerbacks that try hitting people down instead of wrapping up and tackling. Saban saw this, so they attacked our corners with bubble screens. The tell-tale sign that he knew this was a weakness is when they lined up Ingram out there and threw him a bubble screen. On 2 occasions, they fended off our attempts to hit them down and ran to the endzone. These 2 big plays were insurmountable because....
2) We have no vertical passing game. I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in this in year 2 of the Mullen era. We can throw stuff to the outside. Noting over the middle. And nothing downfield. I'm sick of this Croom characteristic in our team.
Relf's one deep throw was awful. But even more awful was Bumphis' non-attempt at catching the ball. So I think half the problem is not having playmaking receivers. The other half is not having a QB we can trust to throw the football. Hopefully both of those get better next year with Relf & Russell (this man needs PT!!) having more experience.
Overall, what I saw out of our team was the same 4-5 running plays and some short outside throws. Its a movie I've watched for, what 7 years now? Absolutely sickening.
At least the defense is decent. Weak on the corners, but otherwise decent. Its not like Bama's offense dominated except for the big plays I mentioned. They didn't march up and down the field controlling tempo or the clock. We simply lost because the couple of big plays and not having any passing game of our own.