The defense is coming along OK, while the offense simply was not up to the challenge of Bama's D. Eventually, the latter fact created the scoring margin. If the offense wasn't so toothless in the face of their D (even a bit) that game starts looking like a two score game, or better. Our greatest problems at the moment appear to be a physically overmatched offensive line and a QB who must quickly learn to protect the football in Big Boy football games. You might add a "star" RB who needs to quit trying to hit HRs all the time. All you need to do his hit the DVR for another look at Dalvin Tomlinson rolling up Landon Young like a cheap rug, or Boom running 25 yds to lose 2 yds. There are, of course, problems on both sides of the ball, but the utter lack of offensive productivity was a drain on the D. Hopefully, these issues will be less apparent against defenses NOT assembled and schooled by Nick Saban. Ignore the observations of outsiders regarding the youth and progress of this squad. You were going to do it anyway. The real test of where we are and where we are headed are the events of the next 5 weeks. Go Cats!
Simply Put...
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Simply put, KY continues to struggle at the LOS like they have for as long as I have been watching KY football. Until that changes, KY will be a doormat program in the SEC.
Young will be just fine....it was his 4th college game going against a player that has been at Bama for 4 years.
Totally agree. Fact remains, his youth and inexperience are presently handicaps.
Bama has the toughest D-Line we'll play so it'll be much less of a handicap going forward. And you have to play to gain the experience.
Lots of teams struggle at the LOS with that team. Let's now focus on what we look like against the mere mortals we face the next few weeks.