The offense has been spotty since Ballard has been injured.

Stuttgart

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some things to ponder:
-did we miss Ballard more, or did the OL play poorly tonight?
-was UAB loading the box more than prior teams have? (Florida seemed to be playing for the run and we had success against them.)
-will we need to adjust in future games with/without Ballard when opponents stack up against us for the run?

I'm concerned that our downfield passing attack is not good enough (my observation tonight) to loosen up opposing D's against our run.

Having Ballard and Brignone back healthy will help.
 

FlabLoser

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Stuttgart said:
some things to ponder:
-<span style="font-weight: bold;">did we miss Ballard more, or did the OL play poorly tonight?</span>
-was UAB loading the box more than prior teams have? (Florida seemed to be playing for the run and we had success against them.)
-will we need to adjust in future games with/without Ballard when opponents stack up against us for the run?

I'm concerned that our downfield passing attack is not good enough (my observation tonight) to loosen up opposing D's against our run.

Having Ballard and Brignone back healthy will help.
The OL played like ****. On a number of plays the DL was in the backfield as the RB was taking the handoff.