Bryce Young identifies areas where he can improve following bye week

Bryce Young and the Alabama Crimson Tide have had ample time to fine-tune the little things coming off the bye week.

The Alabama quarterback was asked about the bye week and if he used the break to hone in areas of improvement for himself, which will help the success of the offense overall.

“Yeah I think there’s a lot of stuff I can improve on,” Young said in his Wednesday press conference. “I think this was a good time to do some self-evaluation and to do some evaluation as a unit. Talking with coaches on what we need to improve on as a unit, and then on what I have to improve on individually.”

Young continued to elaborate, citing several areas he made sure to address during the weeklong break.

“I think my decision making,” Young added. “Or just us being on the same page and communicating, whether that be with protections, or whether it be with routes or signals, or blocks to the receivers or whatever it is. Just making sure I’m more clear with everyone, that we are all on the same page and that we are trying to eliminate pre-snap penalties and mental errors.”

Bryce Young shows maturity in responses

Though he’s in just his first year as the full-time starter, the young Alabama signal caller showed maturity, taking ownership of simple fixes that will help the Crimson Tide offense reach its maximum potential.

“A lot of that stems from me,” Young continued.

“It’s stuff that I see and I know, but I know I can do a better job of communicating. There’s a lot of other stuff, things that we’ve talked about that I want to improve on, but those are a few of the things.”

Though the humble Alabama starting quarterback won’t acknowledge it, he’s widely considered the Heisman Trophy favorite after eight games.

Young has completed at least 62.9% of his throws in seven of eight outings. He’s had multiple touchdowns and thrown for at least 240 yards in every game. He’s topped the 300-yard mark five times, including in each of the Tide’s last three games.

While Young and the Alabama offense showed vulnerability earlier and the season, the group has continued to improve as the season has played out.

The Crimson Tide offense ranks second nationally in scoring (45.9 points per game) and first in the SEC in yards per play (6.8) heading into Saturday’s game against LSU.

Young and company have a prime opportunity to continue to flourish on Saturday vs. the Tigers.