Game notes Bama vs LSU

[hscoach]

First:   First congrats to the Bama team for the victory.  This was a tough battle on both side of the ball.  This was big boy football.   

Offense:  The offense struggled most of the night.  They only had one long drive during the game which ended with a missed field goal.  They had seven 3 and outs.    Bama only ran 16 plays in the 2nd half until the 9 play drive to tie up the game.  They put together only 315 yards of offense.   The offense only had 4 running plays for 10+ yards.  They did have 10 pass plays of over 10 yards, but most of those were throw under 10 yard and the yardage was made after the catch.  Bama’s offense only got into the red zone three times and one of those was in overtime. The positive beside the win, is Bama only had 4 negative plays last night; two were tackles for losses, one was a sack where Cooper was blocking instead of running a route, and the big fumble which allowed LSU to take the lead.   It looked like they didn’t communicate well on offense.

QB:  Blake did not make some throws in this game, but did make the plays in the last 50 seconds and in overtime for Bama to tie and ultimately win the game. Sims missed some big balls which were underthrown and a few passes were behind his rec but some still made the catch.   He was not helped by 4 drops which I will address later.  It looked at times he wasn’t keeping his eyes downfield. 

RB:  They ran hard in very little space.  The LSU players hit them hard and often.  If you watched when they were pass blocking, which they did a pretty good job, they were getting jacked.  One big play not made was the pass to TJY who had a lot of open field to work with.

REC:  There were some opportunities here but plays weren’t made.  I do think LSU got away with a couple of pass interference calls that were not made.  I had Cooper for 3 drops.  I also didn’t think White ran some routes well or didn’t think he was getting the ball.  The good thing here is more rec got involved in the game.

OL:  They did a good job pass blocking but never really established dominance in the running game.  The line did get a push a couple of time,

Defense:  They only gave up 259 yards.   They had 6 tackles for losses, 2 sacks, and 1 interception.   They had 4 three and outs, but one of those was because of the interception.   They did lose contain a couple of time but overall played well.  The biggest plays the LSU had were when the QB scrambled.  The QB ran for 40 yards and most of that was on 3 scrambling plays.  They did have some substitution problems early, but seem to get them worked out.  In the game, LSU had 6 runs for 10+ yards and 4 passes for 10+ yards. 

DL:  Against the big physical offense the DL held their own.  The only problem was they lost contain a couple of times, and when they rushed the QB they got too far up the field allowing a lane for the QB to escape.

LB:   RR again a very good game.  He had at least 8 tackles in the first half alone.   TD also played pretty well, but RR is the one that seems to stand out each week. 
 
DB:  They played a solid game.  One of the best plays of the night was on the 3rd play of the game when LSU ran the option.  Collins got cut and still got up to make the play. 

Penalties: Bama had 3 penalties in the game.  They overcame every one of them which is a plus. 

Special teams:   Scott did a good job in the clutch flipping the field. 

Finally:  This game was a battle.  It is what we have come to expect in these games.  I do think Bama needs to be more balanced on offense.  They threw the ball 46 times and ran 29.   


Please feel free to comment.

Good Luck and Roll Tide Roll 
15 and counting

[ricky023]

The dropped balls is one thing that has me confused. It is late in the season to be dropping passes and WR's getting frustrated and letting up on their routes. I thought after the ole miss whuppin and arkie scare we got that this was going to become a complete team.
Penalties: We keep saying this can be fixed but can it? Especially if one player continues to do this?
These men played great to win this game. the LSU game is already a hard row to hoe every year no matter who is ranked where. I wonder if we could possibly be playing down to our opponents level sometimes? I think Blake is the man to finish the job this year, win, lose, or draw.
We are going to be beat up going against msu next Saturday. Great job coach as always my friend. RTR!

[SUPERCOACH]

Is it time to sit Leon Brown?

[hscoach]

Is it time to sit Leon Brown?

Two of the penalties were on him.m  On the personal foul he was saying he didn't hear the whistle.    Maybe a little extra conditioning or sit him a while and play Hill.

[SUPERCOACH]

Is it time to sit Leon Brown?

Two of the penalties were on him.m  On the personal foul he was saying he didn't hear the whistle.    Maybe a little extra conditioning or sit him a while and play Hill.

I'll bet some extra running will clean out his ears.

[SUPERCOACH]

They were getting Hill ready to play in case Cam couldn't make it.  I think he was going to play right tackle though.  I don't like shifting the line around this late in the year but we can't tolerate any more costly penalties when the game is on the line.  I believe Leon was also the one who got the penalty at Ole Miss that cost us the game.

How difficult is it to switch back and forth between tackle and guard?  It seems like guard needs to be more of a bulldozer type to plow a path in the running game while tackle needs to be more athletic to stop the edge rush.

[hscoach]

They were getting Hill ready to play in case Cam couldn't make it.  I think he was going to play right tackle though.  I don't like shifting the line around this late in the year but we can't tolerate any more costly penalties when the game is on the line.  I believe Leon was also the one who got the penalty at Ole Miss that cost us the game.

How difficult is it to switch back and forth between tackle and guard?  It seems like guard needs to be more of a bulldozer type to plow a path in the running game while tackle needs to be more athletic to stop the edge rush.

According to how smart the young man is.  The tackles have to be athletic because of the playing the edge, good feet in other words.  The guards are both mashers but athletic.  Look at who are your pullers in the game.

[McBaman]

"Alabama didn’t earn style points Saturday night. It earned respect."

 
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Nice quote from the linked article.

Gotta have a better game plan for the offense for MSU.  And Blake has to play better.  God bless our D.

Thanks coach for another good summary.

[Marshal Dillon]

Is it time to sit Leon Brown?

He's a senior & sadly, the best we have it seems.

[lstephen]

Great summary as always, coach!  I'd like to add two things.

Character: Never giving up even when things aren't going your way.  Playing through adversity and persevering until you achieve your goal.

Leadership: 65 yards from the end zone with 50 seconds to play, three points down and no time outs.  "When we were in the huddle, I said 'Guys, this is the game,'" Sims said. "We can make history. We can sit down in December and watch other teams perform and get to the championship game, or we can do what we got to do."

[SUPERCOACH]

Is it time to sit Leon Brown?

He's a senior & sadly, the best we have it seems.

It won't surprise me if he is with the 2's in practice this week.  He was talking to CNS after the last drive and CNS just didn't even want to hear it.  No yelling, no nothing.  Not a good sign for Leon IMO.

[Marshal Dillon]

Is it time to sit Leon Brown?

He's a senior & sadly, the best we have it seems.

It won't surprise me if he is with the 2's in practice this week.  He was talking to CNS after the last drive and CNS just didn't even want to hear it.  No yelling, no nothing.  Not a good sign for Leon IMO.

Excellent observation. I witnessed that too and saw how Saban just ignored him as Brown pleaded his case. Like you said, not a positive sign.

[bamaphil]

Thanks as always for the observations, coach.  LSU is always a battle, especially in Baton Rouge.

I can't remember a Bama team who looked so good at home and struggled so much on the road.  Any thoughts on what causes the dramatic drop in effectiveness or how it can be improved?  The good news is there's not another true road game this season.  But if Bama wins the next three they will have to win three neutral site games against very good teams in order to bring home the trophy.

[hscoach]

Thanks as always for the observations, coach.  LSU is always a battle, especially in Baton Rouge.

I can't remember a Bama team who looked so good at home and struggled so much on the road.  Any thoughts on what causes the dramatic drop in effectiveness or how it can be improved?  The good news is there's not another true road game this season.  But if Bama wins the next three they will have to win three neutral site games against very good teams in order to bring home the trophy.

I really don't know how to explain it.  I know communication was a problem and noise surely had something to do with it.  Maybe, and just maybe if the rec's don't drop some of those balls then LSU has to change their defensive strategy and things turn out a little different.

[Jamos]

I agree with the lack of communication from the side line to the playing field causing so much indecision with the players. Surely CNS and CLK can simplify that some as the team heads into the meat of their schedule.

I also think that the LSU QB had a field day on his third down success until CKS made a change with the defense. This  to me was what kept LSU in the game as Bama couldn't stop them on third down. I expect the MSU QB to look at the LSU film many times this week as he likes to run the football.

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