** Alabama football PRACTICE REPORTS **

[ricky023]

Well it is nice to be recognized but right now I do not give 2 hoots or a holler for all that. I hope these guys can play as a 85 man team for the 15 games we play. If it goes back to who is drafted where we will not win a NCG this year either. JMPO! RTR!

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

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[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

11 defensive players who we faced last year talk candidly about Tua:

Clemson, to put it bluntly, was more than ready.

Cornerback A.J. Terrell stepped in front of Tagovailoa’s third pass of the night for an interception he returned 44 yards for a stunning 7-0 opening salvo.

“Really, we knew that he wasn’t reading the defenses that well in the backfield,” former Clemson defensive lineman Bert Huggins said. “So, we were disguising the defense pretty well and then we would move into a different defense. He just couldn’t read the defense.”

It was the first of two interceptions Tagovailoa threw that night after entering the game with just four in 14 games.

Clemson linebacker Kendall Joseph credited defensive coordinator Brent Venables for exhausting game planning.

“We understand what he wanted to do and we wanted to exploit it,” Joseph said. “It started with trying to knock him off rhythm and get some pressure and get some hits on him and try to rattle the quarterback and I think we did a good job of that.”

The 14 game tapes provided the blueprint.

“What they did all year,” Joseph said. “They were a big RPO team -- a deadly RPO team so we had some plans in place to knock out the RPO and break off his rhythm. That’s how their first downs and just moving the ball. The RPO was the biggest thing we saw.”

Alabama moved the ball between the 20s fairly effectively, given the final score. It was the 1-for-4 red zone touchdown success rate and the two turnovers that swung the momentum several times that night.

Stopping the run-pass option plays were a challenge.

“You have to definitely have the numbers in the box for the run but you have to be physical,” Joseph said. “You can’t play soft because they were just getting six or seven yards on teams on first- and-second-downs. It’s hard to call a defense on third-and-3, third-and-2. Just stopping them on first down, getting physical, rotating those safeties and that’s what we did.”

Cornerback Trayvon Mullen called Tagovailoa a definite NFL first-round draft pick of the future noting his speed.

“He has a great arm on him and he can run,” Huggins added. “I think the injuries were bothering him a little bit but he’s a great quarterback. I think he’s going to do good and I wish the best for him.”

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[ricky023]

I have watched the NCG more than I want to admit and I will tell you what to us that night.
We got out played by great players, and outcoached by serious coaches. We got out cheered by better fans that night and their cheerleaders and band out did us from the time we got off the bus.
To win a NCG we have to play as one unified group of the whole shootin match or we get beat.
That is how we lost the 2018 NCG to a better program that night. RTR!

[2Stater]

11 defensive players who we faced last year talk candidly about Tua:

Clemson, to put it bluntly, was more than ready.

Cornerback A.J. Terrell stepped in front of Tagovailoa’s third pass of the night for an interception he returned 44 yards for a stunning 7-0 opening salvo.

“Really, we knew that he wasn’t reading the defenses that well in the backfield,” former Clemson defensive lineman Bert Huggins said. “So, we were disguising the defense pretty well and then we would move into a different defense. He just couldn’t read the defense.”

It was the first of two interceptions Tagovailoa threw that night after entering the game with just four in 14 games.

Clemson linebacker Kendall Joseph credited defensive coordinator Brent Venables for exhausting game planning.

“We understand what he wanted to do and we wanted to exploit it,” Joseph said. “It started with trying to knock him off rhythm and get some pressure and get some hits on him and try to rattle the quarterback and I think we did a good job of that.”

The 14 game tapes provided the blueprint.

“What they did all year,” Joseph said. “They were a big RPO team -- a deadly RPO team so we had some plans in place to knock out the RPO and break off his rhythm. That’s how their first downs and just moving the ball. The RPO was the biggest thing we saw.”

Alabama moved the ball between the 20s fairly effectively, given the final score. It was the 1-for-4 red zone touchdown success rate and the two turnovers that swung the momentum several times that night.

Stopping the run-pass option plays were a challenge.

“You have to definitely have the numbers in the box for the run but you have to be physical,” Joseph said. “You can’t play soft because they were just getting six or seven yards on teams on first- and-second-downs. It’s hard to call a defense on third-and-3, third-and-2. Just stopping them on first down, getting physical, rotating those safeties and that’s what we did.”

Cornerback Trayvon Mullen called Tagovailoa a definite NFL first-round draft pick of the future noting his speed.

“He has a great arm on him and he can run,” Huggins added. “I think the injuries were bothering him a little bit but he’s a great quarterback. I think he’s going to do good and I wish the best for him.”

For the rest:
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Should provide good fodder for this season.

[Chechem]

Monday Sept 9th:
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— Freshman defensive lineman Antonio Alfano, who didn’t dress for Saturday’s game against New Mexico State as part of punishment from Nick Saban, wasn’t practicing...

— Freshman defensive end Justin Eboigbe, who has been out with a foot injury, was back practicing...

— The two offensive linemen who missed the New Mexico State game due to injuries, center Chris Owens and backup guard Emil Ekiyor, were both on the field for practice.

 

[Catch Prothro]

11 defensive players who we faced last year talk candidly about Tua:

Clemson, to put it bluntly, was more than ready.

Cornerback A.J. Terrell stepped in front of Tagovailoa’s third pass of the night for an interception he returned 44 yards for a stunning 7-0 opening salvo.

“Really, we knew that he wasn’t reading the defenses that well in the backfield,” former Clemson defensive lineman Bert Huggins said. “So, we were disguising the defense pretty well and then we would move into a different defense. He just couldn’t read the defense.”

It was the first of two interceptions Tagovailoa threw that night after entering the game with just four in 14 games.

Clemson linebacker Kendall Joseph credited defensive coordinator Brent Venables for exhausting game planning.

Clemson's coaches were working hard to win a championship.  Some of Bama's coaches were looking forward to that next job -- Bama had so much success during the season that maybe they were on autopilot.   

[Chechem]

11 defensive players who we faced last year talk candidly about Tua:

Clemson, to put it bluntly, was more than ready.

Cornerback A.J. Terrell stepped in front of Tagovailoa’s third pass of the night for an interception he returned 44 yards for a stunning 7-0 opening salvo.

“Really, we knew that he wasn’t reading the defenses that well in the backfield,” former Clemson defensive lineman Bert Huggins said. “So, we were disguising the defense pretty well and then we would move into a different defense. He just couldn’t read the defense.”

It was the first of two interceptions Tagovailoa threw that night after entering the game with just four in 14 games.

Clemson linebacker Kendall Joseph credited defensive coordinator Brent Venables for exhausting game planning.

Clemson's coaches were working hard to win a championship.  Some of Bama's coaches were looking forward to that next job -- Bama had so much success during the season that maybe they were on autopilot.  

This is the practice report, right?

 

[Catch Prothro]

This is the practice report, right?

 

Hi Jack and Ed!   

[Chechem]

Tuesday before South Carolina:

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-- Antonio Alfano was not spotted at practice. Nick Saban on Saturday said the freshman defensive lineman was working through some disciplinary things.

-- The offensive line is getting back ... Chris Owens and Emil Ekiyor back on the field. ...

-- Defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe was also back for a second straight practice ...
Saban had good things to say about the freshman’s progress in the defense before going down late in camp.

-- Watching the defensive backs, the nickel formation’s first group had Trevon Diggs and Patrick Surtain at corners, Jared Mayden and Xavier McKinney at safety and Shyheim Carter at Star.

-- The second group in nickel had Josh Jobe and Jayln Armour-Davis at corners, Jordan Battle and Daniel Wright at safety ...

...

 

[ricky023]

Tuesday before South Carolina:

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-- Antonio Alfano was not spotted at practice. Nick Saban on Saturday said the freshman defensive lineman was working through some disciplinary things.

-- The offensive line is getting back ... Chris Owens and Emil Ekiyor back on the field. ...

-- Defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe was also back for a second straight practice ...
Saban had good things to say about the freshman’s progress in the defense before going down late in camp.

-- Watching the defensive backs, the nickel formation’s first group had Trevon Diggs and Patrick Surtain at corners, Jared Mayden and Xavier McKinney at safety and Shyheim Carter at Star.

-- The second group in nickel had Josh Jobe and Jayln Armour-Davis at corners, Jordan Battle and Daniel Wright at safety ...

...

 

Great news hearing of these guys getting ready to play again especially with the heat. Need to rest guys some times. RTR!

[2Stater]

Really glad to hear that Diggs is back. Must've been cramps that got him during the game Saturday.

[ricky023]

If we can get all of our injured players back now except Trey, we can really be dangerous further into the season. RTR!

[Chechem]

If we can get all of our injured players back now except Trey, we can really be dangerous further into the season. RTR!

If we get Sanders, Moses, and McMillon back on the field, we're in serious trouble!

 

[Chechem]

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Saban asked: "Will O-line remain in flux until Deonte Brown is eligible?"

"Look, we’re just taking the guys that we have here that we can coach, that are ready to play and we’re focusing on coaching them so we can do the best job we can do with it. When somebody else comes back, we’ll do the same thing with them. But there’s no hypothetical plan for what might happen if this happened or that happened or this guy’s there or that guy’s not there. I don’t think you can do that. I think you’ve got to play the hand that’s dealt you and do the best you can with the guys that you’ve got, and the guys we’ve got right now are working really hard to try to do the best they can."

 

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