Why do our DBs pull down the WR on every deep ball while the reverse never happens when we throw deep?
Why do opponents' defenses live in our backfield?
Why does a defense with as much as ours not live in opponents' backfields?
Why do our players look like they're just going through the motions? Where is the fire? Where is the passion? Where is the fun?
Last year I could write it off as an inexperienced team in a rebuilding year. This team is loaded. It shouldn't be this way.
Good questions. Makes me wonder if there is a cancer on the team or maybe on the coaching staff?
Cancer? You mean like incompetent OC and DC? Coach Saban used to be directly involved in coaching the DBs but I wonder if he still does much hands-on working with them. They, IMO, play too soft and then have to react to keep from getting burned. That causes the penalties we see too often. It really bothers me to see our LBs and DBs go in for a kill shot to try and knock down a ball carrier rather than wrapping him up and tackling him. Our DBs seem to NEVER look for the ball in the air to try and either intercept it or just knock it away. Seems like it is just easier to tackle the WR before the ball gets there rather than giving up a TD pass play..
The team seems to have a severe lack of intensity as Preacher said in the Daily thread. I'm not sure who our "Intensity" coach is but perhaps he needs to be put on the road right along with the OC and DC...
But too though, I also give credit where it may be due. I think recruiting has gotten much better for other teams in recent years which has made it tougher for Saban and the Crimson Tide. Not sure if there are just that many more players that are 5*+ quality or what but with the talent that we supposedly have, there is no way that we should have lost this year at all.
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