🏈 Birmingham Iron suffers 1st loss to the San Antonio Commanders 12-11.

[It Takes Eleven]

Trent was what, 17 for 46. It'd be great if he developed some vision.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Trent was what, 17 for 46. It'd be great if he developed some vision.

Trent is what he is at this point. The defense is really shooting the gaps in this league for whatever reason and that is a killer for Trent since if he has to stop and shake and bake then he is done due to how slow he really is. IF...he actually does to get to the hole then he can do damage even if he does miss the opening due to how powerful he can be. I am wishing him all the success he can stand.

 

[JoshB]

I actually laugh at the "he has no vision" stuff at this point. His vision has VASTLY improved. It's hard to find holes when there is a defensive lineman or a linebacker in your grill damn near the minute you get the ball, however. There's a reason the other running back is averaging like 1.5 yards per carry and Perez is running for his life on damn near every pass.

Case in point:


Follows his blockers nicely, runs through the hole. You can argue, though, they just flat out beat the Legends up front on that one and it didn't matter if he ran through the hole there. He could just ride their back. Touche.



Trent studders/hesitates, sees the hole and hits the shit out of it.

And the "if he has to stop and shake and bake he's done" comment is even more laughable. That's literally what he does on almost every positive run, that or run guys over. He has made some defenders look silly as hell with some of his jukes.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

I actually laugh at the "he has no vision" stuff at this point. His vision has VASTLY improved. It's hard to find holes when there is a defensive lineman or a linebacker in your grill damn near the minute you get the ball, however. There's a reason the other running back is averaging like 1.5 yards per carry and Perez is running for his life on damn near every pass.

Case in point:


Follows his blockers nicely, runs through the hole. You can argue, though, they just flat out beat the Legends up front on that one and it didn't matter if he ran through the hole there. He could just ride their back. Touche.



Trent studders/hesitates, sees the hole and hits the shit out of it.

And the "if he has to stop and shake and bake he's done" comment is even more laughable. That's literally what he does on almost every positive run, that or run guys over. He has made some defenders look silly as hell with some of his jukes.

You must laugh at lot Josh...…..Trent has no vision but he is one bad Hombre head up

 

[JoshB]

You must laugh at lot Josh...…..Trent has no vision but he is one bad Hombre head up

Well, you give me a lot to laugh at. Even when someone tries to spoon feed you something, you still argue against it.

 

[Max]

Just wanted to see if it was there.

 

[EasyTider]

Here he is as a Raider following his blockers.

 

[JoshB]

Here he is as a Raider following his blockers.

Walked right into that one...

 

[EasyTider]

If I remember correctly, he pressed that hole for one of his patented 2.5yd gains. The freed up LB is a valid point and would have a shot at him should he cut it back, but running into a 2000lb wall or taking on 1 LB with a head of steam and 3 yards of green on either side of him?

Come on Man.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

There is a reason Trent can't make a roster in the NFL as even the 3rd back on a team. It sure as hell isn't because he doesn't run with power.

 

[EasyTider]

There is a reason Trent can't make a roster in the NFL as even the 3rd back on a team. It sure as hell isn't because he doesn't run with power.

I believe that the transition for RB from college to NFL is one of the toughest (other than the obvious QB position). Trent ran as hard and as violent as any of our top backs over last 6-8 years. He also ran behind a really good OL blocking college DL and LBs. Most of the time, the hole the play was designed for was there and he was able to run through the occasional unblocked defender. NFL backs either hit the hole wide open and can cut on a dime (HTWMI is one example) or press the hole with the patience to stay out of the ‘wash’ until something opens up (L. Bell). Getting 3 yards when there is nothing and getting 8yds when most would gain 3 is the difference between average RBs that don’t make it and those who are able to play 6-8yrs in the league.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Probably true but still,

Birmingham Iron radio analyst says Alabama could beat Iron 'by a few touchdowns'

 

[BamaFan334]

Here he is as a Raider following his blockers.

Man, we see this a thousand times a season with all running backs. "Why didn't you cut it back" or "why did you run into the line". Running backs that are good will rely on their line to open up holes and they are used to squirting through those lines and coming out on the other side. He didn't become a National Champion, Heisman Finalist, and Doak Walker winner because he had bad vision. He did all of that because he was a top athlete and had a lot of ability to do what he did. The Colts absolutely killed his career. The freaking quarterback was the team's leading rusher. That was Andrew Luck, not a Russel Wilson. A lot of people frown on Trent, but I still think he had time to get it right after a solid start with the Browns. unfortunately the NFL can ruin anyone's career if they want and are expecting immediate explosion of success. I could name ten different guys right now that none of us could figure out how they are still in the NFL, and I think they just fell through the cracks and went un-noticed while racking up backup snaps and averaging three yards per carry.

 

[JoshB]

Probably true but still,

Birmingham Iron radio analyst says Alabama could beat Iron 'by a few touchdowns'

Mike Johnson has been pretty positive about the team and everything. This probably should have gone unsaid.

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[bama alum]

Smh...The worst loss in franchise history

 

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Birmingham Iron suffers 1st loss of season

Fourth-quarter rally fails in 12-11 loss to San Antonio.

www.al.com

The Birmingham Iron found early-eason success in goal-line situations by relying on running back Trent Richardson,, but it’s hard to sustain when making just one red-zone visit.

Offensive struggles finally caught up with Birmingham (3-1) in its 12-11 loss to the San Antonio Commanders today at Legion Field. The Iron gained 283 total yards but were just 3-of-10 on third-downs while committing two late turnovers.

“Hats off to San Antonio and coach (Mike) Riley,” Iron head coach Tim Lewis said. “Did a fantastic job, brought a team in here and did a fantastic job of preparing and getting their guys ready to go. Winning on the road is very tough as we had a scramble against Atlanta last week, so I completely appreciate the job that he did getting his team ready to go and come in here and knock us off.”

Richardson entered the fourth week of the season with 145 rushing yards and a league-leading six rushing touchdowns, but finished with 52 total yards and one touchdown. His backmate, former Maryland Terrapin Brandon Ross, added 64 yards on nine carries but fumbled twice in the final quarter only for San Antonio to recover.

Luis Perez looked more comfortable in the Iron’s victory over Atlanta last week but finished 19-of-39 for 202 yards and two interceptions. Perez did flash his potential on both scoring drives but was inconsistent and threw his second interception of the season midway through the third quarter and added his second of the game on an onside attempt – there are no onside kicks in the AAF – after the Iron pulled within a single point on a Trent Richardson 1-yard touchdown run and the Iron’s subsequent 2-point conversion that cut San Antonio’s lead to 12-11 late in the fourth quarter.“The other team was ready and I thought it was two evenly matched teams,” Lewis said. “Both played 3-4 defenses and both tried to run the football and grind it out. A low-scoring game but a good one, it was a good football game.”The Iron started the game with two big passes from Perez to Richardson and L’Damien Washington, but the drive stalled, and punter Colton Schmidt pinned San Antonio at its 1-yard line. The Commanders drove 89 yards but a third-down sack by Beniquez Brown ended the threat and forced a 39-yard field goal from San Antonio’s Nick Rose.

Penalties and inconsistency plagued both teams on their next two drives until the Iron’s Nick Novak tied the game on a 33-yard field goal following a 12-play, 64-yard drive. Perez was 8-of-11 and completed his first four passes on the drive after starting the game 3-of-10 for 34 yards.

San Antonio opened the second half but were unable to move the ball while the Iron responded with their own failed drive. Schmidt pinned his fourth straight punt of the day inside the 10-yard line on the ensuing kick and Birmingham forced its first three-and-out of the day on the next possession.

Coming back out, Perez completed a 22-yard pass to Wes Saxton to midfield and an unnecessary roughness call one play later pushed the Iron to the San Antonio 35-yard line. Another defensive penalty moved Birmingham to the 24-yard line but Perez threw his second interception of the season on the next play.

“They’re a good football team and they have great players on defense,” Perez said. “We didn’t execute on offense in the passing game so we got to get better and move on.”

The Commanders quickly moved down the field and took a 9-3 lead on a 12-yard rushing touchdown from Trey Williams. A 26-yard run by Kenneth Farrow on the first play of the drive and a defensive facemask penalty aided San Antonio on the drive.

Birmingham closed with a nine-play, 75-yard drive to cut the San Antonio lead to a single possession on the 1-yard score from Richardson. The Iron attempted the onside attempt but Perez was intercepted and the Commanders kneeled it three times to end the game.

“Some of the positive things I think we did,” Lewis said. “Beniquez Brown did a fantastic job tonight, he had a sack and killed a drive that held San Antonio to a field goal. We had two fourth quarter goal-line stands, I think the defense is playing very hard and they’re executing very well which was nice to see.”

The Iron return to action Saturday, at 1 p.m. CT, as they host the undefeated Orlando Apollos at Legion Field.

 

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Birmingham Iron draws smallest crowd of the season

Today's crowd was about one-third the size of the team's first two home games.

www.al.com

The Birmingham Iron drew it smallest crowd of the season for today’s game against San Antonio at Legion Field, a 12-11 loss to the Commanders.

The Iron announced a crowd of 6,539 for today’s game, the third home game of the Alliance of American Football’s inaugural season. Today’s attendance was significantly lower than the previous two homes games of the season

Birmingham drew just over 17,000 for its first two games, a 26-0 season-opening victory over Memphis and a 12-9 victory over Salt Lake.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

If i lived in Birmingham....i would go...not this Sunday...to nasty weather....
But..decent weather....not to expensive.....would be fun....
But really...legion field needs to go....

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

If i lived in Birmingham....i would go...not this Sunday...to nasty weather....
But..decent weather....not to expensive.....would be fun....
But really...legion field needs to go....

I live in Inverness and the weather was awful on Sunday morning and the rain didn't stop until around 1:30 at my home. Salute to those fans that braved the weather to attend. The Iron QB shite the bed yesterday.