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[BAMA JAMMA]

Can't argue with what was said. :a:

 

[bamafan4ever]

I like Cecil but he has always come across as either very grounded ranging all the way to Debbie Downer. Of course what he is saying is sage and, for arguments' sake, very grounded. As has been told by coaches and players alike, you have to avoid the letdown in intensity as in 2010. So far, it has. No reason to manufacture some sense of false drama that simply does not exist. This team hasn't shown one sign of faltering. I am sure that time will come at some point but right now, tip of the cap to the Tide. Keep up the good work and keep kicking ass! When there's a problem, you'll be the first to know! LOL!

 

[TerryP]

I like Cecil but he has always come across as either very grounded ranging all the way to Debbie Downer. Of course what he is saying is sage and, for arguments' sake, very grounded. As has been told by coaches and players alike, you have to avoid the letdown in intensity as in 2010. So far, it has. No reason to manufacture some sense of false drama that simply does not exist. This team hasn't shown one sign of faltering. I am sure that time will come at some point but right now, tip of the cap to the Tide. Keep up the good work and keep kicking ass! When there's a problem, you'll be the first to know! LOL!

We don't see eye to eye on some of this Greg.

We had poor performances from both offensive tackles in our first two games. Now, a lot of those times it was due to the I-form. We weren't keeping TE's in for help on the ends with the pass rush. Granted, there were about half of those six sacks against WKU where AJ held onto the ball too long. But, there's the other half.

It was my feeling we'd end up going back to more of what we saw in 2008 and 2009 with our scheme. Now, with the loss of Jalston, I'm even more convinced we don't run the I form as much as we run the Ace.

When we get speed from the defensive ends and the opponents slides a sixth man into the pass rush we haven't been doing well with pass pro. It's not some secret or some original observation. Coach Saban has pointed to it a few times himself.

And that's just getting me started...

Hell, I was getting pissed yesterday when they were getting close to scoring range.

 

[bamafan4ever]

We don't see eye to eye on some of this Greg.

We had poor performances from both offensive tackles in our first two games. Now, a lot of those times it was due to the I-form. We weren't keeping TE's in for help on the ends with the pass rush. Granted, there were about half of those six sacks against WKU where AJ held onto the ball too long. But, there's the other half.

It was my feeling we'd end up going back to more of what we saw in 2008 and 2009 with our scheme. Now, with the loss of Jalston, I'm even more convinced we don't run the I form as much as we run the Ace.

When we get speed from the defensive ends and the opponents slides a sixth man into the pass rush we haven't been doing well with pass pro. It's not some secret or some original observation. Coach Saban has pointed to it a few times himself.

And that's just getting me started...

Hell, I was getting pissed yesterday when they were getting close to scoring range.

The years pre-Saban made me appreciate winning again, no matter the opponent. Like the old proverbial math problem of "many ways to arrive at the same conclusion", you probably agree with me more than you realize.

 

[TerryP]

The years pre-Saban made me appreciate winning again, no matter the opponent. Like the old proverbial math problem of "many ways to arrive at the same conclusion", you probably agree with me more than you realize.

On the same line of thinking.

Two in three makes me want three in four. I see that as a distinct possibility. I also see some things that prevent that coming to fruition.

I'm to the point of making drawing the line between "a team that can compete for a title" and "a team that is competing for the title." Right now, we're the later. Unless a few things are addressed? We'll be looking for help from other teams losses. I don't relish being in that position.

Last year was a rare exception with two things coming into play: a loss in OT to the #1 team in the nation and the a loss to an unranked team like Okie State dealt with.

I think if you think about it, you'll agree a 10-win season isn't the benchmark any longer for a team having a good season. Especially when the three losses come in conference play. Four regular season conference losses in the last four years sets a pretty high standard.

 

[bamafan4ever]

On the same line of thinking.

Two in three makes me want three in four. I see that as a distinct possibility. I also see some things that prevent that coming to fruition.

I'm to the point of making drawing the line between "a team that can compete for a title" and "a team that is competing for the title." Right now, we're the later. Unless a few things are addressed? We'll be looking for help from other teams losses. I don't relish being in that position.

Last year was a rare exception with two things coming into play: a loss in OT to the #1 team in the nation and the a loss to an unranked team like Okie State dealt with.

I think if you think about it, you'll agree a 10-win season isn't the benchmark any longer for a team having a good season. Especially when the three losses come in conference play. Four regular season conference losses in the last four years sets a pretty high standard.

The beautiful thing is that we should have until October 13th to get some of these things corrected. I'll go ahead and say it; no way, on Bama's worst day, do we lose to FAU or Ole Miss. I just cannot see that happening. The stretch between Oct. 13th (Mizzou) through November 10th (Texas A&M) is the stretch that would concern me the most. There is not a team in that stretch that's not capable of the task but not until then.