In another thread I said I am going to quit beating the drum and just let it play out. Seeing it play out in the fall is the only thing that will bury it. Debate and words on a message board will not do it. I keep saying I will be happy to be wrong and hope I am.
| FTBL Do you believe Alabama will have a better offense this fall?
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ElephantStomp
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I think the offense is going to be scary good
50+yeartidefan
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Gotta be stoked about place kicker coming in....
Regardless of competition...the field is all the same...
Justneedme81
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History dictates what will happen next. Washington averaged 36 points a game last year. Year before? 39.7 a game. Alabama 34 points per game last year, but year before? 41.1 a game.
IMO, we may have a change in staff, but we have better personnel than Washington did, and they still managed 36.7 a game. I'm willing to go out on the limb and say they will average over 40 points a game this fall.
On Milroe: If you go around the boards on internet such as SECRant, Tidefans, etc and you'll see so many people finding a way to criticize Milroe and saying he will lose the job this fall because he'll do the same thing on field: Not checking down to RB, Not reading the field, etc. People are upset that he is making appearances everywhere, doing interviews as if he has the starting job. Upset about the LANK and others... If he pops a question to his g/f today, and folks will find a way to complain about that.
I think throughout the summer and fall camp, you'll hear a lot about his development in a positive way and I would not be shocked if he elevates his game to new level and shut up lot of people in December.
50+yeartidefan
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With all changes. History will have little to do with this team...program...absolutely...but not team.
This is what we want. And...believe....
I don't understand...criticism of JM.....
big..fast...leadership....
has it...mostly...all
With an absolutely awful Oline performance last year....
He did really good.....
The Oline situation is the key to this team...IMO
Justneedme81
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It does have lot to do with history in how CKD ran his program with offense and then you look at the previous OC under Saban... The point is that we should be able to score at least 40 per game with the personnel we have.
Justneedme81
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Some of criticisms were valid especially his decision making on where to throw or to run.
But I agree with you because he did his best as he could. You can't make Alabama fans happy no matter how hard you try.
Crimson&WhiteGecko
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I'm not ready to concede that just yet. CKD numbers are outside the SEC & we all know that the SEC has much better defensive personel, in particular at the DL positions. And good DL's will make a star QB wilt. Context always matters with these comparisons. And too that point, Milroe is no stranger to SEC DL's, so I can see him doing well too.
I guess that is why they play the games.
TerryP
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Dropped 37 on Texas.
Are we to also assume they don't have an SEC defensive line?
Crimson&WhiteGecko
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Yeah, I knew that was coming. Frankly, I was blown away how well they moved the ball against Texas. Doing that against great DL's all season is another thing.
Rolltide24
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1 TD against Michigan, but they gave us fits too. Michigan had some kind of good D last year.
Crimson&WhiteGecko
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And UM DL was the best in college football last year.
TerryP
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I get what you are thinking. I'm also looking at a QB with a higher efficiency rating (last year) than Penix Jr. And now he's got someone on offense.
I know people will feel like I am being inconsistent with this statement and maybe I am. For the offense, I believe they will be improved but just like my other comments, we will have to watch it play out. JM is an elite athlete and will be an improved QB. If the OL is improved and I think it will be, certainly the center snap will go a long way to improving the offense. I also believe the WR's and RB's will be improved. With that said the schedule is brutal maybe even more so than normal.
musso
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Okay. Alright then. I guess I'll have to watch the games to find out how it all unfolds.
Indeed...Okay. Alright then. I guess I'll have to watch the games to find out how it all unfolds.
BamaFan334
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I love the positivity and statistics being thrown around here. I am a bit more cautious about both sides of the ball. We have all seen struggles through Saban's tenure, but he was the best to ever do it, so expecting us to pick up where we left off is a tough one for me to see. Kind of like a CEO transition or a GM transition. You just never know and it's tough when the way we have become accustomed to is changed and then to expect immediate results can be tough. I do believe we will be just as good on offense. I don't think we have the talent we are used to seeing where we know we have a few All-American candidates and sure fire first rounders, but we know we have solid athletes that have been coached by the best and now being handed off to a very capable coach. In the end, I don't think we'll match the last year or two's numbers, but I expect a lot of the same results from a Win/Loss perspective if that makes sense.
