🏈 Minkah at Safety

[Bamabww]

“To me, he’s a pro defensive back playing college football. He’s that good. Defends the run and the pass. Has great vision. He’s just a great football player.”

https://www.seccountry.com/alabama/...ail&utm_term=0_34a1f5afd3-c5eaeed420-92175025

 

[rick4bama]

Great read and from Yankee's country too.

 

[Splittine]

Dude is pure talent and he's only going to get better and more mature.

 

[EasyTider]

And he's got great hair.

 

[JoshB]

Played really well but he wasn't really tested because of the pass rush. We will get to see more in a cpl weeks but thankfully he has several weeks to continue to learn the position. The pick was a heads up interception but Ryan Anderson gets as much credit as he does for that hellacious hit that caused the ball to go fluttering like that.

 

[#80]

I thought the secondary played great outside of the one big play Marlon gave up.

 

[rammerjammer]

Dude is pure talent and he's only going to get better and more mature.

His maturity is what makes him unbelievable. He is gonna get better too. That is crazy!!! CNS says that he has an amazing football IQ. Guess that is why he hit the field as a true freshman.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I thought the secondary played great outside of the one big play Marlon gave up.

And Marlon was right there on that play. Just a hair from a PBU.

 

[JoshB]

And Marlon was right there on that play. Just a hair from a PBU.

That was on Marlon tho, he has a bad tendency of never looking for the football. Very rarely will a receiver be able to run past him because of his speed, but running step for step with a receiver really doesnt do you much good if you aren't going to look for the ball on those deep routes.

 

[#80]

That was on Marlon tho, he has a bad tendency of never looking for the football. Very rarely will a receiver be able to run past him because of his speed, but running step for step with a receiver really doesnt do you much good if you aren't going to look for the ball on those deep routes.

You would be correct as a DB you have to find the ball and make a play on it. It's called ball skills. But he was right there.

 

[JoshB]

You would be correct as a DB you have to find the ball and make a play on it. It's called ball skills. But he was right there.

He's always there tho, hes a great corner with great speed but hes really gotta start looking for the ball more often. Especially considering he is a junior and considered by many to be All-American caliber. Anthony Averett has been outplaying him the last few weeks IMO.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

That was on Marlon tho, he has a bad tendency of never looking for the football. Very rarely will a receiver be able to run past him because of his speed, but running step for step with a receiver really doesnt do you much good if you aren't going to look for the ball on those deep routes.

They look when the receiver looks. It's how they're taught. When the receivers look very late and don't move their hands in position to catch until the ball is right there, it's the achilles heel of being in-phase. More often, though, our guys get beat with under throws like that completion by LSU:

 

[JoshB]

They look when the receiver looks. It's how they're taught. When the receivers look very late and don't move their hands in position to catch until the ball is right there, it's the achilles heel of being in-phase. More often, though, our guys get beat with under throws like that completion by LSU:

Yes and thats not what happened on that play, at all. The receiver was looking back for a good 15 yards before Humphrey ever even thought about looking. Thats the point.

 

[bradenob]

Yes and thats not what happened on that play, at all. The receiver was looking back for a good 15 yards before Humphrey ever even thought about looking. Thats the point.

It's so true. Our guys are rarely 'beaten' but what good is it to be right there to tackle the guy after a 40 yard completion, when you could have knocked it down or intercepted it? It's a flaw in the way they are taught.

'Brother' Bill Oliver shared some good stuff tonite at the Calhoun County Quarterback Club. He is tight with Pruitt and very complimentary of Saban, but when we spoke to him alone he seemed very frustrated that, over the last 2-3 years, many of our DBs seem to throw their hands up at the last minute, and not turn around. And EVERY time the refs will call pass interference in college on that. So we are right there, but allowing the completion or the 15 yard penalty AND the automatic first down. It's something he thinks they could be coached better in, acting as a receiver/DB fighting for the ball, instead of just trying to harass or get in the way.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Yes and thats not what happened on that play, at all. The receiver was looking back for a good 15 yards before Humphrey ever even thought about looking. Thats the point.

The ball was under thrown.

 

[JoshB]

The ball was under thrown.

Yes and you also said that he looked when the receiver looked, he didn't.

 

[planomateo]

Kinda hard to do when your a foot or more in front of the receiver. The ball was under thrown and the WR had to adjust, Marlon didn't adjust quick enough on that play, he finally turned his head but it was too late.

 

[TerryP]

Yes and thats not what happened on that play, at all. The receiver was looking back for a good 15 yards before Humphrey ever even thought about looking. Thats the point.

he finally turned his head but it was too late.

If you look at Marlon's shoulder you'll see he doesn't get it in front of the receivers shoulder until the very last second or two before the catch. They're taught not to look back until they get that position and then it's a judgement call. To me, it looks like Marlon gets that position and then turns, albeit a tad late.

Good play by the receiver on a bad pass as well.

 

[planomateo]

And you don't want to pay the price and misjudge a ball for being under thrown and get smoked. Would have been a TD on that play...

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Yes and you also said that he looked when the receiver looked, he didn't.

It's pretty simple. I said that when a pass is underthrown as it was in this case, it's an achilles heel for the way the DB's are taught under Saban. The receiver's arms didn't move for the ball, another tell, until he adjusted for the underthrown ball. The reality is that Humphrey got beat on a very close throw to him. Saban teaches DB's in a different manner from Brother. I'm happy with their performance. I'd rather have a DB right there on the play than one allowing separation while they're looking back. Missing from your understanding is that the defense allowed less than 100 yards passing Saturday.

You seem to be more willing to argue a point than understand the big picture. It's unfortunate that it's a microcosm for your life.

RTR,

Tim