musso
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I'll begin by saying Ewers is elite. It's been noted here before that virtually every Saban loss has required an elite performance by opposing QBs. He would have beaten us last year too had he remained healthy. But ......................
We've now lost 4 of our last 16 games and 5 of our last 19 games against Power 5 opponents.
Another 4th Qt collapse:
Zero pressure on Ewers. Zero.
How did we go from 4 consecutive starting QBs who would eventually become NFL starters, to having 4 QBs on our roster, none of which would start for any top 10 team?
How did we go from Saban's earlier defenses which would trust CBs on islands with single coverage to routinely getting carved up using all varieties of coverage???
I saw a tweet last night that read: Jalen Milroe is Blake Sims in so many ways. The difference is Sims had Lane Kiffin, Amari Cooper, Derrick Henry, TJ Yeldon, Kenyan Drake, Ardarius Stewart, OJ Howard, Cam Robinson, and a defense with multiple pro-bowlers on it. While not a perfect comparison, I think the take-away is obvious: do you see as many NFL starters on this roster as you saw on Blake Sims' team???
It's telling that our "go-to" WR is a Georgia transfer and a starting ILB who tied for most tackles last night is also a Georgia transfer.
The camera shot during the game of Rees talking with his face in his palm on the phone to Milroe on the sideline was telling.
Saban's loose, zen-like demeanor in the post-game presser was telling.
We've now lost 4 of our last 16 games and 5 of our last 19 games against Power 5 opponents.
Another 4th Qt collapse:
- outscored 21-8
- outgained by over 100 yards
- Texas had 4 possessions: 3 ended in TDs and the final possession made our ass quit, consuming the last 8 or so minutes of the clock.
Zero pressure on Ewers. Zero.
How did we go from 4 consecutive starting QBs who would eventually become NFL starters, to having 4 QBs on our roster, none of which would start for any top 10 team?
How did we go from Saban's earlier defenses which would trust CBs on islands with single coverage to routinely getting carved up using all varieties of coverage???
I saw a tweet last night that read: Jalen Milroe is Blake Sims in so many ways. The difference is Sims had Lane Kiffin, Amari Cooper, Derrick Henry, TJ Yeldon, Kenyan Drake, Ardarius Stewart, OJ Howard, Cam Robinson, and a defense with multiple pro-bowlers on it. While not a perfect comparison, I think the take-away is obvious: do you see as many NFL starters on this roster as you saw on Blake Sims' team???
It's telling that our "go-to" WR is a Georgia transfer and a starting ILB who tied for most tackles last night is also a Georgia transfer.
The camera shot during the game of Rees talking with his face in his palm on the phone to Milroe on the sideline was telling.
Saban's loose, zen-like demeanor in the post-game presser was telling.
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