🏈 Tide with two on the ProFootballFocus.com list: Unstoppable forces in college football.

[Max]

Knowing last season can't be used to say what's going to happen this fall, I can't help but smirk a little when I see LF7 top lists like this one.

4. Tim Williams’ first step


Alabama’s Williams is far from a household name and that’s not surprising he’s played a total of 256 snaps over the past two seasons. If you follow PFF at all though you shouldn’t be surprised. Williams has 12 sacks, nine hits, and 44 hurries on 196 pass rushes over that span. That’s a pressure once every three pass rushes – a rate no other edge player in the country can even sniff.


10. Gehrig Dieter’s hands


35 receivers caught at least 75 passes a season ago. Those receivers averaged 6.2 drops between them and only one player had fewer than two: Gehrig Dieter. The former Bowling Green wide out who transferred to Alabama in the offseason had one lone drop against Ohio a year ago to go along with 92 receptions. He’ll fit in nicely on a sure handed Alabama team that dropped only 7.4 percent of their catchable passes a season ago.


The 10 most unstoppable forces in college football

 

[BAMAneck]

Hope I did the link correct ,but Tim said he wanted to go after D.T. season sack record this year

Tim Williams Sets Lofty Goal for Senior Season at Alabama

 

[bama alum]

Would loveto see Williams come on sack short of the record. Just because it's DT's record. However, I don't think I'd complain if the record-breaking sack sealed the SECGC or #17.

 

[TerryP]

Would loveto see Williams come on sack short of the record. Just because it's DT's record.

I get what you're driving at here ... but considering DT's numbers aren't recognized?

 

[planomateo]

LF7 tops the list of unstoppable forces. Guess they didn't watch the Alabama game (31 yds rushing with 19 carries).

I look forward to seeing their OL this year, moving guards out to tackles could make this another interesting game.

 

[TerryP]

I look forward to seeing their OL this year, moving guards out to tackles could make this another interesting game.

I've casually looked at position changes in BR. @TUSKstuff mentioned the same a couple of weeks ago. We were talking about defense, not the offensive line.

{Has anyone seen a list of position changes—experimental or not—that's happened in BR? @red55 If you're lurking.}

My biggest question about LSU has to do with their game plan. You're mention of the tackles comes into play IF they plan on trying to use the legs on Harris—specifically to the outside. It does come into play with their passing game but I can't see the staff having a passing scheme planned on the QB having more than three seconds or so in the pocket.

If I'm Miles and company, I'm thinking about trying to run up the middle on Bama.

As a Tide fan, I'm still thinking about people trying to run up the middle. Qualifying questions, developmental questions, which lead to depth questions ...

 

[bama alum]

If I'm Miles and company, I'm thinking about trying to run up the middle on Bama.

DaRon Payne said, "Bring it!" He may have thrown in some expletives, but I didn't feel the need to quote those.

 

[BamaFan334]

I've casually looked at position changes in BR. @TUSKstuff mentioned the same a couple of weeks ago. We were talking about defense, not the offensive line.

{Has anyone seen a list of position changes—experimental or not—that's happened in BR? @red55 If you're lurking.}

My biggest question about LSU has to do with their game plan. You're mention of the tackles comes into play IF they plan on trying to use the legs on Harris—specifically to the outside. It does come into play with their passing game but I can't see the staff having a passing scheme planned on the QB having more than three seconds or so in the pocket.

If I'm Miles and company, I'm thinking about trying to run up the middle on Bama.

As a Tide fan, I'm still thinking about people trying to run up the middle. Qualifying questions, developmental questions, which lead to depth questions ...

I feel with Payne, Tomlinson, and Foster in the middle, we're looking pretty damn tough. Add in Hand, Evans, Dion-Hamilton, and maybe Ben Davis and i think we'll be stout with plenty of speed on the outside. I hope we can find a guy like Geno Smith last year that comes up and hits from a strong safety position. He was big against LSU and Fournette.

 

[TerryP]

I feel with Payne, Tomlinson, and Foster in the middle, we're looking pretty damn tough.

That's two deep in base which we'll use three times this year. It's one deep in the four man front.

 

[TUSKtimes]

I've casually looked at position changes in BR. @TUSKstuff mentioned the same a couple of weeks ago. We were talking about defense, not the offensive line.

{Has anyone seen a list of position changes—experimental or not—that's happened in BR? @red55 If you're lurking.}

My biggest question about LSU has to do with their game plan. You're mention of the tackles comes into play IF they plan on trying to use the legs on Harris—specifically to the outside. It does come into play with their passing game but I can't see the staff having a passing scheme planned on the QB having more than three seconds or so in the pocket.

If I'm Miles and company, I'm thinking about trying to run up the middle on Bama.

As a Tide fan, I'm still thinking about people trying to run up the middle. Qualifying questions, developmental questions, which lead to depth questions ...

LSU is playing a fast game of makeover:

Who's playing where?

Where's the Beef?

Harris: 'Our offense will soar'

Miles has reiterated," we insist on physical play, it's who we are." In the long run, I just don't think he's going to change a lot on offense. It really is who he is.

 

[TerryP]

In the long run, I just don't think he's going to change a lot on offense. It really is who he is.

From a spectator's point of view, I've not seen anything change. I've caught comments like this one that makes me believe the same as you.

"When you've had a year under your belt, you can watch film and you obviously know the offense well and understand things you need to do as a starting quarterback and what the expectations are," Harris said. "My expectations for myself are probably higher than anybody in this room. Anytime I touch the field, I expect to be the best. I think that I am the best.
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To me, that reads "the beat goes on."

I did find this comment interesting...off the topic, a bit.

Harris has heard his fair share of detractors during his two seasons at LSU, and he's doing his best to tune them out and focus on the season.

"I hear it all the time, and the majority of people don't know what they're talking about," Harris said. "I really do feel like I have the best arm in college football, and I feel like I have the best team in college football.​

 

[TUSKtimes]

From a spectator's point of view, I've not seen anything change. I've caught comments like this one that makes me believe the same as you.

"When you've had a year under your belt, you can watch film and you obviously know the offense well and understand things you need to do as a starting quarterback and what the expectations are," Harris said. "My expectations for myself are probably higher than anybody in this room. Anytime I touch the field, I expect to be the best. I think that I am the best.
​

To me, that reads "the beat goes on."

I did find this comment interesting...off the topic, a bit.

Harris has heard his fair share of detractors during his two seasons at LSU, and he's doing his best to tune them out and focus on the season.

"I hear it all the time, and the majority of people don't know what they're talking about," Harris said. "I really do feel like I have the best arm in college football, and I feel like I have the best team in college football.​

Given the fact that they asked Harris to throw against Bama and he went 6 of 19 for 128, it may be Harris more than a willingness to throw the forward pass. I remember a short dump off to Fournette early in the Bama game that if completed could have backed our guys off the line a little. Harris came out throwing in the second half only to again show no touch on the short ball, overthrowing the receiver and Lee comes up big for us. What does the OC do about not being able to complete the easy read and throw? Cameron showed a willingness to throw with Mettenberger for over 3000 yards. Hard to imagine Harris doing more than 2000 yards again if the mechanics don't improve.