Some quick thoughts on Alabama's win:
-Blake Sims' performance speaks for itself. He tied the school record with 457 total yards on Saturday and even missed some time in the second half with a bruised shoulder. He was 23-33 with 445 passing yards (2nd in a game all time) and 4 touchdowns with one interception. I'll be writing a story on his day tonight, but it wasn't just the numbers. He made big-time throws in big time situations. He passed the stats test, the leadership test and the eye test.
-Same thing - what can you say about Amari Cooper? He's the best receiver in the nation and he should be in everyone's (too early) Heisman conversation. 10 catches, 201 yards, 3 touchdowns in a big SEC game and a lot of those yards came against one of the best corners in the nation. It's not a question of whether Coop will break the single season records this year - he absolutely will barring injury - but we're probably talking about one of the best seasons by an Alabama skill player ever. Incredible play, incredible numbers.
-Nick Saban said he only saw one mistake from the front seven - the designed QB draw for the touchdown. He was really pleased with the defensive effort as a whole. UF was held to 200 yards on 55 plays, and all three touchdowns came from turnovers handed to the Gators at the UA 31, UA 16 and a fumble return for a score. UF never sustained a real drive on Alabama all day.
-Jeff Driskel isn't the answer for Florida. Not sure Muschamp is either, but it's hard to imagine Driskel being a guy that can take UF anywhere this year.
- HEY OJ Howard caught a pass. Two actually.
-The offensive line has to work through some issues, especially in the run game. They improved in the second half - a fact probably supported by a worn down UF defensive front - but expect a lot of emphasis on the run blocking during the bye.
-Hows this Lane Kiffin thing working out you think? (645 yards of offense in an SEC game). Anyone have this team dropping 49 on Florida this week? (I guessed 27).
- The first sign of the kicker/punter being mortals. Griffith missed a field goal and JK Scott had one bad punt. They'll be fine moving forward of course, but they had been nothing but perfect so far.
-This was the best performance by Derrick Henry since the Sugar Bowl.
-A small victory, but Coker coming in a game in a big spot and getting a TD pass can only be good for Alabama and Coker's confidence. I said on our Podcast earlier this week that with a small, running QB an injury is always in play and we saw that today.
- Did I mention Amari Cooper and Blake Sims? Wow.
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-Blake Sims' performance speaks for itself. He tied the school record with 457 total yards on Saturday and even missed some time in the second half with a bruised shoulder. He was 23-33 with 445 passing yards (2nd in a game all time) and 4 touchdowns with one interception. I'll be writing a story on his day tonight, but it wasn't just the numbers. He made big-time throws in big time situations. He passed the stats test, the leadership test and the eye test.
-Same thing - what can you say about Amari Cooper? He's the best receiver in the nation and he should be in everyone's (too early) Heisman conversation. 10 catches, 201 yards, 3 touchdowns in a big SEC game and a lot of those yards came against one of the best corners in the nation. It's not a question of whether Coop will break the single season records this year - he absolutely will barring injury - but we're probably talking about one of the best seasons by an Alabama skill player ever. Incredible play, incredible numbers.
-Nick Saban said he only saw one mistake from the front seven - the designed QB draw for the touchdown. He was really pleased with the defensive effort as a whole. UF was held to 200 yards on 55 plays, and all three touchdowns came from turnovers handed to the Gators at the UA 31, UA 16 and a fumble return for a score. UF never sustained a real drive on Alabama all day.
-Jeff Driskel isn't the answer for Florida. Not sure Muschamp is either, but it's hard to imagine Driskel being a guy that can take UF anywhere this year.
- HEY OJ Howard caught a pass. Two actually.
-The offensive line has to work through some issues, especially in the run game. They improved in the second half - a fact probably supported by a worn down UF defensive front - but expect a lot of emphasis on the run blocking during the bye.
-Hows this Lane Kiffin thing working out you think? (645 yards of offense in an SEC game). Anyone have this team dropping 49 on Florida this week? (I guessed 27).
- The first sign of the kicker/punter being mortals. Griffith missed a field goal and JK Scott had one bad punt. They'll be fine moving forward of course, but they had been nothing but perfect so far.
-This was the best performance by Derrick Henry since the Sugar Bowl.
-A small victory, but Coker coming in a game in a big spot and getting a TD pass can only be good for Alabama and Coker's confidence. I said on our Podcast earlier this week that with a small, running QB an injury is always in play and we saw that today.
- Did I mention Amari Cooper and Blake Sims? Wow.
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