🏈 Tua, Jalen or both?

[bamaledge]

Who should start?! What if... both of them trotted onto the field and lined up beside each other?
How many plays could be called out of that formation? I don’t know, that’s why I’m asking. Could it work?

 

[rick4bama]

Who should start?! What if... both of them trotted onto the field and lined up beside each other?
How many plays could be called out of that formation? I don’t know, that’s why I’m asking. Could it work?

I hope to see both of them in the backfield! Both back in the shotgun both clapping and waiting on the ball!

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Who should start?! What if... both of them trotted onto the field and lined up beside each other?
How many plays could be called out of that formation? I don’t know, that’s why I’m asking. Could it work?

JMO but having them both in the game is pretty much a wasted down. Who is afraid of having #13 as a fake receiver and #2 as the QB that has improved in passing the ball (actually it is more about him actually throwing it now) that they already have seen runs the ball very well. I had much rather see both #34 and #8 in the backfield or #22 and #8 than #2 and #13. Then again that is just me. While we're talking about QB's , I just want to thank Kirby for his wasting downs with Fields taking snaps instead of Jake Fromm Athens. I understand Kirby has to kiss the guys azz so he doesn't leave but taking the ball out of Jake's hands for plays is stupid AT THIS TIME.

 

[jdpas29]

BOTH!!!

 

[EasyTider]

I would expect a few series with Jalen in order to feature the threat of a QB run in the RPO game. Tua looks pretty good in today’s practice video but I hope we run a good bit more vs Oklahoma in order to help the defense and having Hurts at QB requires the Sooners to have to defend an additional ball carrier.

 

[JoshB]

Definitely both. Force OK to call a time out on the very first play.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Dont try to get to outta character....
TUAs starts....jalen plays....
Havent seen anything that is accomplished when both are in at same time...

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Since Nick doesn't (for the most part) uses any of his timeouts (in either half) he should use one if he can get OU into a 3rd and long on order to get his 3rd down defense on the field if in fact OU is trying to go fast and prevent such a sub. I read an article where Hugh Freeze said you can't allow Bama to sub on 3rd down (longer yardage) so he had several plays they knew they would run in hurry up mode to prevent The King from subbing on 3rd down.

 

[Elderfalsedemigod]

That cutesy gimmick looked like crap in the SECCG

Prefer to see both used conventionally. JMO

 

[252BAMA]

I would rather see Jacobs in the Wildcat. Probably would have 500 yards rushing and 6-8 TDs against that sorry ass defense. Keep the ball 44:41 like Army did. Murray ain't gonna do sh!t with 15:19 against Bama's defense. He would get less than the 21 points he got against Army.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I would rather see Jacobs in the Wildcat. Probably would have 500 yards rushing and 6-8 TDs against that sorry ass defense. Keep the ball 44:41 like Army did. Murray ain't gonna do sh!t with 15:19 against Bama's defense. He would get less than the 21 points he got against Army.

Of course they could rub harris/Jalen/tua in same formation with QBs as threat of pass. Or alternate.
Be interesting stradegy. Run run run

 

[utstnx]

I don't believe Tua will be ready/healed. I said the same thing about Jalen weeks in a advance and was right. We may see Tua as decoy in a few run plays but I believe Jalen will carry this game as Tua's ankle wont be ready for him to be a dual threat.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

I don't believe Tua will be ready/healed. I said the same thing about Jalen weeks in a advance and was right. We may see Tua as decoy in a few run plays but I believe Jalen will carry this game as Tua's ankle wont be ready for him to be a dual threat.

#13 hasn't been a dual threat since the 10RC game.

 

[tider79]

He " duel threated " the Who...just saying

 

[CmnRef]

Why would we run gimmick plays on offense against a bad defense?

 

[252BAMA]

I would rather see Jacobs in the Wildcat. Probably would have 500 yards rushing and 6-8 TDs against that sorry ass defense. Keep the ball 44:41 like Army did. Murray ain't gonna do sh!t with 15:19 against Bama's defense. He would get less than the 21 points he got against Army.

Of course they could rub harris/Jalen/tua in same formation with QBs as threat of pass. Or alternate.
Be interesting stradegy. Run run run

More on Jacobs:

"That physical running style is going to test the linebackers of Oklahoma during the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 29 in Miami. Against his home state school, it will be interesting to see if Jacobs comes out even more fired up than usual.

After all, it's one thing to get overlooked by far-off programs like Alabama. It's quite another when it's the Sooners and they're a two-hour drive away."

Why Josh Jacobs is Alabama's most unlikely star

 

[CmnRef]

Actually Oklahoma offered before we did.

 

[252BAMA]

Actually Oklahoma offered before we did.

If so, it was after they learned that Bama was looking at him.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

If NS offers.....it gets everyone to give a second look.....
But his highlight tape was unbelievable......

 

[JoshB]

I don't believe Tua will be ready/healed. I said the same thing about Jalen weeks in a advance and was right. We may see Tua as decoy in a few run plays but I believe Jalen will carry this game as Tua's ankle wont be ready for him to be a dual threat.

#13 hasn't been a dual threat since the 10RC game.

Yeah because he didn't outrun the entire LSU defense for a 50-yard TD or anything...