| FTBL What would you call?

[OldPlayer]

Alabama will be criticized for the final play call for the next several months. I’m sure we all have opinions on what the “right” play to call is/was. If you could turn back time, what would you do?

My “correct” call would have been the Tebow jump pass. Everyone knew that Milroe was going to get the call. Michigan’s defensive line had their way against Alabama’s OL all day. They were going to clog the middle and focus on Milroe. The Tebow jump pass would have taken advantage of Michigan’s strengths and Alabama’s tendencies.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I mentioned in the Good, Bad, & Ugly thread that I thought it was going to be a jump pass play. I'd have been fine with that, but I would have been ok with sweep to Law out of motion too at that point... I'd imagine they had something like that in the 2 point playbook, which is what they were likely going to be dealing out of. I'd love to know what they were going to run on the 1st play, before Michigan called timeout.

 

[Bama Guy]

Question.... were we able to run the actual play called, or did the bad snap cause JM to just try to get what he could?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Question.... were we able to run the actual play called, or did the bad snap cause JM to just try to get what he could?

Either way, the snap didn't help... but it also doesn't mean the play would have been successful with a good snap.

 

[PurlJam]

Same play everyone on the planet torches our ass with. TE or RB out in the flat uncovered.

 

[bamaledge]

Run it down their throat!
Next would be the rub from the tight end and throw it to him.

 

[BamaFan334]

I stated it in the other thread, but the two point play Bryce to Metchie was the play I would have ran.

 

[24and7]

The Tebow jump pass or the fumble rooskie… but if properly executed the call Rees intended.. follow the guard!

 

[rick4bama]

The bad snap throw him off.

 

[24and7]

The bad snap throw him off.

Yeah.. I know.. but the call itself was not horrible, like everyone claims.. it shouldve worked

 

[rick4bama]

Yeah.. I know.. but the call itself was not horrible, like everyone claims.. it shouldve worked

I know we keep talking about this play. But if the defense had just stopped them. Why they stopped playing good defense at that time will be a mystery to me?

 

[24and7]

I know we keep talking about this play. But if the defense had just stopped them. Why they stopped playing good defense at that time will be a mystery to me?

Too tired.. starters out there tooo long..no developed 2nd string..

 

[OldPlayer]

Yeah.. I know.. but the call itself was not horrible, like everyone claims.. it shouldve worked

Hindsight is always 20-20.

 

[mando]

I know we keep talking about this play. But if the defense had just stopped them. Why they stopped playing good defense at that time will be a mystery to me?

This.... D played lights out in the 2nd half until they didn't.

With that said not sure there was an issue with the call. Milroe had successfully ran this play earlier right up the gut for like a 10-15 yard run. Patience as a runner could have helped if he read the blocking.

For an alternative call maybe a run off LT by the RB. #22 ran really well when he was in there as did #2.

 

[footballer]

I agree somewhat with mando. Except line up RB 22 in wildcat and run the same play following the pulling 77 around left side.
JM is fast but not near as quick as 22 and does not have the vision of RB.
Or another wrinkle. Instead of 22, put Storey in wildcat, with option to run following 77 around left side or pass to Niblack who lined up on left side with a pattern in the EZ. Any play called would most likely require a clean exchange from center to QB.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

This.... D played lights out in the 2nd half until they didn't.

With that said not sure there was an issue with the call. Milroe had successfully ran this play earlier right up the gut for like a 10-15 yard run. Patience as a runner could have helped if he read the blocking.

For an alternative call maybe a run off LT by the RB. #22 ran really well when he was in there as did #2.

And milroe salted away uga game ...near same play...
Just didnt work...
Michigan was prepared....period

I said to ms50+ just before the snap..."milroe is gonna keep ball and try to power his way in the ez"

So if i thought...smarter football people who scouted bama for a month...ummmm

 

[bamafan4ever]

Statue of Liberty would have been better than the crap they ran. Hell, it worked for Boise (not a state).

 

[It Takes Eleven]

The Tebow jump pass or the fumble rooskie… but if properly executed the call Rees intended.. follow the guard!

Depending on the camera angle, the corner would've gotten him if he'd moved to the left at all. From behind the play, it looked far more open than from any other angle.

 

[footballer]

It looked to me like the play was designed to run left behind the pulling 77 from right to left, which was open. But the center rolled the ball once more to Milroe and he seemed to panic and ducked his head and went straight forward into a wall. No gain?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Plus tripped on oline foot