🏈 What's the game plan?

[bamaledge]

I'm thinking we run straight at them and then throw down field. I think they are too fast on the perimeter to do much of the jet sweeps, but do it enough to keep them honest and just pound the daylights out of them.

 

[#80]

The plan is to make their ass quit !!

 

[rick4bama]

To win the game and bring home 16!

 

[EasyTider]

 

[TerryP]

I think they are too fast on the perimeter to do much of the jet sweeps, but do it enough to keep them honest

I expect a lot of motion and expect to see the the motion of the jet sweep quite often.

If you look at that OU game, Clemson was playing tight with their corners but gave OU free releases on their slot receivers following motion.

We know the offensive staff is going to be looking at match-ups on film. If motion and sweeps have made the Tiger defense move in game film, I can't see Bama moving away from what they've seen work with teams playing Clemson.

What I found really confusing about the OU approach is when they threw INT's, it was a change of the Clemson D (moving to a zone concept) and motion in the backfield would have identified man vs zone. Just an odd game plan in my opinion ...

 

[TerryP]

If you look at that OU game, Clemson was playing tight with their corners but gave OU free releases on their slot receivers following motion.

We know the offensive staff is going to be looking at match-ups on film. If motion and sweeps have made the Tiger defense move in game film, I can't see Bama moving away from what they've seen work with teams playing Clemson.

@bamaledge

Building on this a bit ...

One thing I noticed this week is how they (Clemson) respond to three WR sets. If one guy is sent in motion giving two receivers to the wide side, Clemson slides everything in that direction. The end result opens up two things (three, really.) One, it leaves the weak side receiver in one-on-one coverage on the outside and from the slot position it's leaves guys like Stewart a free release (7-9 yard cushion.) Notre Dame, and North Carolina, slid TE's and RB's out on sideline routes with that move as well.

I'm pretty convinced we're going to see Kiffin using Ridley, Stewart, and Drake for motion and if Clemson has been following that motion all year I don't see that stopping for the last game of the season. I don't hold a candle to what Kiffin sees on offense, but IF I can see that, I'm sure he can as well.