As I sit in the Whataburger in Tuscaloosa. It’s like the SEC meetings in here. Six schools represented.
Anyway…
the offensive line is so bad in pass protection it boggles the mind. And I think a lot of it comes down to two things: communication and not getting the blocking scheme. They continue to play as 5 individuals and not a unit. And when someone blows and assignment, that’s it. It’s a net loss. It didn’t help that they had two new starters out there last night, but Alabama just abused them. Thankfully, that’s the best defensive front 7 they’ll see the remainder of the year.
it’s interesting that the buy-in can’t be questioned (I mean they played their asses off) after Mississippi State. It seemed like a different team in that respect.
it’s not going to take long for Evan Stewart to become and elite receiver. Moose Muhammad deserves to start. But watch out for Chris Marshall. He only had a few catches, but he made some experienced corners look bad last night and he fought for some big yards.
I know a lot of you hate Haynes King, but the way he gutted through things last night, yelled at the coaches to hurry up and kept things going in a very loud and packed (100,077) stadium wins the respect of your teammates.
Donovan Green is still developing, but I think he’s going to be a more complete tight end than Jalen Wydermyer. He not only doesn’t mind blocking, he puts effort into it. And for him to be the man on a gotta have it fourth down is impressive.
There were about seven different plays or mistakes you can say cost the Aggies the game. That’s how close it was and why it’s so frustrating.
the comfort level the defensive line had with the 4-man front was obvious last night. You had true freshmen whipping seniors and applying a lot more pressure. That group is going to be so good in 2023.
McKinnley Jackson and Walter Nolen need to play together more. And by more I mean a lot. Jackson bulldozed Alabama’s front, at least in part because they were doubling Nolen!
Fadil Diggs is a boss, on and off the field. I thought he’d be an effort guy who would be rewarded for his work. Nah. He had an NFL get off last night and embarrassed JC Latham. Humiliated him.
that’s the last time we’ll see Jahmyr Gibbs. He’s going to the show. That was a good a job by a back as I’ve seen since Derrick Henry (not counting Spiller or Achane). He has 1st round wiggle, getting through small holes.
Bryce Young would have made Alabama more dangerous, but I’m not sure how much more. A&M probably would have had more sacks and the corners played really well last night for the most part. Deuce Harmon got beat on a perfect playcall, but that was about it. And teams are looking at 17 and not throwing to his side of the field.
Jarred Kerr looks like a steal. Kid’s fearless.
Jacoby Mathews is getting more snaps and he seems increasingly comfortable.
better catch: Stewart’s last night or Kendrick Rogers in OT against LSU? It was that good.
I don’t know if you’re seeing it, but I see the freshmen rapidly improving. There’s still bad moments, but they’re taking over series with more frequency.
Shemar Stewart is going to be a beast. Overton and Lucas are players, but of that group, he’s the one I think can be an All-American and a 1st Rounder. I’m just talking DEs.
Seemed like Alabama went looking for Albert Regis when he was out there. There was a lot of running at 15. When it was 35/88, Bama ran outside.
There were several plays last night where the defense showed improvement. Alabama likes to run what I call flow plays (not the technical term) where they run a stretch play and the lines blocks almost diagonally to the direction of the run. A&M responded by moving with the flow, holding the edge and stuffing the play. You have to be physical to do that and they were. Alabama killed A&M with that play under Sumlin.
I like designed rollouts for King. Good things tend to happen. But they have to be designed.
Alabama fans sitting in here are genuinely scared they’ll lose next year since Young will be gone and A&M’s young guys won’t.
Anyway…
the offensive line is so bad in pass protection it boggles the mind. And I think a lot of it comes down to two things: communication and not getting the blocking scheme. They continue to play as 5 individuals and not a unit. And when someone blows and assignment, that’s it. It’s a net loss. It didn’t help that they had two new starters out there last night, but Alabama just abused them. Thankfully, that’s the best defensive front 7 they’ll see the remainder of the year.
it’s interesting that the buy-in can’t be questioned (I mean they played their asses off) after Mississippi State. It seemed like a different team in that respect.
it’s not going to take long for Evan Stewart to become and elite receiver. Moose Muhammad deserves to start. But watch out for Chris Marshall. He only had a few catches, but he made some experienced corners look bad last night and he fought for some big yards.
I know a lot of you hate Haynes King, but the way he gutted through things last night, yelled at the coaches to hurry up and kept things going in a very loud and packed (100,077) stadium wins the respect of your teammates.
Donovan Green is still developing, but I think he’s going to be a more complete tight end than Jalen Wydermyer. He not only doesn’t mind blocking, he puts effort into it. And for him to be the man on a gotta have it fourth down is impressive.
There were about seven different plays or mistakes you can say cost the Aggies the game. That’s how close it was and why it’s so frustrating.
the comfort level the defensive line had with the 4-man front was obvious last night. You had true freshmen whipping seniors and applying a lot more pressure. That group is going to be so good in 2023.
McKinnley Jackson and Walter Nolen need to play together more. And by more I mean a lot. Jackson bulldozed Alabama’s front, at least in part because they were doubling Nolen!
Fadil Diggs is a boss, on and off the field. I thought he’d be an effort guy who would be rewarded for his work. Nah. He had an NFL get off last night and embarrassed JC Latham. Humiliated him.
that’s the last time we’ll see Jahmyr Gibbs. He’s going to the show. That was a good a job by a back as I’ve seen since Derrick Henry (not counting Spiller or Achane). He has 1st round wiggle, getting through small holes.
Bryce Young would have made Alabama more dangerous, but I’m not sure how much more. A&M probably would have had more sacks and the corners played really well last night for the most part. Deuce Harmon got beat on a perfect playcall, but that was about it. And teams are looking at 17 and not throwing to his side of the field.
Jarred Kerr looks like a steal. Kid’s fearless.
Jacoby Mathews is getting more snaps and he seems increasingly comfortable.
better catch: Stewart’s last night or Kendrick Rogers in OT against LSU? It was that good.
I don’t know if you’re seeing it, but I see the freshmen rapidly improving. There’s still bad moments, but they’re taking over series with more frequency.
Shemar Stewart is going to be a beast. Overton and Lucas are players, but of that group, he’s the one I think can be an All-American and a 1st Rounder. I’m just talking DEs.
Seemed like Alabama went looking for Albert Regis when he was out there. There was a lot of running at 15. When it was 35/88, Bama ran outside.
There were several plays last night where the defense showed improvement. Alabama likes to run what I call flow plays (not the technical term) where they run a stretch play and the lines blocks almost diagonally to the direction of the run. A&M responded by moving with the flow, holding the edge and stuffing the play. You have to be physical to do that and they were. Alabama killed A&M with that play under Sumlin.
I like designed rollouts for King. Good things tend to happen. But they have to be designed.
Alabama fans sitting in here are genuinely scared they’ll lose next year since Young will be gone and A&M’s young guys won’t.
