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Posted on 9/11/16 at 7:30 pm to YStar
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Another adsptation would be playing faster.
I think this is why we see all out of the play calling we are now. I assume as the season progress we will add things to speed up his play. It just seems right now he is off a little on reads downfield.
Posted on 9/11/16 at 7:34 pm to TideWarrior
I honestly do believe this week of practice will do wonders for him and the offense as a whole.
Posted on 9/11/16 at 8:03 pm to Bamadoc
Nothing unusual for our team. We always seem a little tight in big openers and the next week we play down. the only difference is this year we still dominated in both games and maybe are only at 30% of what we are capable of. 
Posted on 9/11/16 at 8:15 pm to TideWarrior
WKU is a good team. They are at least winning 10 games again this season.
I think that is getting overlooked too much.
I think that is getting overlooked too much.
Posted on 9/11/16 at 8:21 pm to YStar
They are a very good team but that was part of my point. Usually against a team like that especially early in the season we do not look good and our D gives up a lot of points to a very good offensive team. But we are still head and shoulders over our first two opponents no where near our potential.
The short answer Ole Miss fricked
The short answer Ole Miss fricked
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:37 pm to Cobrasize
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Alabama returned to the practice field Monday afternoon after a one-day hiatus for its first practice of Ole Miss preparation. The Crimson Tide players practiced outdoors and in shells on a mostly-sunny, 91-degree afternoon.
Here are several tidbits from the media viewing portion of Alabama’s Monday practice session in Tuscaloosa:
- Jalen Hurts led the quarterbacks through individual passing drills Monday. When the position group broke into two lines with receivers, he and Blake Barnett led them with David Cornwell and Cooper Batemanbehind them, respectively.
- The first-team offensive line was comprised of, from left to right, Cam Robinson, Lester Cotton, Bradley Bozeman, Ross Pierschbacher andJonah Williams. Alphonse Taylor worked at right guard with the second-team line. Taylor replaced Pierschbacher in Saturday’s game versus Western Kentucky as the Tide running game has struggled in the first two weeks.
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- Cam Sims (shoulder) participated in the one media viewing period and wore a sleeve on his left knee.
- Robert Foster stood off to the side with his helmet off during the one media viewing period Monday.
- Johnny Dwight was not spotted on the practice field. He wore street clothes in Saturday’s home opener.
“We don’t have any significant injuries,” head coach Nick Saban said earlier Monday afternoon. “Cam Sims should be back. Some guys will be in black jerseys today but I don't think it will be an issue or the game.”
- Richie Petitbon (knee) shed his black jersey and wore a white jersey for the first time since his spring injury.
- Rashaan Evans practice with the inside linebackers Monday. He has spent time inside and outside recently.
- Several scholarship players wore scout-team numbers that represented Ole Miss players. They were:
Xavian Marks -- A.J. Brown
Irvin Smith -- Evan Engram
Ben Davis -- DeMarquis Gates
Joshua McMillon -- Rommel Mageo
Jamey Mosley -- Marquis Haynes
Terrell Hall -- John Youngblood
Mekhi Brown -- Fadol Brown
Keaton Anderson -- Terry Caldwell
*** What’s next: Alabama will be back on the practice field Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. CT.
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This post was edited on 9/13/16 at 8:33 am
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:56 pm to TideSaint
i wonder what the temperature will be outside tomorrow regardless of whether we are indoors or outdoors.
they must have a template and at the end of the first sentence it is mandatory that they tell us the outside temp.
they must have a template and at the end of the first sentence it is mandatory that they tell us the outside temp.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 12:18 am to YStar
That doesn't charge the fact the our oline is garbage. We can't run the ball. That will not be good against Ole Miss , where TOP will probably win the game. I'm fine with Hurts. I'm not fine that we have no run game. Start Emmons and get the oline working.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 6:53 am to NashBamaFan
I am not concerned about our running game and some of it I believe has to do more with Bo. I am not sold he is a true RB. Many assumed with his size that he could do what Henry did last year but Henry was a freak. Bo may turn out the same but not buying right no. Great athlete that I think could better be served as a HB/TE like Smelley.
I think Harris is going to have a great season and Emmons will as well by the of the year. I also really like how we are using Ridley almost like CUM did at UF with Harvin.
Also with our weapons at WR hard to ignore them and I think the staff is more focused on getting the TF QB in sync with the WRs early in the season. The best part of our passing attack is no team has the DBs to cover all our guys. USC saw that and Ole Miss is going to find out this weekend.
This team is built to score not TOP and I am not sure any team can keep us under 35 so the question will be can they out score us and I am not sure with our D that any team can. JMO
I think Harris is going to have a great season and Emmons will as well by the of the year. I also really like how we are using Ridley almost like CUM did at UF with Harvin.
Also with our weapons at WR hard to ignore them and I think the staff is more focused on getting the TF QB in sync with the WRs early in the season. The best part of our passing attack is no team has the DBs to cover all our guys. USC saw that and Ole Miss is going to find out this weekend.
This team is built to score not TOP and I am not sure any team can keep us under 35 so the question will be can they out score us and I am not sure with our D that any team can. JMO
Posted on 9/13/16 at 7:09 am to TideWarrior
NS addressed the run game as too many men in the box by WKU. He still was not happy with panalties and lack of execution. I think you will see a better OL this week.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 7:12 am to mrbroker
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NS addressed the run game as too many men in the box by WKU.
And also said in the future we'll need to be able to run against that. Henry only averaged 5.62 YPC last season. But he won the Heisman and was successful because he could find the seams and get behind most of the defense because they were all up close to the line.
That said, he'd also get dropped right around the line.
We'll have to make defenses respect the deep ball, and I'm sure we will in time. I'm interested in seeing how things play out at RB as the season progresses. We have great talent at the position, same with the OL. It all has to come together.
And Hurts has to run full speed
Posted on 9/13/16 at 7:20 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
I was disappointed that Hurts seemed to be running less than full speed when it was obvious he was not going to pass. Does it take him a while to get to full speed and maybe this is normal.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:00 am to mrbroker
He is a cautious runner (bad for running backs but good for QBs). He doesn't take a lot of direct hits and that'll keep him healthy.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:30 am to coachcrisp
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He doesn't take a lot of direct hits and that'll keep him healthy.
I like that about him. He will do enough to get the first down or a positive play not going to try and create something that is not there for one or two more yards and take a hard hit.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:41 am to NashBamaFan
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That doesn't charge the fact the our oline is garbage. We can't run the ball.
I wish I had the ability to know two games into the season that the o-line is garbage and can't run the football.
Here's the deal - both USC and Western Kentucky stacked the box to take away the run. Even with that, care to guess how many times Bama backs have been tackled for loss this season? Exactly once.
Now, care to guess that number after two games last season? NINE
USC got gashed. Between the end of the first quarter and last Bama possession, Bama only had 4 runs that netted less than 4 yards and one of those was a 2 yard TD run.
Against Western Kentucky where the game plan was clearly designed to give Hurts a lot of pocket experience, on most plays he had enough time to eat a sandwich, drink a beer, and walk to the fridge to get a second one.
So, in short, at this point in the season there is no evidence at all aside from Saban's calculated comments that suggests the oline is garbage. If anything, the suggestion is that they might be ahead of where the unit was at this point last season.
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:21 am to JustGetItRight
I kinda agree, if they had not been commiting so many penalties we would not think they played that bad last week, but they killed so many drives. Pass pro has been pretty good both games. Ole miss will have a higher dl level than those other teams, so im hoping they roll hurts out frequently. He seems very accurate in the move, its easier to take off for an outside run, simplifies decision making (if you receiver and relief valve are covered look to run and pick up what you can, get out of bounds. If you cant run, get rid of the ball). Ole miss is garbage in the secondary this year, so we should have openings
Posted on 9/13/16 at 10:40 am to narddogg81
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commiting so many penalties
That is the only thing that's really bothered me thus far.
As to Hurts, I expect to see him on the move a lot.
Posted on 9/14/16 at 8:50 am to TideSaint
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- One of the top concerns for No. 1 Alabama entering the season was its depth along the defensive line. After a 2015 season that featured one of the best front lines in all of college football, the Crimson Tide was tasked with replacing two starters and two contributors and replacing them with relatively inexperienced players and a trio of newcomers.
After two games, Alabama’s defense has been the strength of its team, and the defensive line has not taken a step backward in terms of its push up front. That’s because the Tide has found some quality depth in the form of Dakota Ball.
Ball, a fifth-year senior, started out as a defensive lineman when he joined the Alabama program but moved to tight end as a redshirt sophomore. The Lindale, Ga., native switched back to his original position this spring because of a lack of experienced depth along the defensive line, a move Tide head coach Nick Saban made that has proven to be a wise one.
“Dakota Ball has shown some progress,” Saban said earlier this fall. “This is the natural position that he played. We moved him to tight end a year ago because we had depth problems there. I think he can help us some.”
In Alabama’s first two games of 2016, Ball has been one of the first reserves off the bench to spell starting defensive ends Jonathan Allen and Dalvin Tomlinson. He has registered four tackles and teamed up with Allen to split a sack in the team’s 38-10 victory over Western Kentucky in the Tide’s home opener this past weekend, showing off the motor Allen vouched for.
“He’s a baller,” Allen said of Ball. “I think he can play really well. I think he’ll really help the defensive line out. I definitely feel like he has an incredible motor, and that’s what makes him one of our best defensive linemen.
“He’s a really good player, run and pass rush.”
A former three-star product of Pepperell (Ga.) High School, Ball may not be the player most expected to see make an impact from a depth standpoint this fall. There are other, larger players at his position that have more practice time along the defensive line than the 6-foot-3, 268-pound Ball. Plus, the Tide added a trio of talented newcomers to the roster this summer.
But Ball kept his motor running in practice, presenting Alabama’s offensive line with another obstacle on the practice field. And because of that, the redshirt senior has seen more and more playing time this fall.
“Dakota is a very physical athlete,” center Bradley Bozeman said. “Just like the rest of our D-Line and everywhere else on our team, they are trying to get a starting spot and compete to the best of their ability.”
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Really proud of Dakota Ball. He could have transferred out like others in the past, but he worked his arse off and now he's getting recognized for it.
Posted on 9/14/16 at 8:54 am to Cobrasize
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama will face arguably the best quarterback on its 2016-17 schedule Saturday in Ole Miss’ Chad Kelly. And after last year’s meeting between the SEC West teams, the Crimson Tide isn’t taking him lightly.
Through two games, Kelly has completed 41-of-66 (62.1 percent) of his passes for 532 yards a league-high seven passing touchdowns. He also is second in the SEC with three interceptions. Kelly’s success through the air has Alabama’s attention four days ahead of kickoff, but head coach Nick Saban and the Tide players are also well-aware of his ability to run the football.
“He’s an outstanding passer,” Saban said of Kelly on Monday. “He’s very accurate with the ball. He knows this offense very well. He has the ability to extend plays. He’s a really good competitor and he’s a playmaker type guy.
“And the combination of those things make him very effective in terms of what they do. It’s going to be important that we do a good job pushing the pocket on him, not letting him scramble around, but at the same time effecting him where he can’t be as good a passer as he’s capable of. We do that with good coverage, as well as good pass coverage.”
Last season in Tuscaloosa, Kelly threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns in Ole Miss’ 43-37 win over Alabama. He also carried the ball eight times for 21 yards and another score in the Tide’s lone loss of 2015. But in two games this year, Kelly’s running ability has been silenced, as he has only rushed for 28 yards on 17 carries in the first two weeks of the 2016 season.
Still, Alabama’s players are focusing on playing with discipline when it comes to defending Kelly this week in practice. They’ve seen what he can do when he escapes the pocket and want to limit that aspect of his game Saturday.
“You just have to have good pressure getting to the pocket,” senior defensive end Jonathan Allen said Monday. “You have to have all guys rushing in their lanes and just doing a good job containing them.”
Some may describe Kelly as a “risk taker” with some of the throws and decisions he makes on the football field, but Allen and the Tide defense would rather face a player like that than a sound technician behind center.
“We love quarterbacks that take risks, that gives us more opportunities for us,” Allen said when asked if taking risks makes defending Kelly difficult. “We’re just going to go out there, do our job, play a good game defensively.”
After leading the conference with 310.9 yards per game, 4,042 yards and 31 touchdowns a year ago, Kelly will welcome Alabama to Oxford as one of the best -- if not the best -- quarterbacks it will face this year. He no longer has his favorite target of Laquon Treadwell, but Kelly still has an arsenal of weapons, including senior tight end Evan Engram, at his disposal.
It will be up to the Tide to continue its strong defensive play through two games, as well as playing with discipline in order to shut down the airways in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, forcing the Rebels to either run the ball or make mistakes.
“The one thing I can say is that you have to have your eyes in the right spot,” senior safety Eddie Jackson said Monday. “They’re the type of team that their offense likes to come out fast. They’ll spread the field. They have receivers who can stretch the field vertically. You just have to do a good job of keeping those guys cut off and making plays.”
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