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I’ve taken enough time to let emotions die down from last night. We were extremely lucky to have escaped with a win last night. Most times, Arnold would have drawn a PI call on the last play; he had his left arm draped around the A&M receiver. With that being said, here’s what I observed:

Offense: The offensive line is playing much better; Seth is definitely an upgrade and it shows in our rushing attack and pass blocking adjustments. Without Young, we are having to rely on Gibbs, who is a tremendous talent. While Milroe’s play was very, very poor, I saw very little scheming from our OC to put him in a position to succeed. He cannot pass the ball effectively whatsoever, and he was really pressing to make plays, resulting in him staying in the pocket for far too long many times. A major, major problem is our OC. O’Brien is a poor play caller that can neither adjust his scheme to what the defense will give us, or to the talent that he has. He did not have Young back there last night, but he called much of the games as if he did. Our OC is one of the most stubborn play callers I have observed; whether the scheme is working or not, he will stay with it instead of adjusting, if he is able to at all. Our wrs still cannot get any separation, which is limiting so much that we should be able to do. Our wr recruiting evaluations have been very poor the 2 years prior to this last one, and that is why we have had to rely on the portal for wrs.

Defense: We are a very poorly disciplined team that is underachieving, pure and simple. This is the most talent we have had on a Saban defense, with the probable exception of 2016. We look great against inferior talent, but when we play a team close to our talent level, we are average at best. I heard again and again last night “the only time A&M scored was when we turned the ball over.” It doesn’t matter how the other team gets the possession; the defense is supposed to be able to stop them. We are hot and cold at best. Effective one defensive possession, poor on the next. Pete Golding is a very pathetic coach, and I am sick and tired of hearing him defended. The only reason he isn’t the poorest coach we have had under Saban is because we have OB as our OC, and my statement includes considering Applewhite from 07. We are very, very poorly coached on defense. I am beyond disappointed with this defense. Under a capable coach, it would have been incredible to watch. For those of you who spit out numbers as a defense for Golding, take away the numbers from the Vanderbilts, ULM’s, and Utah St’s, and then tell me what our average defensive numbers look like.

Special Teams: A&M’s punter nullified our return game all night with sky high kicks. We were hurt by having to consistently drive long distances. Will, I just don’t know. The 35 yarder he missed, he was just off last night, and it almost cost us. Our punter had a very good game, and is showing improvement.

As long as we can out talent teams, we are going to win. We have several teams coming up, especially in the postseason (I am assuming we improve enough to get there) that will match up with us much better than A&M did. Can we still win it all? Our potential says yes, and I am still going to pull for the good guys. I am just sick and tired of seeing us slop around out on the field, and I am sick and tired of us making below average qbs like King look like world beaters. We’re Alabama, by God, and we need to play like it still means something to wear that crimson jersey.

all good points but an avg QB looks outstanding when u have great WR and TAM have some good ones. plus their qb bought lot of time backpeddling and avoiding sacks.
Bama WR talent is at the bottom of SEC