No one actually cares about the style of the offense though. People only care about how effective it is. Our offense having issues with consistency this year doesn't mean it would be a good idea to try to recreate the magic of the 2020 team. That group was loaded with extremely talented upperclassmen and that kind of roster is nearly impossible to build in the portal/NIL era. Sark isn't walking through that door either, and the OC is as responsibile for making things work as anyone. Even when the plays are well executed, if the design and sequence of them isn't up to par it's not going to work. You have to tailor the system to your personnel even if your personnel isn't what you'd like it to be.

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Posted by Diego Ricardo

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Posted on 1/8/24 at 3:53 pm to Robot Santa

I think broadly, we're trying to do the same things as 2020 but what we're doing since Sark left is much more poorly packaged to maximize constraint issues on the defense. Can't underestimate that the OL play has just been flat-out poor since Kyle Flood left too.

Alabama floundered a bit post-Stoutland in 2013 and 2014 but not to this degree. 2 of the last 3 OL units are in the bottom 3 for the entire Saban tenure in Tuscaloosa. At least 2007 was year 1 and endured the meat of their schedule without their starting center due to textbookgate. Hard to make excuses for production in the same class as "unprocessed" Shula recruits. Freshmen LTs have started here before and flourished.

I think the QB does owe some blame though. Let's see if Milroe's year 4 can be more like Mac's year 4 in 2020. I have my doubts he can reach that benchmark but I do expect marked improvement at QB.

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Posted by PowHound

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Posted on 1/8/24 at 3:54 pm to Robot Santa

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No one actually cares about the style of the offense though.

The recruits care. How can we recruit a 5* QB or any other position if we cant even tell him what style offense we play, or how we will prepare them for the NFL ?

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People only care about how effective it is.

Kinda my point in this thread- weve already seen what was more effective. WTF are we going away from it because of one players limitations ?

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That group was loaded with extremely talented upperclassmen and that kind of roster is nearly impossible to build in the portal/NIL era.

I disagree. I think transfers and the portal make it easier to have an upperclassmen roster. Look what kiffin is doing.

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the OC is as responsibile for making things work as anyone.

Completely agree, but hes not a gusbus guru so - what good is he ? Are we going to rewrite the entire offense and identity of the team for one limited player ?

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You have to tailor the system to your personnel

100% agree but we have to decide who we are going to be. With all our success why would we recruit anyone that didnt have the same traits as AJ, Tua, Mac, Bryce ?

The kind of QBs that can make the critical decisions, stretch the field, and protect the ball.

Im at a total loss why Bama is trying to "develop" a QB for 4 years in this new era of semi pro ball with unlimited free agency.

At the BEST program in America. Makes zero sense to me. The GOAT aint getting any younger. We should be able to go out and get a pro style QB if one of the younger guys arent going to be ready Tick tock...

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