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I still don't understand why Kevin Norwood didn't see the field more this season
Posted on 1/26/12 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 1/26/12 at 7:31 pm
I always felt this way even before the BCS National Championship Game. It seemed like Norwood didn't get a lot of playing time even though he always seemed to make plays whenever he was on the field. He was also one of the few players with great size in the receiving corps this season. I came upon this chart on Roll Bama Roll.
Norwood led the team in yards per target and yards per catch. He was clearly one of the most productive wide receivers when he was on the field yet he was only the eighth most targeted receiver this season. It doesn't make any sense. The guy scores a really nice TD against Penn State early in 2010 and he doesn't catch another pass game until the Georgia State in the second to last week of the season. He was one of the few offensive players that was making big plays in the Mississippi State game yet he hardly saw the field for the previous seven weeks after the Penn State game. I just don't understand these long stretches where Norwood seems to disappear to the coaching staff even those his play seems to be warrant more playing time.
Norwood led the team in yards per target and yards per catch. He was clearly one of the most productive wide receivers when he was on the field yet he was only the eighth most targeted receiver this season. It doesn't make any sense. The guy scores a really nice TD against Penn State early in 2010 and he doesn't catch another pass game until the Georgia State in the second to last week of the season. He was one of the few offensive players that was making big plays in the Mississippi State game yet he hardly saw the field for the previous seven weeks after the Penn State game. I just don't understand these long stretches where Norwood seems to disappear to the coaching staff even those his play seems to be warrant more playing time.
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Posted on 1/26/12 at 7:36 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
Well, that is surprising. However, after his performance in the NC alone, I think he will. He left me speechless. I didn't even have time to get worried about Maze being hurt. Step up big time. Now, I don't want to start a rumor, but has he had some discipline problems? I hope not, he had a Julioesque performance.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 7:38 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
Being a receiver in Bama's offense is more than catching the ball when it's tossed your way. There's proper route running and blocking and that's usually what keeps some off the field.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 7:39 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
I hope he breaks out more next year. Played against him in High School, and really hope he gets more time.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 7:41 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
Norwood probably has the best hands of any WR on the team. Chances are he doesn't know the playbook as well as they want him to.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 7:41 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
He wasn't gonna get Maze's or Hanks' minutes.. I heard that it was also based on practice consistency... Bell and White are pretty good and needed minutes... he will get his chance to be the man this season.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 8:20 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
I think it was just a matter of Saban playing the older, more experienced WR's.
As far as talk about him not knowing the playbook or having discipline problems, maybe, but he seems like a very well-mannered intelligent kid. I'm not typically a FB stalker, but somehow I ended up being friends with two Bama players - Eddie Lacy and Kevin Norwood. Norwood obviously paid attention in school because he writes better than 80% of my FB friends.
As far as talk about him not knowing the playbook or having discipline problems, maybe, but he seems like a very well-mannered intelligent kid. I'm not typically a FB stalker, but somehow I ended up being friends with two Bama players - Eddie Lacy and Kevin Norwood. Norwood obviously paid attention in school because he writes better than 80% of my FB friends.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 8:44 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
i just named him in the 'most respect for' thread. guy made some tough grabs.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 9:19 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
Honestly, the #3 & 4 WR spots have been kind of puzzling since Saban arrived.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 11:50 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
It seems like Norwood would be the perfect target in the red zone. I'm hoping our new OC can do a better job of punching it into the end zone when we get inside the 20.
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