re: tOfficial Meltdown thread

We did play alot of 4-2-5. Coach Gus had a great game plan for the 4-2-5 he knew we would play. CJ did not make as many plays as most thought he should but that was the game pln for Gus. They took CJ out of the game by reading him on the read option, whatever he took they went to the other option. When #35 was at FB/HB for Auburn, he was the lead blocker on DePriest or to seal the edge. That put the run support game in the hands of LC coming up from safety. LC tends to try to jump plays for the big hit on the corner rather than leverage inside-out like he is supposed to do. When LC overstepped to the sideline, Auburns QB would turn it up behind the seal on the edge.

TX A&M showed Auburn how to take CJ out of the play by making him the read. VS was not there to fill behind him and Auburn capitalized on the flaw in our defense (the one that shows up when players go for the kill rather than just doing their job. Late in the game the third option came into play when Cyrus at CB left his man to try to make a play that was not his to make. Result, touchdown pass over his head.

The whole game came down to Alabama players trying to do someone elses job rather than theirs or making concentration errors. If they all play assignment defense then Alabama wins by 17 point (maybe more).