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re: WTF happened to "make his arse quit!"
Posted on 1/3/15 at 10:53 am to Alahunter
Posted on 1/3/15 at 10:53 am to Alahunter
Whatever success we had on defense was destroyed on third downs.
We were great on first and second downs, but not only is giving up first dowms on third and longs not good for stopping a teams offense from scoring, it also kills morale when the d busts their arse to put them in a third and long only to have the secondary let a guy run wide arse open for a 20 something yard gain, or the QB scrambling for a 12 yard gain.
3rd downs are what lost us this game and really every game we have lost under Saban. We fix our third down defense, we are unstoppable. If not, it will continue to come down to the wire against most good teams we play. You can't dominate the opponent without dominating third downs.
We were great on first and second downs, but not only is giving up first dowms on third and longs not good for stopping a teams offense from scoring, it also kills morale when the d busts their arse to put them in a third and long only to have the secondary let a guy run wide arse open for a 20 something yard gain, or the QB scrambling for a 12 yard gain.
3rd downs are what lost us this game and really every game we have lost under Saban. We fix our third down defense, we are unstoppable. If not, it will continue to come down to the wire against most good teams we play. You can't dominate the opponent without dominating third downs.
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Posted on 1/3/15 at 10:55 am to Funky Tide 8
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Whatever success we had on defense was destroyed on third downs.
Yep. It was unreal. I was ill about that. We dropped into zone, and rushed nobody on every single 3rd and long. And they converted every single 3rd and long. It was maddening.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 12:03 pm to Funky Tide 8
Yep. I never thought I'd see a Saban defense let a 3rd team QB in his second start go completely unaffected. Props to Jones and Meyer, but our defense used to get in the heads of QBs, if not knock their arse in the dirt. This guy feasted on our D, especially on 3rd down, the whole game. It was grotesque.
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