That doesn't charge the fact the our oline is garbage. We can't run the ball. That will not be good against Ole Miss , where TOP will probably win the game. I'm fine with Hurts. I'm not fine that we have no run game. Start Emmons and get the oline working.

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Posted by TideWarrior

Asheville/Chapel Hill NC

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 9/13/16 at 6:53 am to NashBamaFan

I am not concerned about our running game and some of it I believe has to do more with Bo. I am not sold he is a true RB. Many assumed with his size that he could do what Henry did last year but Henry was a freak. Bo may turn out the same but not buying right no. Great athlete that I think could better be served as a HB/TE like Smelley.

I think Harris is going to have a great season and Emmons will as well by the of the year. I also really like how we are using Ridley almost like CUM did at UF with Harvin.

Also with our weapons at WR hard to ignore them and I think the staff is more focused on getting the TF QB in sync with the WRs early in the season. The best part of our passing attack is no team has the DBs to cover all our guys. USC saw that and Ole Miss is going to find out this weekend.

This team is built to score not TOP and I am not sure any team can keep us under 35 so the question will be can they out score us and I am not sure with our D that any team can. JMO

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Posted by JustGetItRight

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 9/13/16 at 9:41 am to NashBamaFan

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That doesn't charge the fact the our oline is garbage. We can't run the ball.

I wish I had the ability to know two games into the season that the o-line is garbage and can't run the football.

Here's the deal - both USC and Western Kentucky stacked the box to take away the run. Even with that, care to guess how many times Bama backs have been tackled for loss this season? Exactly once.

Now, care to guess that number after two games last season? NINE

USC got gashed. Between the end of the first quarter and last Bama possession, Bama only had 4 runs that netted less than 4 yards and one of those was a 2 yard TD run.

Against Western Kentucky where the game plan was clearly designed to give Hurts a lot of pocket experience, on most plays he had enough time to eat a sandwich, drink a beer, and walk to the fridge to get a second one.

So, in short, at this point in the season there is no evidence at all aside from Saban's calculated comments that suggests the oline is garbage. If anything, the suggestion is that they might be ahead of where the unit was at this point last season.

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