re: Comparing Alabama offensive coordinators, Sark, Locks, Dabol, Kiffin

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It is absolutely negligent to run 8-10 run plays a game into outnumbered fronts just for the sake of balance when you are even outside and have guys like we have with a QB who can get it them accurately and in stride every time.

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It is not negligent if you are trying to develop another part of your offense. Runnning against outnumbered fronts isn't a fait accompli - we've seen the 2012 OL do it and even Stanford teams do it.

What has kept recent Alabama teams from realizing their potential has been the reliance on "taking what the defense gives you".

I remember when Blake Sims was looking down Amari Cooper since he was always 5 yards open at the detriment of building other parts of the offense. When the offense ran into a team where Cooper wasn't 5 yards open (OSU), we didn't have anything in the passing game to fall back on.