Offensive Line

I thought they played incredible against what was supposed to be the best front in the conference -- and obviously without Tunsil. Herbie kept running the timer on CK talking about how he was getting the ball out in 2 seconds. The implication is that we couldn't build a pocket around him, so he had get it out quick. That's great and everything. But that's not what I saw, to my untrained eye. This is how I remember it:

1) Several times they built and maintained a great pocket for Kelly. Bama had a hard time getting pressure, and only two sacks, both on successive plays in the 4th.

2) Kelly actually looked better on the snap plays where he was getting the ball out on a timer. I seem to remember that when he had time to set up and work his progressions, he threw his worst balls of the night.

3) The OL held its own on run blocking. Even on the very last possession, when we were trying to ice the game, and everyone knew were were gonna run, Walton got 5 yards on 2nd down and 4.999 yards on third down. Bama barely stopped us.