are miss st db's that good

I think they were playing their safties deep and we kept trying to beat them deep, they also wasn't falling for the T.E. drag.

We had 383 yards to their 197, the 4 turnovers stopped the game being 30-0.

Also keep in mind that on passing downs they were dropping 8 or 9 people into coverage with 2 deep safeties. That makes for tight passing lanes.

For much of the first half, prior to every snap Todd Blackledge would say "Bama likes to run _______ play here." We would then run that kind of play without fail. Mississippi State was ready for it every time, and we did nothing to try and throw the defense off balance.

AJ had happy feet, they were dropping 9 in coverage and still getting some pressure. I think that is because we really only pass off of play action. It does no good to protect for ever if AJ's internal clock says get rid of it.

AJ is either not good at going through his reads or there are just not any, and he only really has one or two options no matter how many run routes.

It is a lack of talent in some cases and a lack of execution in some and a lack of correct play calls in others. We are extremely predictable. And opposing coaches always seem to have us nailed, we just beat them with talent and execution when we are succesful. Several of our best runs were still blown up in the backfield and good runs by the back.

AJ is one of the best at going through his reads, the problem was everyone was covered up and he knows better than to force something for a risk/reward situation. He did once and Christion Jones gift wrapped the DB an INT.

Am I remembering things wrong, or did our passing game look better last year? Seems like the deep ball doesn't connect nearly as much in 2013.

We've had a lot of those same deep balls open this year. AJ has overthrown a few, and pressure has gotten to him a few times before he could hit it other times.

It did look better last year though, primarily because of the emergence of Amari Cooper. He's been injured most of the year, and when healthy defenses are keying on him more.

Yeah, Bell isn't the same deep threat anymore. He's lost a step and AJ has no timing with him. It sucks, but we need to just win from here. The VT, CSU, Ole Miss, and MSU games have done a number on me, I want domination, but now I'm ready to just secure 4 out of 5 and get ready for the post AJ era.