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Posted on 1/19/21 at 12:40 pm to Bamatab
Posted on 1/19/21 at 12:40 pm to Bamatab
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And Saban obvious fought to keep Golding
I am sure Saban wants to keep Golding around, I mean it has been 3 years.
However, I do not think Pete was the front runner for any positions out there. He is not been in any discussion for a HC gig either... No raises offered.
Let me reiterate that I do not think Golding is a horrible coach. Guy obviously has some respect and Saban likes him.
However, I would not be too worried about finding a replacement for him.
As Saban said, he went in a different direction hiring Golding. He wanted a younger guy that would stick around longer.
The Texas thing was the wrong Pete... Kwiatkowski going to be DC there
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 12:43 pm
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Posted on 1/19/21 at 12:51 pm to UltimaParadox
Source: If details worked out, Washington's Pete Kwiatkowski likely to join Sarkisian's staff at Texas (Horns247)
Report: Texas hires Pete Kwiatkowski as new defensive coordinator (247Sports)
Good fit & hire, imo.
Report: Texas hires Pete Kwiatkowski as new defensive coordinator (247Sports)
Good fit & hire, imo.
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:05 pm to UltimaParadox
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The Texas thing was the wrong Pete... Kwiatkowski going to be DC there
The Texas rumor this past weekend was the supposedly "wrong Pete" rumor. But Sark's original plan was Golding until Saban told Sark to back off unless he could find a better replacement (that was reported by a few different UT sources). Then Sark offered Lanning, who turned them down (that was reported by both Texas and UGA sources). The wrong Pete rumor that you are referring to is the rumor over the weekend that Sark went back to Golding with a big money deal. That was the rumor that people got their Pete's mixed up on.
But by every account/rumor that I have seen Golding was Sark's original target, then Lanning, and then Sark turned his attention to Kwiatkowski over the weekend after Lanning turned him down.
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:19 pm to Bamatab
3rd Down Conversion Defense since 2009
We were really good in 2015/2016, but other than that we haven't been elite at it in a long while
We were really good in 2015/2016, but other than that we haven't been elite at it in a long while
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:22 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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We were really good in 2015/2016
Not so coincidentally, we were able to generate a ton of pressure without blitzing during both of these seasons.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:22 pm to Robot Santa
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Not so coincidentally, we were able to generate a ton of pressure without blitzing during both of these seasons.
Yup
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:27 pm to Robot Santa
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Not so coincidentally, we were able to generate a ton of pressure without blitzing during both of these seasons.
Recruiting misses hurt us a lot since then. Our DL was other worldly in 2015 and 2016 with guys like Jonathan Allen, Jarran Reed, Daron Payne, Dalvin Tomlinson, Da'Shawn Hand, and A'Shawn Robinson.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:35 pm to RollTide1987
So, Saban keeps Golding and hires Pruitt as an analyst (initially).
ETA: Then Pruitt's lawyer gets him a good buyout settlement from UT, clearing his name and the pathway for him to move to on-field staff.
ETA: Then Pruitt's lawyer gets him a good buyout settlement from UT, clearing his name and the pathway for him to move to on-field staff.
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:38 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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We were really good in 2015/2016, but other than that we haven't been elite at it in a long while
Fair enough. But according to that chart our 3rd down defense was better under Tosh/Golding in 2018 than under Pruitt in 2017, and I don't think anyone would say that the Tosh/Golding defense in 2018 was a better defense that Pruitt's 2017 defense.
I would like to see what those numbers looked like from say the 2nd half of the UGA game to the end of the regular season (I wonder how much the OM and UF games skewed those numbers), but I will definitely admit that those 2020 3rd down numbers don't look good at all. But with that said, I'm still of the opinion that Golding is improving at calling Saban's defense, and that there's a reason that Saban wants to hold on to him.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:40 pm to TidalSurge1
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So, Saban keeps Golding and hires Pruitt as an analyst (initially).
Now that is a plan that I think we can all get behind.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:41 pm to Robot Santa
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Not so coincidentally, we were able to generate a ton of pressure without blitzing during both of these seasons.
This also seemingly started to happen later in this past season with Allen and Anderson coming on, plus Barmore.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:45 pm to Bham Bammer
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Not so coincidentally, we were able to generate a ton of pressure without blitzing during both of these seasons.
This also seemingly started to happen later in this past season with Allen and Anderson coming on, plus Barmore.
Exactly.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:47 pm to Bham Bammer
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This also seemingly started to happen later in this past season with Allen and Anderson coming on, plus Barmore.
And we still gave up 3rd down conversions
SECCG + Playoffs : 22/41 (53.7%)
Posted on 1/19/21 at 1:58 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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SECCG + Playoffs : 22/41 (53.7%)
What was our 3rd down conversion rate in just the Playoffs? I'm just curious how much, if any, that SECCG skewed that number.
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 1/19/21 at 2:01 pm to Bamatab
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What was our 3rd down conversion rate in just the Playoffs? I'm just curious how much, if any, that SECCG skewed that number.
14/30 (46.7%)
So, not as bad, but not good.
However - one key thing is that we forced 16 3rd downs against Notre Dame and 14 3rd downs against Ohio State. So, sure, they converted at a good clip, but they were also in 3rd down A TON.
We forced 15.4 3rd downs per game - 16th in the country and 2nd in the SEC.
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 1/19/21 at 2:05 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 1/19/21 at 2:10 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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However - one key thing is that we forced 16 3rd downs against Notre Dame and 14 3rd downs against Ohio State. So, sure, they converted at a good clip, but they were also in 3rd down A TON.
We forced 15.4 3rd downs per game - 16th in the country and 2nd in the SEC.
Aside from the Florida game we mostly stopped giving up tons of chunk plays after the first half of the UGA game. We'd give up 3 in an entire game instead of on damn near every drive.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 2:12 pm to Bamatab
It's not just the raw numbers on third down that are troublesome; it's the number of third-and-longs that teams seemed to be able to convert on us regularly.
It's more deflating to me as a fan to see a team in third and 10 (or 12, or 17) and have them convert, vs. if they convert on third and two.
Now, it may not matter in the grand scheme of things, but it's the one area it feels like we've failed more than others defensively. As has been said by many folks on this board several times over the past two years, I'd almost rather see an opponent facing third and three instead of third and 10. I have almost no confidence we'll get off the field in the latter scenario any more.
It's more deflating to me as a fan to see a team in third and 10 (or 12, or 17) and have them convert, vs. if they convert on third and two.
Now, it may not matter in the grand scheme of things, but it's the one area it feels like we've failed more than others defensively. As has been said by many folks on this board several times over the past two years, I'd almost rather see an opponent facing third and three instead of third and 10. I have almost no confidence we'll get off the field in the latter scenario any more.
Posted on 1/19/21 at 2:14 pm to Robot Santa
If you divide # of 3rd downs by total plays faced you get a % of plays that were 3rd Down %
SEC
1. Alabama (22.00%)
2. Georgia (21.18%)
3. Tennessee (21.03%)
4. Texas A&M (20.74%)
5. Miss St (20.64%)
6. Auburn (20.53%)
7. Florida (19.83%)
8. Arkansas (19.77%)
9. Missouri (18.68%)
10. LSU (18.58%)
11. Kentucky (18.46%)
12. South Carolina (18.31%)
13. Ole Miss (17.35%)
14. Vanderbilt (16.25%)
SEC
1. Alabama (22.00%)
2. Georgia (21.18%)
3. Tennessee (21.03%)
4. Texas A&M (20.74%)
5. Miss St (20.64%)
6. Auburn (20.53%)
7. Florida (19.83%)
8. Arkansas (19.77%)
9. Missouri (18.68%)
10. LSU (18.58%)
11. Kentucky (18.46%)
12. South Carolina (18.31%)
13. Ole Miss (17.35%)
14. Vanderbilt (16.25%)
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 1/19/21 at 2:22 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I think 2020 was Bama's best red zone defense since 2013 or 2014.
I wonder how the team tackles for loss have tracked across the Saban era. Doesn't feel like we generate the negative plays at the rate we use to, however it is much more difficult with today's offenses unless you are stealing signs.
I wonder how the team tackles for loss have tracked across the Saban era. Doesn't feel like we generate the negative plays at the rate we use to, however it is much more difficult with today's offenses unless you are stealing signs.
This post was edited on 1/19/21 at 2:24 pm
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