Gonna be an interesting offseason

Fewer than 48 hours remaining until the sunshine pumpers will themselves to a board-takeover. Nothing will change and we'll all just be expected to pretend it's the greatest thing ever- we've seen this movie before

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1. Anyone nervous that there won’t be a QB battle is a mouth breathing retard.

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When has Saban ever not played a returning starter at QB?

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When has Saban ever not played a returning starter at QB?

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2018…

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When has Saban ever not played a returning starter at QB?

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What year SHOULD he have?

I think Milroe deserves some blame but Alabama's offensive problems were beyond QB.

OL play has been bad for three seasons now. It directly cost Alabama two playoff games (one was the title game). Wolford just completed his 2nd season and we're no better off now than at the end of 2021. There needs to be a reckoning here. Evals have been missed in recruiting (some of that is Marrone). We have lost several players to the portal pretty early in their eligibility. This makes me think he's not connecting with these players well and doesn't have their confidence.

WR group has a problem with early separation. We were spoiled by the run in 2017-2019 at WR but there isn't even one guy like Metchie, Smitty, or Juedy on this roster who can get open early. This means our offense has to rely on longer developing routes that allow the WRs to separate with pure speed advantages late.

Tailbacks are simply not playmakers and they don't really differ in styles at all. This group did not make a big impact at all this year nor last year. Gibbs was dynamic but was often unable to make an influence in games. The 2023 team, especially, was the kind of squad that needed a tailback or two who could reliably eat up carries but that back did not exist.

Alabama has missed on or lost the confidence of a lot of skill talent over the last few years. Look how many guys are playing on other teams after transferring. Not that I think guys like Holden, Baker, or Leary were our missing pieces. We have a deficiency in skill players. You could not expect to have that 2017-2021 run forever but this unit is more like 2011 without TRich and Lacy.

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Nothing will change

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Yeah, it will. Playoff system changes, new players next year with some solid returning starters, etc.

Most teams don’t even REACH the playoffs. Losing it sucks, but shite… Alabama made it there along with only 3 other teams.

The Bama Sunshine Club will take a couple weeks off.

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Offensive line got better with Roberts in. I expect Bama to be a very good line in 2024.

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Replacing center and right tackle (Latham likely going pro). I like the guards but I'm not sold on Proctor at LT. Alabama has started a few freshmen at LT in the past and Proctor definitely performed the worst. He's not fast enough on his feet. Frankly, I think he's likely only to flourish at guard (in college or pros) or RT (in college only). The problem is that I'm not confident Alabama has a sure thing starter at RT (if Proctor doesn't move) so I'm sure as hell not confident there is an other LT on the roster right now.

So I'm not particularly confident this is definitely going to be a good unit in 2024. Brockmeyer is probably the starter at center. Pritchett has off-the-field distractions right when he needs to be grinding to shore up his position battle at LT or RT. Alabama needs an immediate impact tackle out of the portal.

We were better this season than last season with a new DC and OC, so I expect to see more improvement. Bunch of doom and gloom around here after last night, but I am pretty optimistic about next season.

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OL play has been bad for three seasons now. It directly cost Alabama two playoff games

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If your qb can't throw a swing pass or pick up the hot route on a blitz, it makes your o-line look worse than they are. Two teams made Milroe beat them with his arm. BAMA lost both of those games. QBs have to be able to beat the blitz. Did you watch Penix carve Texas up last night? It wasn't because his o-line is better than BAMA's. Penix was throwing lasers and making plays with his legs when he needed it. Milroe can't beat the blitz because he doesn't know when to run, and he can't make throws that require him anticipating the receiver to come open. BAMA receivers have to be looking at Milroe or 2 steps behind the defender before Milroe will even throw it.

Texas couldn't bring extra pass rushers vs Penix all night like they did against Milroe, because he would just flood the defense with slants and mesh routes and torch them. Milroe can't throw these passes. Texas had to play zone and Penix carved that shite up.

Edit: The only player Wash has that is better than BAMA is qb, center, and perhaps WR1. Odunze is a stud. But we don't know what BAMA had because its qb play was abysmal. Niblack should be a fricking problem for defenses like Kyle Pitts. Kendrick Law should be a fricking problem. Bond won the 100 and 200m sprints in Georgia in highschool. He also has HANDS. He should be a fricking problem.

Problem is... BAMA has Milroe.