re: Offensive Identity

I can see your point with a playoff, but holding off for a bowl game is stupid. If Tua is the future, then Tua should be the starter. We lose nothing by losing the bowl game. We gain everything by getting him more starting reps.

If it’s just a bowl game I’d like to see Tua get some time with the first unit early in the game, before it has been decided. I’d really like to see how he does in this type situation. I hear what you’re saying about waiting until the spring but live game action is where it’s at.

Well since we are talking about playing new players, can we try some new O lineman or is that pointless as well haha

I was pleasantly surprised at our run blocking today and really confused as to why we went away from it. As a team, they averaged 5.6 YPC. Harris at about 9 YPC and Bo close to 7 YPC....they only run a combined 12 plays???

If Bama doesn't make the playoffs, I could see Ridley sitting out of the bowl game unless it's the Orange Bowl. He might want to play in Miami, probably have a lot of family at the game.

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Well after what I just heard about the locker room after the game we may have broken. Joy.

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IMO

If the fight was instigated by a player getting on another players arse for poor effort, selfishness, bad attitude etc., that can have a net positive effect. Not always, but it can.

However, if it was more of small group vs another small group pointing fingers...then that is when it can become really bad.

Hopefully, if what you heard from your buddy is accurate, it is the first scenario.

I don't think ridley has any real gripe. He's been targeted more than anyone on the team. Had an important drop before the half. I thought we'd shorten the rotation with the rb's, did harris ever play 2 consecurive series. 12 carries for bo and harris is unforgivable.

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strength conditioning is the problem.

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I've been saying this for a while. Cochran was the best in the business, but the amount of soft tissue injuries we have had is indicative of bad strength and conditioning. shite happens, I get that. But in 08, 09, 10, 11, and 12, we had a remarkably low amount of season ending or long term injuries each year. We also physically dominated almost everyone in that stretch. But the past few seasons, major soft tissue injuries have been stacking up much more consistently, and we don't physically dominate any of the teams that are decent. Especially this year.

And this is despite all of the rumors that Bama's doctors and training staff have special "techniques" or that help guys get healthy faster.

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no reason to not throw a 50/50 ball all season. If Ridley is man to man coverage the ball should be in the air. Jalen won’t throw unless the person is wide arse open out of the breaks.

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Jalen was throwing balls into coverage last night hence why we kept getting PI calls in our favor. He put the ball only where our WRs could get it and forced AU players to PI and if not we would have caught it.