re: Official Alabama vs Kentucky Game Thread

I don't have favorites, but I ain't blind either. Our passing game sucks and it isn't the receivers.

Jalen Hurts is terrible throwing down field. Good grief.

I don't think Barnett is the better player, but he might have a point in regards to Hurts' play and having Barnett behind him.

Hurts has no competition now. He might be one of those guys that must have that extra incentive to play better. Meaning fear of losing his job may be more important than fear of losing the game. It's probably a subconscious thing too. Just human nature for a young kid.

Or I could be talking out of my arse, but the thought has crossed my mind a couple times tonight.

The throws aren't even close on some of them, and if I our receivers are having trouble getting open as well against KY, then we are in real trouble this late into the season.

We should of took our lumps and developed the pocket passer. We can win with hurts but it won't be with a passing game.

Auburn won in 13 with that qb, whose name I can't remember right now, but who was a good runner and decent throwing the ball. Lot of zone read run/pass option.

No thanks. At least Hurts isn't afraid to run.

We need to establish the run and let the throws come to Hurts. We don't need him to sling it 45 times to win. I get throwing it on early downs to catch the defense off guard, but we aren't built to run that offense. We are built to pummel the opposition and we aren't doing that. Pound that arse early, wear them out to the point of exhaustion and hit those play action passes when they start to bite.

He's playing OK. He's not been very accurate tonight. Even his most staunch supporters can't dispute that.

Do we not have a screen to the RB in our playbook anymore? I'm not saying that's the magic pill but good grief it might keep the defense honest.