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The Achilles Heel…

Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:57 pm
Posted by Saban Field
Member since Nov 2026
4 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:57 pm
It’s been a fine season, #3 team in the nation. But, there is a weakness I believe will cost us at some point.

Running Back.

I like Crowell, but he’s injury-prone. Daniel Hill, Trae’shawn Brown, I’m sorry, but they don’t move the needle at all. They play hard and really try, but are a little below average of what you need there when it comes to a possible championship team.
Posted by Pastor Mike
Florida
Member since Dec 2020
7967 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:59 pm to
Sorry... I completely disagree. Our OL and Grubb are the reason we can't run the ball
Posted by Contra
Member since Oct 2016
10106 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 1:03 pm to
shite play seems to trickle down when your offensive coordinator is pure dog shite. Most of it starts with Grubb.
Posted by Sandkhan
Member since Jun 2009
9375 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 1:04 pm to
If you’ve got 5 highly touted backs and none of them can run consistently and actually you had highly touted backs the previous 2 years and they also couldn’t run then it’s not a rb problem.
Posted by Asharad
Tiamat
Member since Dec 2010
6369 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 1:05 pm to
Grubb needs to go. When Grubb finds success, he sabotages the team with trick plays or calling plays that repeatedly fail. The players find success in spite of Grubb's ineptitude.
This post was edited on 11/14/26 at 1:07 pm
Posted by Pastor Mike
Florida
Member since Dec 2020
7967 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 1:06 pm to
100%
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
42617 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 1:55 pm to
quote:

Grubb are the reason we won't run the ball


Fixed
Posted by Cover1Key
Member since Dec 2025
1524 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 2:01 pm to
Yes.

The RB’s are very talented.

Just need to stay healthy.

Also, doesn’t help to only get 6-8 attempts each that are spread out sporadically throughout the game.

Hard to get into a groove, and also it causes Backs to try and do “too much” bc of their limited opportunities
Posted by Canyon16
Muscle Shoals
Member since Nov 2017
4013 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 2:16 pm to
You'd never know we're up 2 TD's, getting late in the game, with Goober Grubb calling plays.
As someone said earlier, better, common sense OC, game is over, backups in at this point, keeping our starting D players from getting hurt.
Posted by theballguy
A negabama in HSV
Member since Oct 2011
45908 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 3:22 pm to
Little bit of both plus they're a young team. They'll be better next season.
Posted by Branson
Member since Dec 2023
742 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 3:32 pm to
quote:

Most of it starts with Grubb.


Im on the " the head coach has a head set too" train.
Posted by Kcstills17
Member since Nov 2017
13885 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 3:35 pm to
Absolutely not. Even if true we couldn't fricking know because we run 10 times a game. And 6 of them are just instantly dead because our scheme inherently sucks arse for running the ball
Posted by Refrigeraider
Member since Jan 2026
1025 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 3:58 pm to
Hill was 14 rushes for 89 yards.

Do you watch the games at all or do you just stare at a photo of DeBoer and just rage?
This post was edited on 11/14/26 at 3:59 pm
Posted by Kcstills17
Member since Nov 2017
13885 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 4:04 pm to
Jesus Christ dude do you think hill got enough carries then?
Posted by cmayes56
Alabama
Member since Oct 2015
3398 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 4:11 pm to
We can run the ball.. we don’t try.

D Hill avg about 7 a carry today.

Our run scheme sucks, Grubb sucks.

The run game won the game.. on 2 of the 3 drives we scored, the run game is why.

Grubb will eventually cost us a game and ultimately DeBoer his job someday
Posted by cmayes56
Alabama
Member since Oct 2015
3398 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 4:12 pm to
6 of those 14 were on the last drive of the half when we finally scored
Posted by Syd
Member since Sep 2012
5561 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 4:50 pm to
Dude, Hill had like 8 yards per carry and I'm not looking at stats

Grubb is the achilles hill and.......I'm going to respectful. I hope he finds a good job next year.
Posted by GooseSix
Member since Jun 2012
23347 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 5:45 pm to



Some of y'all on this board...
Posted by PuertoRicanBlaze
Book Board Admin
Member since Apr 2024
9008 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 5:48 pm to
quote:

Im on the " the head coach has a head set too" train


What about when BoB, Applewhite and Golding were coordinators?
Posted by ETT2001
Member since Dec 2020
1176 posts
Posted on 11/14/26 at 5:50 pm to
Is DeBoer just a piss poor motivator? Team looked disinterested today and is not ready to play unless it’s a big game.
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