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re: The Defense will be ELITE if Z Brown
Posted on 11/8/26 at 8:54 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
Posted on 11/8/26 at 8:54 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
Yeah, Jordan Edmonds.
Really talented kid.
Boz probably knows more (I only know one staff member now, and he’s in an off-field role), but he said the staff was really high on him and w/o the injury setting him down far behind that he would be on the field.
TIFWIW
Really talented kid.
Boz probably knows more (I only know one staff member now, and he’s in an off-field role), but he said the staff was really high on him and w/o the injury setting him down far behind that he would be on the field.
TIFWIW
This post was edited on 11/8/26 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 11/8/26 at 8:57 pm to Cover1Key
Yeah I thought that was it. Not sure what his injury is. The Chattanooga game is the perfect opportunity to get somebody like that up to speed.
But I would think if he was healthy we would already be seeing him on STs. Redshirts arent a thing anymore so I dont know why he would sit out if healthy.
But I would think if he was healthy we would already be seeing him on STs. Redshirts arent a thing anymore so I dont know why he would sit out if healthy.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 8:59 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
I agree with what you said about D. Lee
I think he is elite when his eyes are forward and the ball is in front of him. He is VERY quick-twitch for a 6’4 guy.
Hence the Pick-6’s and KO returns.
Also, in press man/1-on-1 situations he is almost always “in-phase” or in good position but he just isn’t comfortable enough to get his head turned back and play the ball while it’s in the air.
He hasn’t been grabbing and latching onto WRs recently while his back is turned to the ball, so maybe that’s a step in the right direction?
Just needs to get his head around and use his length to play the ball.
I think he is elite when his eyes are forward and the ball is in front of him. He is VERY quick-twitch for a 6’4 guy.
Hence the Pick-6’s and KO returns.
Also, in press man/1-on-1 situations he is almost always “in-phase” or in good position but he just isn’t comfortable enough to get his head turned back and play the ball while it’s in the air.
He hasn’t been grabbing and latching onto WRs recently while his back is turned to the ball, so maybe that’s a step in the right direction?
Just needs to get his head around and use his length to play the ball.
This post was edited on 11/8/26 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:05 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
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Chuck McDonald
I’ve said since week 2-3 this guy should be playing. Lee has terrible footwork and can’t flip his hips for shite.
As for the defense, overall, can’t really do anything but tip your cap to the final game results. I still don’t like the constant Quarters looks on the back end and letting teams eat up clock. A team with a strong run game and high red zone efficiency will give us problems. Offense hasn’t always helped them out, putting them in terrible field position many, many times this season.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:08 pm to Cover1Key
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he is elite when his eyes are forward and the ball is in front of him. He is VERY quick-twitch for a 6’4 guy.
Well, now that we are talking about it. Im mad at myself that I didnt think of something before.
Isnt this the same story of Eddie Jackson? He had some tough games at CB and then the next year he moved to FS and he was everyone's favorite player.
I think that's his best future
This post was edited on 11/8/26 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:09 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
Yeah I hope to see him.
Recent update is that he’s 100% healthy and trying to play “catch up” to get on the field.
Quote from Wommack on Jordan Edmonds:
[embed]“The days of waiting around two and a half years for those players to develop and get on the field, that’s really not feasible, that’s not a good business structure. For us, we’ve got to make sure we identify guys that are not only the most talented, but have a maturity to be able to come in and do the work. “Zabien Brown, Dijon Lee, Ivan Taylor, Zay Mincey. Those guys have all come in, and they’ve been able to contribute for us in Year 1. I think both of those guys are very much on pace to do that.”[/embed]
Recent update is that he’s 100% healthy and trying to play “catch up” to get on the field.
Quote from Wommack on Jordan Edmonds:
[embed]“The days of waiting around two and a half years for those players to develop and get on the field, that’s really not feasible, that’s not a good business structure. For us, we’ve got to make sure we identify guys that are not only the most talented, but have a maturity to be able to come in and do the work. “Zabien Brown, Dijon Lee, Ivan Taylor, Zay Mincey. Those guys have all come in, and they’ve been able to contribute for us in Year 1. I think both of those guys are very much on pace to do that.”[/embed]
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:16 pm to Hawaiian Punch
If that was all CKW had done since he was at Bama then I would agree.
But we saw last season with a great duo at CB, he played very aggressively in the Secondary and they finished not just at the top of the SEC but nationally.
This year, especially with Z Brown out, I don’t think he has much of a choice but to pick and choose when to roll the dice.
D Lee has been burnt all year when being aggressive and the other CB spot has been a turnstile for 3 different guys.
Wommack usually plays with a Boundary and Field Corner (Field CB being much easier of the two bc it’s a much longer throw).
So not only is he missing Z Brown, but Brown has served as the “Boundary Cornerback” for 3 years which took a lot of pressure off the “Field Corner”.
Need Z back, and the defense can shut up the critics.
But we saw last season with a great duo at CB, he played very aggressively in the Secondary and they finished not just at the top of the SEC but nationally.
This year, especially with Z Brown out, I don’t think he has much of a choice but to pick and choose when to roll the dice.
D Lee has been burnt all year when being aggressive and the other CB spot has been a turnstile for 3 different guys.
Wommack usually plays with a Boundary and Field Corner (Field CB being much easier of the two bc it’s a much longer throw).
So not only is he missing Z Brown, but Brown has served as the “Boundary Cornerback” for 3 years which took a lot of pressure off the “Field Corner”.
Need Z back, and the defense can shut up the critics.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:36 pm to Cover1Key
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Wommack usually plays with a Boundary and Field Corner (Field CB being much easier of the two bc it’s a much longer throw).
We just dont have anybody besides Zabien who excels at the boundary.
I dont know much about this Jared Curtis kid that Vandy is playing at QB. But it doesnt look like he is a gunslinger. They ran the ball 52 times against Ms State. Curtis was 17/27 for 168 yds no tds no picks.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:38 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
I think they will play well.
The “letdown game” is on their radar, and the Vandy loss from week 5 in 2024 is when Wommack abandoned the 1-gap 4-2-5 and started the transition to a 3-4 Under.
This game is circled just like it was a year ago.
Lots to prove in this game imo
The “letdown game” is on their radar, and the Vandy loss from week 5 in 2024 is when Wommack abandoned the 1-gap 4-2-5 and started the transition to a 3-4 Under.
This game is circled just like it was a year ago.
Lots to prove in this game imo
Posted on 11/8/26 at 10:05 pm to Cover1Key
I think its a Joe Kines kinda game.
We just gotta stop that little inside trap!!!
We just gotta stop that little inside trap!!!
Posted on 11/9/26 at 12:54 am to SECSolomonGrundy
This is what y'alls hero thinks of you:
Responding to 3down10's post
Cover1key resonds:
Then your hero CoverKey1 posts this about you:
SECRant
Responding to 3down10's post
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I'm banned from the Alabama forum, but I saw you giving all the bitches hell for falling apart mid game.
Good job, they should all be ashamed of themselves.
Cover1key resonds:
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They are all idiots.
If the defense allows 20 points in a game they want the entire staff fired and of course CKD isn’t “man enough” to be the HC at Alabama because he “squints too much” and is “too soft and weak”.
They wanted Kiffin’s ghetto/celebrity/ego culture at Bama.
Half of them want Bama to lose out of spite.
Pitiful
Then your hero CoverKey1 posts this about you:
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Honestly, it’s just LSU fans.
This is the SECrant….the “Bama Board” like any other team’s “Board” on here is just an extension of LSU.
Real Bama fans are on BOL or other paid sites just like other fanbases.
SECRant
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:03 am to phaz
You sound gay.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 5:35 am to Cover1Key
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You really are a POS “LSU is just the more talented team” “LSU ta
Mr. Wommack rustled so hard, he’s taking time to search my posts in a game thread?
PS The best team is not always the most talented.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:11 am to Cover1Key
Brown + McDonald + Taylor (despite the dropped pick) is the path IMO.
It wouldn’t just fix the coverage it would help the tackling.
It wouldn’t just fix the coverage it would help the tackling.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:18 am to Cover1Key
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Need Z back, and the defense can shut up the critics.
To be clear the scoring defense hasn’t been a problem.
It just looks bad based on yardage and game control because they march down to the 30 every drive against functional offenses unless we get sacks or turnovers.
LB is playing as well as anyone could’ve hoped with Metz becoming a star and Griffin coming on.
DL is ultra elite again with Green and Hill. They were stopping the run even with two safeties high and the combo of Thompkins back outside with Henry becoming a story (he was getting held all day against LSU).
To your point, if the CB2 and safety situation (Morgan played elite football against LSU) are fixed I’d imagine we can tighten the zone looks without giving up chunk plays and life really gets hard for offenses because then the pass rush will have time to get home because the ball won’t be out as quick.
This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 6:37 am
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:03 am to tide06
I agree with what you said, and I think that’s very fair.
I know fans don’t like the “soft” coverage on early downs, but they have to understand that right now they are playing without CBs capable of pressing consistently (or playing the ball in 1-on-1 situations in general.
Why else would Wommack randomly start playing anything different than his first two seasons when the pass defense was top3 in the nation and #1 in the Conference?
Just getting the Boundary CB back in Z Brown will fix a lot of it.
Much easier to play as the “Field Corner” and its a great strategy to use IF you have a lockdown CB, which in Wommack’s scheme it’s imperative that they do.
I still think he chose his spots wisely to do it (all the 4th down attempts), and LSU only caught them in it a couple times and picked on #5.
Get #2 back healthy and it will shut a lot of “fans” on this Board up.
I know fans don’t like the “soft” coverage on early downs, but they have to understand that right now they are playing without CBs capable of pressing consistently (or playing the ball in 1-on-1 situations in general.
Why else would Wommack randomly start playing anything different than his first two seasons when the pass defense was top3 in the nation and #1 in the Conference?
Just getting the Boundary CB back in Z Brown will fix a lot of it.
Much easier to play as the “Field Corner” and its a great strategy to use IF you have a lockdown CB, which in Wommack’s scheme it’s imperative that they do.
I still think he chose his spots wisely to do it (all the 4th down attempts), and LSU only caught them in it a couple times and picked on #5.
Get #2 back healthy and it will shut a lot of “fans” on this Board up.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 7:29 am to Cover1Key
I think a lot of people don’t like your “tone” but you’re not wrong.
Getting healthy along the DL (100% Hill, Green, Zulu, Pierre) and ZB and this is a dangerous defense. Helps that Melo and the young safeties are getting a lot of meaningful reps too.
I don’t want UGA in ATL, I want them in late December or in January. They got all the 50/50 breaks and if that even approaches regression to the mean, we beat them.
Getting healthy along the DL (100% Hill, Green, Zulu, Pierre) and ZB and this is a dangerous defense. Helps that Melo and the young safeties are getting a lot of meaningful reps too.
I don’t want UGA in ATL, I want them in late December or in January. They got all the 50/50 breaks and if that even approaches regression to the mean, we beat them.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:41 am to Cover1Key
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Finishing top10 in scoring AND Total D in the same season would break your psyche of many on here.
It is a very different style of play than most are used to seeing from Bama, but when it is working the STs and defense are creating opportunities and winning field position and the offense is capitalizing in a very efficient manner. Complementary football across all 3 phases is tough to beat.
Sec v Sec Points per play through last week.
It is exciting to watch. Bama will be a REAL threat if they stay focused and healthy to close out the year before the CFPs
This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 11:52 am
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:48 am to Cover1Key
What’s your ideal lineup in the secondary?
While #5 and #28 aren’t ready I think McDonald and Brown are as good as pretty much anyone has. Just that alone lets Kane do whatever he wants outside.
Morgan is nails.
Saab and Hubbard both look slow or injured to me although it was considerably better this week off the bye. There’s just a tentativeness to their game I didn’t see last year last year. Taylor almost had a pick and looks clearly superior in coverage but Edwards doesn’t quite ready.
O’Neal for example had 2x McDonalds snaps this week which is inexplicable to me unless it’s an injury situation or failure to play assignment football in practice thing.
While #5 and #28 aren’t ready I think McDonald and Brown are as good as pretty much anyone has. Just that alone lets Kane do whatever he wants outside.
Morgan is nails.
Saab and Hubbard both look slow or injured to me although it was considerably better this week off the bye. There’s just a tentativeness to their game I didn’t see last year last year. Taylor almost had a pick and looks clearly superior in coverage but Edwards doesn’t quite ready.
O’Neal for example had 2x McDonalds snaps this week which is inexplicable to me unless it’s an injury situation or failure to play assignment football in practice thing.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:52 am to Che Boludo
I’ll say it again: if we can shorten zone coverage cushions our sack numbers are going to explode absent injuries.
We were getting consistent pressure with 3-4 man fronts against LSU despite playing a mobile QB. If the other team can’t throw the ball on a 7 yard quick hit and has to wait for slower developing routes it’s going to be a really fun back portion of the year defensively.
We were getting consistent pressure with 3-4 man fronts against LSU despite playing a mobile QB. If the other team can’t throw the ball on a 7 yard quick hit and has to wait for slower developing routes it’s going to be a really fun back portion of the year defensively.
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