re: What did Kirby learn from Saban that Alabama is missing?

We shall see. Honestly, unless we surprise the universe and make a run, I’m probably going to be pulling for Indiana in this thing.

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Team have played us two high safety and are sitting on the intermediate routes and just clogging the middle of the field. Grubb hasn't adapted,

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This just isn't true.

We have adapted a bit but our QB is stubbornly only doing or throwing what he feels comfortable with doing and throwing.

We have guy open... ALWAYS.

It's just since the second half of the first game against UGA when Kirby realized all he needed to do was clog the middle and play aggressive toward the line of scrimmage? It gave the key to stopping TY SIMPSON, not stopping our offense.

Now if Ty Simpson would throw those deep balls be more accurate on those flats and outs then we would force defenses to have to guess what we will do instead of them comfortably knowing no matter what is called Ty will check to something they are stopping or will throw where they are defending.

This team has no dog in it compared to those Cochran/Saban teams, there is not Rolondo McLain, Hightower, Ashawn Robinson, or Jonathan Allen. This team is soft and I am afraid the HC is soft as well. Teams reflect their coach.

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This team has no dog in it compared to those Cochran/Saban teams, there is not Rolondo McLain, Hightower, Ashawn Robinson, or Jonathan Allen. This team is soft and I am afraid the HC is soft as well. Teams reflect their coach.

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Anyone who thinks the defense is the issue or soft in any way is either trolling or just not worth listening to.

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Last year they got pantsed by Milroe, upset by Kiffin and escaped one of the worst teams in the conference with a 1 point win. Not to mention absolutely should have lost to Tech and would have if not for two questionable calls that gave them life in regulation.

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They were a freak fumble at the 1 inch line away from an insurmountable deficit against Auburn and a routine missed kick away from losing to UT. Props to them for peaking at right time though.

Everyone kept trying to say injury situation was just as bad as Bama's....that is straight horseshite.

YStar, I do not disagree with what you have posted. When Ty throws a long ball with lair under it the ball has asignificant slice (left to right). He also does not often let the WR to run under it. When he put some air under it in the middle or down the left sideline, The WR has a shot to make a play on it. When he goes to the right with loft, it tend to drift out of bounds.

He does not have a huge arm for deep balls. It looks to me like he is afraid of under throws that can be picked.

My guess would be hot back shoulder intermediate throw would be his best weapon until the sfaties strat to cheat wide and open the middle back up. 2nd best multiple versions of the screen pass to let 5 & 17replace the running game.

One additional thought, 7 was a HS QB I think. I know 5 was as well. Either of them in a widcat could create short to intermediate QB run / play action passing oportunities. 12 & 3 (bak) would be good options as well. Would it work? Hell if I know but you have to trysomething other than what everyone know knows how to stop.

#15 has already determined to which receiver he will throw once he breaks huddle. If the guy is open, then fine otherwise it could be big trouble.

This has been the case for weeks not one. This can't be fixed.

I agree with everything you have said and love the idea of multiple play oit of wildcat using #5.

I do also believe #5 is very much injured. While he ran that TD pass he hasn't looked explosive in some time. If you remember Ty hit him when he ran that inside cut (everyone else cleared out) and he let the safety come down and tackle him. If he was healthy that would have been a big gain.

Same I believe with #4 who did also drop one but seemed to get tackled by the first guy.


Anyways, as you said once they start creeping those safeties and attempt to overload blitz we should automatically be thinking of back-shoulder outside or lofted deep ball to inside WR.

Even if they don't connect the threat alone will back those guys up a little to give us more space to work

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Kirby has taken a team without and explosive QB and made them a good football team. They are physical on both sides of the ball, The 1960's QB rollout and keepers are making positive yards and moving the chains.

He has a great punter and FG kicker and playing field position is still if you play solid defense.

Salute to them.

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Absolutely played the field position game Saturday. Get a first down maybe, punt. Three and out. Get a first down a punt. Three and out. Then you're at the 40 or maybe even the 50. And he only had to do that twice, really. That wasn't some annhilation everybody thinks they saw. That was just grinding it out over a 60 minute game. Which ends up being the same thing, though.