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"you're either elite or you're not"

Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:03 am
Posted by armtackledawg
Member since Aug 2017
14144 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:03 am
But I know who wasn't elite.

- Contain defense until the second half when everyone watching the game could see we needed to let Tindall and Dean hunt

- starting William Poole for I think the first time all year, yelling at him constantly

- Refusal to pull SBIV

- Running Zeus when James Cook or McIntosh should have been in for every play

- Going for it when you shouldn't, punting when you should go for it

- time outs in the pocket for no reason whatsoever

Not elite.
Posted by gulfportdawg
Gulfport, Ms.
Member since Sep 2012
941 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:07 am to
And, that's bad coaching right there.
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
26208 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:27 am to
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And, that's bad coaching right there.

Yup!!! Coaching has always been Kirby's problem. He can recruit, he can motivate, he can do all the things well, except game day coaching. I am not saying he is dog shite, but he is not elite tier in that aspect. Hope he finds it




This post was edited on 12/6/21 at 8:29 am
Posted by lewis and herschel
Member since Nov 2009
15560 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:53 am to
Slap a kotex in it and a maxi on it.

Short of the sec title, all our goals are still there and frankily, i prefer playing Michigan anyway.

Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
74837 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 9:20 am to
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- time outs in the pocket for no reason whatsoever

Headed into the half with all 3 TOs was mind-boggling to me
Posted by K9
wayx....BOBO IN '19 &lt-- oops
Member since Sep 2012
26844 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 9:59 am to
Counter point.

12-1 and in a 4 team playoff to win the ultimate goal..seems elite.



Who would you rather start at nickel? Poole got torched, but non Bama WR were torching Brini. Put Smith there and then you have Dan Jackson in the back half, which didn't work great either.

Was the right call to go for it down there. Should have also gone for it after the false start though, I agree with that.




Posted by Sandwich
Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
6125 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 10:01 am to
Don't think we have anyone on the team than 1v1 Williams.

Is what it is
Posted by Lucius Clay
Member since Sep 2012
3420 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 10:02 am to
His responses in the post-game and playoff pressers were telling. Never said anything to suggest that the game plan itself or any in-game strategies could have been different... He mostly blamed execution or didn't give any real answers. Except of course when it came to the usual, "I have a lot of confidence in Stetson and I have a lot of confidence in JT." Lol
Posted by LarryCulpepper
Member since May 2018
493 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 10:02 am to
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Contain defense until the second half when everyone watching the game could see we needed to let Tindall and Dean hunt


Guys, we blitzed 5&6 several times in the first half and they picked them up. It's not like we just sat back the entire time. Bama's O-Line came to play and they sacrificed their run game and worked the RB on picking up blitzes all week. It worked. Plain and simple

I agree with the rest of your points.
This post was edited on 12/6/21 at 10:15 am
Posted by Lucius Clay
Member since Sep 2012
3420 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 10:05 am to
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Bama's O-Line came to play and the sacrificed their run game and worked the RB on picking up blitzes all week. It worked. Plain and simple


Yet Alabama wasn't able to do so all season against lesser competition than our "elite" D. They entered the game having given up 36 sacks. How is this explained?
Posted by gothamdawg
NYC
Member since Nov 2015
1272 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 10:08 am to
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Yet Alabama wasn't able to do so all season against lesser competition than our "elite" D. They entered the game having given up 36 sacks. How is this explained?


They executed at a high level in this game?
Posted by mmmmmbeeer
ATL
Member since Nov 2014
9687 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 10:17 am to
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Guys, we blitzed 5&6 several times in the first half and they picked them up. It's not like we just sat back the entire time. Bama's O-Line came to play and the sacrificed their run game and worked the RB on picking up blitzes all week. It worked. Plain and simple


I was focused on this when watching the game and strongly disagree with you. Most of the plays we got burned, we were going with a straight 4 man rush. When we did blitz, it was 90% of the time a single LB blitz up the middle which, as you said, was consistently picked up. At one point, we had two LBs standing around playing what appeared to be spy, leading to a wide open receiver in the flat that went for big yardage.

Halfway through the 3rd, we started bringing 6 when we blitzed and those blitzes were mixed up, often coming from the edges. It completely changed Young's accuracy when we were actually getting pressure on him quickly.
Posted by DawgsLife
Ellijay, Ga.
Member since Jun 2013
61334 posts
Posted on 12/6/21 at 10:51 am to
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- time outs in the pocket for no reason whatsoever


Headed into the half with all 3 TOs was mind-boggling to me


Yep. probably should have been airing it out similar to Florida against us right before the half. That's a proven method to success.
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