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The toss sweep has made its return to the Bama playbook
Posted on 9/21/14 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 9/21/14 at 10:30 pm
Aside from the opening throw to Drake, the toss play to Henry was my favorite play from the game. The Old-Timers here will remember the success we had running that with Bobby Humphrey back in the day.
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Posted on 9/21/14 at 10:41 pm to LittleJerrySeinfield
I hate it. We toss it 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage and expect our linemen to make it outside to block. We don't have an athletic line to consistently make it work.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 10:52 pm to TideSaint
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I hate it. We toss it 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage and expect our linemen to make it outside to block. We don't have an athletic line to consistently make it work.
Our offensive line holds though, so it's all good.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 10:58 pm to TideSaint
How do you know that?
Posted on 9/21/14 at 11:08 pm to Funky Tide 8
Because it didn't work. 
Posted on 9/21/14 at 11:09 pm to TideSaint
I've always hated that play. Clemson had to get 4 inches in overtime and tried that shite. You make your RB get 7 yards instead of 2 with a traditional hand off. How is that smart?
Posted on 9/21/14 at 11:20 pm to TideSaint
quote:Clemson should have gone with the QB sneak rather than a hand off anyway.
Clemson had to get 4 inches in overtime and tried that shite.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 11:44 pm to TideSaint
Henry scored on the play.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 11:44 pm to TideSaint
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Because it didn't work.
Derrick Henry scored a touchdown on a toss sweep yesterday afternoon.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 11:58 pm to RollTide1987
And we tried it with Yeldon and lost yards.
Twice.
Twice.
This post was edited on 9/22/14 at 12:00 am
Posted on 9/21/14 at 11:59 pm to TideSaint
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And we tried it with Yeldon and lost yards.
Still scored a TD with it so it's not entirely useless. Your premise is flawed.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 12:04 am to RollTide1987
No it's not. If you need to get 1-2 yards why would you toss it back 5 more yards?
You allow the defense more time to get off blocks and they have a better chance of stopping the play.
You allow the defense more time to get off blocks and they have a better chance of stopping the play.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 12:10 am to TideSaint
It's not like our other running plays were working, though.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 12:11 am to TideSaint
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You allow the defense more time to get off blocks and they have a better chance of stopping the play.
If the play is run properly that will not happen. There's a reason why coaches still use it to this day. It works.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 12:14 am to RollTide1987
It worked for us because Henry was able to break 3 tackles. The odds of that happening again are minimal.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 12:22 am to TideSaint
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Henry was able to break 3 tackles. The odds of that happening again are minimal.
Apparently you don't pay attention to Henry when he has the ball. Breaking tackles is kind of his MO.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 7:15 am to RollTide1987
Seems like a good play for DH since he takes a couple steps to build a head of steam. He is such a freight train once he gets going though. I might start calling him Sea Biscuit...not to his face though.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 7:50 am to TideSaint
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It worked for us because Henry was able to break 3 tackles. The odds of that happening again are minimal.
Pretty sure he ran through one arm tackle and kind of banged into someone as he crossed the plane. He didn't break 3 tackles.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 8:08 am to TideSaint
It's intended to be a change of pace. I don't expect it to be a staple for short yardage.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 8:16 am to CapstoneGrad06
I just hate the fact we cannot run he ball between the tackles consistently. Outside runs will not work as well against defenses with superior speed like Florida,LSU and Auburn
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