Tide needs to get some starters well
I have to
admit that this Crimson Tide team has me confused. Yesterday seemed like a big step
backwards. Alabama has six starters not
playing and that had to hurt. It seemed
like the offensive line was mired in muck.
If the Tide cannot run the football you have to wonder about the team's
future as far as the three-peat is concerned. You have to give some kudos to
CSU for playing good hard nosed football. The Rams came to Tuscaloosa as a 38
point underdogs and left with a lot of respect in my book. Maybe the
combination of injuries, and inside information on the Alabama team by
Coach Mac made some difference. Let's
hope that's the case.
- The secondary is a LONG way from being good. The safeties are fine. The cornerbacks are missing in action.
- The Offensive Line is showing it's inexperience. Just because you wear that Crimson Jersey doesn't mean you can dominate. On Saturday, the Tide couldn't even break even with a very average CSU Defensive line.
- If the O-line can't block the backs can't run. Take out one 38 yard run by Yeldon and the Tide mustered only 28 yards rushing. 66 yards won't cut it in the SEC.
- The Defensive line plays the run well. The pass rush is missing. Tomlinson's injury hurt the pass rush, and someone needs to step forward. The Tide is going to get burned on blitzes because the corners cannot play man to man like last season.
- McCarron,
gifted as he is, must shoulder even heavier loads, and make good
decisions. Throwing that
interception was an example of things he can't do and hope we beat good
teams. Hard to knock him for trying to create some offense.
Ole Miss has a lot of offense...
Alabama is
now 3-0 and Ole Miss is up next. The Rebels are playing hard and will have
some potent weapons on offense. They run the ball well and have an excellent
passing game. The Tide defense isn't
like to fall apart, but the Tide Defense is going to see an offense that
has talent and is very diversified. The Ole Miss quarterback isn't Johnny
Football but he isn't chopped liver either. Look for him to give the Tide
defense fits. Despite the fact the
secondary is hurting you can't deny the fact that CSU didn't get in the end
zone. In fact, they didn't even cross midfield until the third quarter. Honestly, Bama could have scored a couple of
more TD's had Saban wanted to do so. His style isn't to embarrass a
colleague, particularly one who worked
with him in the past. All in all it was
a night that left a bitter taste in the mouth of Tide fans. There is a lot of bravado among a lot of Tide
fans that seems misplaced to me. You an bet that the Ole Miss coaching staff is going to have something new for the Tide defensive secondary
Landon Collins looks ready for the big time...
Luckily,
the Tide should be able to win all
their games and improve while waiting for a big game with LSU. It seems to me the SEC is not as strong as in
the recent past. Maybe it seems that way
to me because the Tide isn't rolling
yet. Three games are not an entire
season. The Tide can get better. They better do so or a couple of losses are
looking them dead in eye.
The best thing in the CSU game? How about Landon Collins announcing his coming out party? He is going to be a monster this season. This is going to be a better game than a lot of fans hope. Ole Miss isn't a bad team, but it doesn't seem to me that Bama is a great one either. It seems fair that the national media should begin questioning just how good the Tide the really is right now. Or perhaps it might be better to say how average they appear? One thing that is unthinkable. Lowly Auburn, for all their faults and lack of talent never quit against LSU. They hustled until the very end. I didn't see the same type of attitude on Bama's part against CSU. I have faith that Saban can straighten out a lot of those problems. I bet he can get enough fixed to beat Ole Miss. How about 28-14?
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