Irondawg
11-10-2017, 12:18 AM
Pretty clear our standard offense can't move the ball on Saban's defense. Nor do we have the WR to win 1-1 matchups on a QB who can consistently throw in tight windows.
Maybe it's time to do a 180 and instead of spreading them out, bring them all in.
We know that Saban's defense are incredibly disciplined, but that their current LB corps is a little green. We have to find a way to confuse them and exploit that for some big gains. To do that we have to show them stuff they haven't seen in games or practiced much against.
I'd come out in a diamond or some other triple option set and just try to run it, run it, run it. Get all the Bama guys close to the LOS and over the course of the game try to get them to make a few assignment mistakes that generate 20+ yard gains for us. Put Mixon, Thomas, Hill, Gibson back there more to give a little extra speed. Thump D. Lee up there as a FB and while not great WR, our guys out there are big and should be able to block some. If Bama is all crowded toward the line we just need to open a coupe of seams here and there to move the ball. Occasionally throw up a jump ball to Thomas and see if he can block out a DB and make a play.
Basically run some form of the GT offense and see if we can get lucky. I don't think trying to pound the A-train and read option Fitz is going to get the job done.
I'll be interested to see if Dan changes anything or plays it straight.
Maybe it's time to do a 180 and instead of spreading them out, bring them all in.
We know that Saban's defense are incredibly disciplined, but that their current LB corps is a little green. We have to find a way to confuse them and exploit that for some big gains. To do that we have to show them stuff they haven't seen in games or practiced much against.
I'd come out in a diamond or some other triple option set and just try to run it, run it, run it. Get all the Bama guys close to the LOS and over the course of the game try to get them to make a few assignment mistakes that generate 20+ yard gains for us. Put Mixon, Thomas, Hill, Gibson back there more to give a little extra speed. Thump D. Lee up there as a FB and while not great WR, our guys out there are big and should be able to block some. If Bama is all crowded toward the line we just need to open a coupe of seams here and there to move the ball. Occasionally throw up a jump ball to Thomas and see if he can block out a DB and make a play.
Basically run some form of the GT offense and see if we can get lucky. I don't think trying to pound the A-train and read option Fitz is going to get the job done.
I'll be interested to see if Dan changes anything or plays it straight.