Jeff Driskel looks forward to beating Bama
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Pumper!!Bernardo de la Paz;n16805 said:
- Jun 12, 2014
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I think this game is going to surprise people. I'm not going to predict a win for the good guys yet, but I will predict that Bama will be a drastically different team this year. I don't think people realize just how good of a quarterback AJ McCarron was for them over the course of the last few years. Whether you wanna call him a game manager or not, it's gonna be very hard for any Bama quarterback to duplicate that kind of success in the same timespan. There will definitely be growing pains for the new starter at QB and we're the first major challenge they will have all season.
Like us, The Tide have incredible depth at the running back position. Our run defense must be stout in this game. If we can force a turnover and get an early lead, we might be able to force them to play catch up and temporarily abandon the running game, which should play into (what should be) the strength of our defense. In terms of attacking them offensively, I think Auburn and Oklahoma created the blueprint for how to beat Bama last year. Saban has been one of the most vocal critics of up-tempo spread offenses. I believe this is the case because he knows that this style of offense is the worst possible match up for the kind of athletes he recruits on defense, particularly in the front 7. He tends to favor bigger, physical linebackers (typically 240 lbs and up) opposed to faster, agile guys and it's hard to substitute and rotate D-lineman when the opposing team is rapidly running play after play. I hope that conditioning will work to our advantage in this game. Tired teams tend to make more mental mistakes.
But ultimately, we will need Jeff to make some plays with his ARM to beat Bama. I hope his decision making has improved since we last saw him. I'm optimistic that Roper's system is better suited to maximizing Jeff's potential. We will know a lot about him and the kind of season this team can have after this game.
Like us, The Tide have incredible depth at the running back position. Our run defense must be stout in this game. If we can force a turnover and get an early lead, we might be able to force them to play catch up and temporarily abandon the running game, which should play into (what should be) the strength of our defense. In terms of attacking them offensively, I think Auburn and Oklahoma created the blueprint for how to beat Bama last year. Saban has been one of the most vocal critics of up-tempo spread offenses. I believe this is the case because he knows that this style of offense is the worst possible match up for the kind of athletes he recruits on defense, particularly in the front 7. He tends to favor bigger, physical linebackers (typically 240 lbs and up) opposed to faster, agile guys and it's hard to substitute and rotate D-lineman when the opposing team is rapidly running play after play. I hope that conditioning will work to our advantage in this game. Tired teams tend to make more mental mistakes.
But ultimately, we will need Jeff to make some plays with his ARM to beat Bama. I hope his decision making has improved since we last saw him. I'm optimistic that Roper's system is better suited to maximizing Jeff's potential. We will know a lot about him and the kind of season this team can have after this game.
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Talking doesn't mean much. I looked up the ESPN quarterback rankings for the 2011 class. Driskel was number one, Alabama's probable starter, Jacob Coker was 71st. Instead of talking, I'd like to see Driskel give a performance on the field that measures up to the hype. If Coker outperforms him, it's just another example of why getting excited over some hot shot high school player is an invitation to be disappointed. An interesting aside is that Nick Marshall was rated the 31st best quarterback, so maybe Malzahn is not the genius he is depicted to be.
- Jun 11, 2014
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No you should get excited about every big time recruit you get because the chances are they are going to be the studs...yes there will be busts and diamonds in the rough but that's what you get when you are scouting players. It's unbelievably hard for the NFL to scout college players correctly now imagine trying to scout high school kids where the guys being scouted are normally playing against kids that have no business being on the same field as a true top skilled recruit.ntcrze;n16907 said:
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The last time Driskel played Bama they tore him apart on his second or third running play.
If I were him, I'd do my talking with my arm and not my mouth.
If I were him, I'd do my talking with my arm and not my mouth.
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oxrageous;n16998 said:
I'm guessing they display that trophy at Walmart, too.
- Jun 12, 2014
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oxrageous;n16998 said:
True, but their recruiting rankings won't win them games alone. The star rating of a recruit is often based on his measurables and potential. And while we all know Saban is probably the best coach in the business, not all kids will succeed in his system or respond well to his coaching. Sure they'll be able to handle the lesser teams on talent alone, but I wouldn't be surprised if they lose a few games this year. As far as I've heard, they're still in the midst of a quarterback battle and they need someone to fill that huge void in leadership that McCarron left. If they aren't solid at QB this year, it may very well be a down year for the Tide.
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t-gator;17141 said:
Nobody's ever recruited like Bama's recruited. The closest was probably USC in the mid 2000s. I'm surprised they haven't done more with it. They have 3 NCs but should only have 2. They should've never been able to play for the 3rd. And only 2 SEC championships total. Puts SOS's dominance in perspective.
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It astounds me that people are saying Bama should've done more with it. Three championships in four years is more than any school could dream about.
