All Im saying is kentucky started off playing regular defense and got torched by trask/ pitts. Once they started playing 3 lineman and 8 deep, we struggled to move the ball through the air. Pretty sure Saban will gameplan better than Kentucky and play soft coverage daring us to run. I agree with you, but we must be able to run against these fronts, at least try to. Air Trask is great, Heisman will be wonderful, we just need to know when to fold um when it counts. Then again, we could continue to run trask up the middle
It's true that our downfield and intermediate routes weren't as open; but a few other observations: Trask moved to checkdowns to the RBs for most of the 2nd half and they were getting 4-6 yards reliably on first and 2nd down...usually until we got into our half, when Mullen would insist on running the ball...which Kentucky would accurately read and put 4 men on the line and more LBers up close. With the game somewhat in hand by that point and Mullen wanting to work on clock/ball control, he intentionally opted not to get more passing yards/potential TDs.
Another observation: Trask was not trying to throw into tight windows yesterday, especially in the 2nd half. We've seen him really gunsling throughout the season (last week vs Vandy in the first half; a few of his tosses vs UGAy; among others); yesterday was playing it safe. I understand the why; but felt it was the wrong call, given the stakes at this point in the season.
Trask entered the weekend as the Heisman leader...with Jones tossing 5 TDs against a ranked Auburn, he's arguably moved into the lead (even though Trask has more TDs overall).
There is something to be said about not tipping our hat too much before the SEC championship and showing our full abilities; but I'm of the opinion that Mullen needs to make sure Trask gets 300 yards and 4 TDs every game from here on out to ensure he gets the Heisman. That would pay enormous dividends for the program now and in the future.