Game notes: Bama vs AU

[hscoach]

First:   I really hated watching this game again.  This game was lost because of missed assignments on both sides of the ball along with the lack of focus which caused penalties that hurt the team.   There were too many mistakes on both sides of the ball for Bama to win   AU played hard and made the plays at the end to win the game. 

Offense:   The offense played too inconsistent to win the game.  They didn’t finish when
they had a chance to ice the game.  They only had three 3 and outs in the game.  As far as negative plays Bama had 5 tackles for losses, 1 sack and 2 block kicks.  For the positive, Bama had 6 pass receptions for 10+ yards and 5 runs for 10 plus yards.  One run was negated by a penalty.  I have at least 5 low snaps and two of those were on plays that could have been TDs.  First the throw to Cooper who dropped the throw the second was where AJ had White open for a TD, but was flushed .  This was combined with a missed block by the back.  A third AJ had to drop the ball down and had an open Howard eeper down the field which would have been a first down.   

QB:  I don’t think AJ played a very good game.  Part of this was because of the low snaps which threw off the timing of plays.  I also think he should have checked out of a couple of plays and ran wide instead of inside.  This may not have been his choice.  He threw 3 deep balls that should have been TDS.  One was when Cooper slowed to catch the ball on the 99 yard play.  He was also off target on a few throws and the rec did not come up with the catch.

RB:  They ran hard but the holes closed quickly.  They made yardage on the outside.  They made some big blocks on the blitz, but missed a big one on a play in the red zone.  I am not sure why Drake did not run in the second half. 

REC:  They did not play their best game.  There were a couple of balls that should have been caught.  Cooper dropped one in the end zone and I thought Jones could have made the catch on a high ball on the sideline. 

OL:  I didn’t think they played well at all.   They missed blocks and assignments.  I saw AS miss the LB and this backside LB made the play for a little of no gain.  They missed assignments on They had 4 false start penalties, one was on the FG that was made and didn’t count so Bama had to rekick and missed.  The line was out hit but the charging D line of AU.  It looked like the AU D was getting of the ball as fast as the Bama OL.  I don’t know if they were getting some indication of when the ball was going to be snapped or if they were getting a run pass key from some of the OL.  There miscommunicated on the 4th and short which stopped the Bama drive and chance to ice the game.  AU was getting pressure with a 4 man rush a lot of the time as doing nothing more than a twist stunt in the middle. 

Defense:  The made too many mistakes in the game but still gave Bama a chance to ice the game in the 4th quarter with a stop on 4th down.  They had three 3 and outs and 1 4 and out.  They had 5 tackles for losses, 4 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery.  They gave up 8 runs for 10+ yards and 3 passes for 10 plus yards.  I have them losing contain at least 7 times.   Because of the loss of contain, the DB now have to play pass and run.  This was the big issue on the last TD for AU.  I didn’t count all the missed tackles, but there were many.  There were also some bad angles taken by the DBs. 
DL:  They were pushed by the AU OL.  They didn’t keep the OL off the LB’s.  When they played with proper techniques they did well.  They just didn’t do it well enough.  One of the best examples was the 3rd and 18 play where the rush pushed the pocket back but didn’t keep outside leverage.  This allowed the QB to get outside and complete the pass for a 1st down. 

LB:  They had to shed blockers most of the day.  They got caught up not reading their key correctly.  At times they looked confused. 

DB:  They allowed themselves to get blocked and the AU rbs got the edge.  They were cut to often. 

ST:  People will say this is where the game was won or lost.  It wasn’t.  They game was lost on the OL/DL.  Yes Bama missed some field goals but they had 3rd and short many times and didn’t convert.  Also, the dropped passes didn’t help either.  Bama could have won the game by making a couple of the FGs.  .  I don’t know what was wrong with CF yesterday, but his alignment or timing was off.  There were also missed tackles here.

Penalties:  Too me this is where Bama gave the game away as bad as they played.  On the first false start, Bama had a nice screen set up but was negated.  The second false start Bama had a 2nd and 5 that turned into a 2 and 10 which they didn’t overcome.  The third false start what when they had the wide rec screen set up and was going to be a big play maybe a TD.  The fouthe took points off the board.  Finally, the holding penalty coupled with the personal foul by White.  Bama would have had a first down because of the dead ball foul if White had not retaliated. 


Overall, Bama did not play well on either side of the ball.  What concerns me is this happened last game also.  Ever since the 2nd half of the LSU game Bama has not played well. 


15 and counting and I don’t believe it will come this year. 

Please feel free to comment.

[bamalum67]

Thanks fro your reviews all this season..I always looked forward to your comments, and think they were always spot on.  You have lots more guts than I have to watch this game again..I would be physically sick.

The kicker did not lose this game..the TEAM did..all of them..I'd grade all of them no higher than a C+.

We had a great run, and we still have the best coach in America!

Roll, Tide!!

btw, I HOPE THE BUGGEREATERS GET THE S*** STOMPED OUT OF THEM!

[2Stater]

Sad but true, your analysis is spot on. Hard to believe that we still almost won the game. Thanks, Coach.

[Marshal Dillon]

First:   I really hated watching this game again.  This game was lost because of missed assignments on both sides of the ball along with the lack of focus which caused penalties that hurt the team.   There were too many mistakes on both sides of the ball for Bama to win   AU played hard and made the plays at the end to win the game. 

Offense:   The offense played too inconsistent to win the game.  They didn’t finish when
they had a chance to ice the game.  They only had three 3 and outs in the game.  As far as negative plays Bama had 5 tackles for losses, 1 sack and 2 block kicks.  For the positive, Bama had 6 pass receptions for 10+ yards and 5 runs for 10 plus yards.  One run was negated by a penalty.  I have at least 5 low snaps and two of those were on plays that could have been TDs.  First the throw to Cooper who dropped the throw the second was where AJ had White open for a TD, but was flushed .  This was combined with a missed block by the back.  A third AJ had to drop the ball down and had an open Howard eeper down the field which would have been a first down.   

QB:  I don’t think AJ played a very good game.  Part of this was because of the low snaps which threw off the timing of plays.  I also think he should have checked out of a couple of plays and ran wide instead of inside.  This may not have been his choice.  He threw 3 deep balls that should have been TDS.  One was when Cooper slowed to catch the ball on the 99 yard play.  He was also off target on a few throws and the rec did not come up with the catch.

RB:  They ran hard but the holes closed quickly.  They made yardage on the outside.  They made some big blocks on the blitz, but missed a big one on a play in the red zone.  I am not sure why Drake did not run in the second half. 

REC:  They did not play their best game.  There were a couple of balls that should have been caught.  Cooper dropped one in the end zone and I thought Jones could have made the catch on a high ball on the sideline. 

OL:  I didn’t think they played well at all.   They missed blocks and assignments.  I saw AS miss the LB and this backside LB made the play for a little of no gain.  They missed assignments on They had 4 false start penalties, one was on the FG that was made and didn’t count so Bama had to rekick and missed.  The line was out hit but the charging D line of AU.  It looked like the AU D was getting of the ball as fast as the Bama OL.  I don’t know if they were getting some indication of when the ball was going to be snapped or if they were getting a run pass key from some of the OL.  There miscommunicated on the 4th and short which stopped the Bama drive and chance to ice the game.  AU was getting pressure with a 4 man rush a lot of the time as doing nothing more than a twist stunt in the middle. 

Defense:  The made too many mistakes in the game but still gave Bama a chance to ice the game in the 4th quarter with a stop on 4th down.  They had three 3 and outs and 1 4 and out.  They had 5 tackles for losses, 4 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery.  They gave up 8 runs for 10+ yards and 3 passes for 10 plus yards.  I have them losing contain at least 7 times.   Because of the loss of contain, the DB now have to play pass and run.  This was the big issue on the last TD for AU.  I didn’t count all the missed tackles, but there were many.  There were also some bad angles taken by the DBs. 
DL:  They were pushed by the AU OL.  They didn’t keep the OL off the LB’s.  When they played with proper techniques they did well.  They just didn’t do it well enough.  One of the best examples was the 3rd and 18 play where the rush pushed the pocket back but didn’t keep outside leverage.  This allowed the QB to get outside and complete the pass for a 1st down. 

LB:  They had to shed blockers most of the day.  They got caught up not reading their key correctly.  At times they looked confused. 

DB:  They allowed themselves to get blocked and the AU rbs got the edge.  They were cut to often. 

ST:  People will say this is where the game was won or lost.  It wasn’t.  They game was lost on the OL/DL.  Yes Bama missed some field goals but they had 3rd and short many times and didn’t convert.  Also, the dropped passes didn’t help either.  Bama could have won the game by making a couple of the FGs.  .  I don’t know what was wrong with CF yesterday, but his alignment or timing was off.  There were also missed tackles here.

Penalties:  Too me this is where Bama gave the game away as bad as they played.  On the first false start, Bama had a nice screen set up but was negated.  The second false start Bama had a 2nd and 5 that turned into a 2 and 10 which they didn’t overcome.  The third false start what when they had the wide rec screen set up and was going to be a big play maybe a TD.  The fouthe took points off the board.  Finally, the holding penalty coupled with the personal foul by White.  Bama would have had a first down because of the dead ball foul if White had not retaliated. 


Overall, Bama did not play well on either side of the ball.  What concerns me is this happened last game also.  Ever since the 2nd half of the LSU game Bama has not played well. 


15 and counting and I don’t believe it will come this year. 

Please feel free to comment.

Agree, especially about AJ. What do you attest this overall meltdown by seemingly everyone, especially Cade Foster, to?  Too much pressure, expectations, bored with winning, complacency, what?

 

[hscoach]

First:   I really hated watching this game again.  This game was lost because of missed assignments on both sides of the ball along with the lack of focus which caused penalties that hurt the team.   There were too many mistakes on both sides of the ball for Bama to win   AU played hard and made the plays at the end to win the game. 

Offense:   The offense played too inconsistent to win the game.  They didn’t finish when
they had a chance to ice the game.  They only had three 3 and outs in the game.  As far as negative plays Bama had 5 tackles for losses, 1 sack and 2 block kicks.  For the positive, Bama had 6 pass receptions for 10+ yards and 5 runs for 10 plus yards.  One run was negated by a penalty.  I have at least 5 low snaps and two of those were on plays that could have been TDs.  First the throw to Cooper who dropped the throw the second was where AJ had White open for a TD, but was flushed .  This was combined with a missed block by the back.  A third AJ had to drop the ball down and had an open Howard eeper down the field which would have been a first down.   

QB:  I don’t think AJ played a very good game.  Part of this was because of the low snaps which threw off the timing of plays.  I also think he should have checked out of a couple of plays and ran wide instead of inside.  This may not have been his choice.  He threw 3 deep balls that should have been TDS.  One was when Cooper slowed to catch the ball on the 99 yard play.  He was also off target on a few throws and the rec did not come up with the catch.

RB:  They ran hard but the holes closed quickly.  They made yardage on the outside.  They made some big blocks on the blitz, but missed a big one on a play in the red zone.  I am not sure why Drake did not run in the second half. 

REC:  They did not play their best game.  There were a couple of balls that should have been caught.  Cooper dropped one in the end zone and I thought Jones could have made the catch on a high ball on the sideline. 

OL:  I didn’t think they played well at all.   They missed blocks and assignments.  I saw AS miss the LB and this backside LB made the play for a little of no gain.  They missed assignments on They had 4 false start penalties, one was on the FG that was made and didn’t count so Bama had to rekick and missed.  The line was out hit but the charging D line of AU.  It looked like the AU D was getting of the ball as fast as the Bama OL.  I don’t know if they were getting some indication of when the ball was going to be snapped or if they were getting a run pass key from some of the OL.  There miscommunicated on the 4th and short which stopped the Bama drive and chance to ice the game.  AU was getting pressure with a 4 man rush a lot of the time as doing nothing more than a twist stunt in the middle. 

Defense:  The made too many mistakes in the game but still gave Bama a chance to ice the game in the 4th quarter with a stop on 4th down.  They had three 3 and outs and 1 4 and out.  They had 5 tackles for losses, 4 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery.  They gave up 8 runs for 10+ yards and 3 passes for 10 plus yards.  I have them losing contain at least 7 times.   Because of the loss of contain, the DB now have to play pass and run.  This was the big issue on the last TD for AU.  I didn’t count all the missed tackles, but there were many.  There were also some bad angles taken by the DBs. 
DL:  They were pushed by the AU OL.  They didn’t keep the OL off the LB’s.  When they played with proper techniques they did well.  They just didn’t do it well enough.  One of the best examples was the 3rd and 18 play where the rush pushed the pocket back but didn’t keep outside leverage.  This allowed the QB to get outside and complete the pass for a 1st down. 

LB:  They had to shed blockers most of the day.  They got caught up not reading their key correctly.  At times they looked confused. 

DB:  They allowed themselves to get blocked and the AU rbs got the edge.  They were cut to often. 

ST:  People will say this is where the game was won or lost.  It wasn’t.  They game was lost on the OL/DL.  Yes Bama missed some field goals but they had 3rd and short many times and didn’t convert.  Also, the dropped passes didn’t help either.  Bama could have won the game by making a couple of the FGs.  .  I don’t know what was wrong with CF yesterday, but his alignment or timing was off.  There were also missed tackles here.

Penalties:  Too me this is where Bama gave the game away as bad as they played.  On the first false start, Bama had a nice screen set up but was negated.  The second false start Bama had a 2nd and 5 that turned into a 2 and 10 which they didn’t overcome.  The third false start what when they had the wide rec screen set up and was going to be a big play maybe a TD.  The fouthe took points off the board.  Finally, the holding penalty coupled with the personal foul by White.  Bama would have had a first down because of the dead ball foul if White had not retaliated. 


Overall, Bama did not play well on either side of the ball.  What concerns me is this happened last game also.  Ever since the 2nd half of the LSU game Bama has not played well. 


15 and counting and I don’t believe it will come this year. 

Please feel free to comment.

Agree, especially about AJ. What do you attest this overall meltdown by seemingly everyone, especially Cade Foster, to?  Too much pressure, expectations, bored with winning, complacency, what?

 

I really don't know.  Not trying to be a smart butt here, but if I could answer that question I might be a rich man. 

[McBaman]

Coach -- Thanks for your insightful comments all season.  Sadly, your points on yesterday's game are right on.  I thought the team had a good week of prep and don't understand why they played so poorly.  But coulda/shoulda is all we can say at this point.  I feel pretty sure the players are saying it too.

I have one question for the group here:  CNS postgame talked about how difficult it is to defend Barn's offense.  Which makes me wonder:  If it's THAT hard to defend, why aren't we running it??  Or at least some of the plays some of the time?

RTA... (i.e. Roll Tide Anyway)

[XBAMA]

well the fact that the barn has les miles horse shoe like 2 said didn't help

that money ball video game gum chewing coach they have luck will
run out soon enough , that ain't football , not real football anyway
and I hate it ... not because we lost but because nobody has
figured out a way to stop that stupid crap yet
oh but they will and when some coach does , like CNS ,  I'll party like
it's 1999 ...
the guz bus will be a smoldering pile of crap and he'll be like cheezenip
unfreakingemployed ! 

good break down coach , thanks !

[Merk]

As usual, you are spot on, Coach.
For me, it was the most difficult Bama game I have watched in many a year.
It is beyond me how our team melted down in almost all phases of the game.
It seemed to me a snowball effect where 1 phase had trouble which caused the other parts to have trouble as well. This was so uncharacterastic of a Saban coached team.
My final take was the pressure of being number 1 finally hit the breaking point in this game.
Now, with the pressure relieved, let's hope we show up and have a great bowl game.

Thanks for all your analyses throughout the season.

[XBAMA]

They missed assignments on They had 4 false start penalties, one was on the FG that was made and didn’t count so Bama had to rekick and missed.

no on has brought this up so I will
on the penalty ....
did he actually move ? I didn't see it on the replay , anyone ?

[carl childers]

They missed assignments on They had 4 false start penalties, one was on the FG that was made and didn’t count so Bama had to rekick and missed.

no on has brought this up so I will
on the penalty ....
did he actually move ? I didn't see it on the replay , anyone ?

It was so slight you could hardly tell it. I felt it was very questionable. Of course, it fit right in with everything else that happened.

[2Stater]

They missed assignments on They had 4 false start penalties, one was on the FG that was made and didn’t count so Bama had to rekick and missed.

no on has brought this up so I will
on the penalty ....
did he actually move ? I didn't see it on the replay , anyone ?

It was so slight you could hardly tell it. I felt it was very questionable. Of course, it fit right in with everything else that happened.

I didn't see any movement at all, but nobody was protesting, so I'm assuming it happened.

[pmull]

They missed assignments on They had 4 false start penalties, one was on the FG that was made and didn’t count so Bama had to rekick and missed.

no on has brought this up so I will
on the penalty ....
did he actually move ? I didn't see it on the replay , anyone ?

It was so slight you could hardly tell it. I felt it was very questionable. Of course, it fit right in with everything else that happened.

I didn't see any movement at all, but nobody was protesting, so I'm assuming it happened.

CBS showed the replay and Arie K flinched. He barely moved but he moved. Can not argue that call IMO.

[Marshal Dillon]

Have you or anyone else heard if AJ, Foster, or Drake were injured and this affected their performance? Why did Drake not return to the game, did I miss something? Thanks.




 

[pmull]

I have a question about the off setting personal fouls where we also had a holding call. I thought the barn player threw a punch at D White. D White in turn pushed him but who wouldn't. I thought a punch was an automatic ejection. I was surprised they called that off setting.

Did the barn player throw a punch or was it just two players pushing and shoving?

 

[XBAMA]

They missed assignments on They had 4 false start penalties, one was on the FG that was made and didn’t count so Bama had to rekick and missed.

no on has brought this up so I will
on the penalty ....
did he actually move ? I didn't see it on the replay , anyone ?

It was so slight you could hardly tell it. I felt it was very questionable. Of course, it fit right in with everything else that happened.

I didn't see any movement at all, but nobody was protesting, so I'm assuming it happened.

CBS showed the replay and Arie K flinched. He barely moved but he moved. Can not argue that call IMO.

I didn't see it on the replay
we are on the twitter so I ask him if he did because I didn't see it
or I was calling BS unless he said he moved 
he hasn't replied yet but now that someone says they saw
it I'll stop my quest for what is right and the removal of that
stupid lucky horseshoe

 

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