Game notes: Fresno vs Bama

Passing plays:
1.   Wide rec screen ball delivered on time up in Sim’s face so he can catch the ball with his hands and gains 18 yards with a good block by the other rec. Sims also made a move to beat one defender.
2.   Stop route to the outside delivered to Ridley on time. Does look like he was expecting him to pull up a little sooner. Gain of 7 with the cushion Hurts knew where he was going from the beginning.
3.   Screen that was smelled out quickly. Not a big pass rush. Loss of 7.
4.   Pass play where middle opened-up with Fresno bringing pressure and he rushed for a first down. I don’t know what the rec’s looked like because the TV angle doesn’t show it.
5.   Wide rec screen again with loose coverage. Db came up and made a good tackle for a short gain.
6.   Swing pass to Bo with wide rec’s blocking. Ball on time and on target with a gain of 7.
7.   Deep ball to Ridley on the outside. Overthrown to the outside where it needs to be missed if it is missed.
8.   Touchdown throw to the tight end on target for 23 yards.
9.   Bubble screen to Jeudy. Ball on time and target. Good for a first down.
10.   Another stop route to Ridley on the outside. Ball delivered on time and on target.
11.   Ridley in the slot this time and again hits a stop route against loose coverage. Ball on target on time.
12.   Hits Bo on a release route. Looks downfield first and checks down. May have been going there anyway. Also, may have been a check since he move Bo to that side of the formation.
13.   Tua in: Stop route to outside right. A little late on the throw but good velocity
14.   Same as above but more on time.
15.   Drop back looking to throw a deeper ball but right guard and right tackle have two to pick up and one spits the gap and makes the sack. Left tackle also gets pushed back.
16.   Third and fifteen. Gets pressured by defense rushing 3 has to scramble out of the pocket and throws short.
17.   Hurts back in: QB draw you can see the rec’s blocking early.
18.   Again, throws the stop route to Ridley on the outside. On time and on target.
19.   Looks like an RPO because you have two linemen pulling on a counter look but it also looks like he is looking to the slant for the inside rec. There is a LB in there so he pulls it down and runs.
20.   Looks like the screen to the RB to the outside but the LB vacates early so Hurts pulls the ball down and runs.
21.   Heavy pressure and steps up in the pocket and is hit and still throw the ball. Ball is a little short because he can’t get the power on the ball while being hit. Does avoid the sack. Very close to a completion.
22.   This is one where the slant is thrown on time and they call it incomplete. I thought the ball was being extended and came out after it hit the ground. Ball was on target and on time.
23.   Slant to the inside rec complete. Again, on time and on target.
24.   Throw to the Tight end. May have been a little bit behind. It looks like Ridley may have been coming open a little deeper if he had waited, but the TE was wide open.
25.   This is the one that should have been intercepted. Too much air and too far inside. Rec was open. May have been a TD even with the air if throw outside a little more.
26.   Looking downfield but can’t see if anyone is open with the TV angle. May have been able to step up but had a lot of room to run and picked up 16 yards.
27.   Tua back in: Looks like he is staring down the TE and the ball is complete a little behind. Looks like the inside slant was coming open and may have been a better option. Actually looks to have lost a yard.
28.   RT missed block and allows immediate pressure on QB and has to leave the pocket and keeps from getting a negative play.
29.   Ball throw which probably should have gone to the TE and I think the back went the wrong way. TE was open in the end zone.
30.   Missed slant route to inside rec would have had to be a perfect pass. Too me the outside rec may have been a better option.
31.   Outside screen to the left to N Harris on time and on target.
32.   Boot action rolling to his right, which is tough on a left-handed QB and he completes the pass. A little behind so the rec had to wait on the ball and come back.
33.   Play-action boot to the left and throw a little behind but the rec makes the catch and gets in for the touchdown.

A couple more notes. Right guard and tackle may be pushed for playing time by others.
Have to give some props to the Middle Backer of Fresno who played a heck of a game.
I have no problem with the offense. They move the chains and control the clock. Better execution is needed on some plays but I put that on the O line.