Offense
- Be physical. Need to limit TFLs and second and longs. Donaldson and Rivers need to be difference-makers.
- Explosive plays. The signature of our offense is speed and big plays. Need to make them pay outside if they play us like Clemson. This is why we signed Rambo.
- Protect the ball.
Defense
- Gang tackle. We need to fly to the ball consistently.
- Be disciplined. Alabama has the size to wear us down, but the defense needs to at least be in the way. Can’t help Bama with huge chunk plays based on mentals (see Brossette’s long run in ‘18 LSU game).
- Finish the play. Near picks and near sacks won’t cut it.
Special teams
- Catch the ball on PR. We have new faces there and can’t make a mistake like Jeff Thomas in the Florida game.
Go Canes