than most of you are giving them credit. These games are measuring sticks and a must need if you are serious about getting back to the standard we used to be at. I wanted to see how we finished and I was proud we didn't fold. The team as a whole played a whole lot better in the second half. Bama didn't take their foot off the gas either. The first unit played 95% of the game. We became a better football team today. Lastly, this was a glorified home game for Bama, don't get it twisted.
I just saw the replay of the game. Our biggest problem continues to be our
VERY POOR TACKLING! This has been a problem in the past, and it still continues to be a major problem. Other issues, as I see them, (1)
King is not 100% yet. (2) Our OL was below average, most especially
Scaife &
Donaldson. These two are not up to snuff! I was particularly upset at Donaldson (since he had previously stated that "...
I am in the best shape of my career" ). I completely disagree, as he looked slow, inflexible, and did not learn/figure out how to correct his obvious poor conditioning and errors. (3) Our WRs had a poor showing (except for
Restrepo), by dropping balls, not winning contested catches, and/or able to find a way to get open. Very disappointed with
Mallory! Could be Lashlee's poor involvement of the TE into the game. (4) Our CBs & Ss (especially
Ivey!) did not enjoy/have their best showing, most particularly the first Bama TD (that was completely awful/disgusting!). (5) Our DEs had a particularly poor game.
McCloud basically put no pressure on their QB, and
Harvey was a no show! Our ONE Sack came from
C. Williams. A major performance drop off when compared to last year. (6)
Harris should be replaced as the starting RB.
Chaney should be our #1 RB, followed by
Knight when he comes back. Until then, Harris should be our #2 RB behind Chaney. (7)
Rhett Lashlee needs to change his game strategy. His game plan for Bama was basic & very mediocre. It's not like he didn't have enough time to put together a much better plan. (8) And finally,
Manny needs to work on his motivational skills. The players, in many cases throughout the game (most especially the 1st Half), did not appear to be completely motivated and giving 150% effort. In the 1st Half in particular, the Bama players appeared to want the game more.