Will the OL be enough

#26
#26
It's a very good offensive line.

I don't think it's as good as some claim though.

Defenses can play Tennessee differently this season in so many ways.
 
#28
#28
Other_Guy said:
That's the real question. Bama has never won with an amazing QB and never needed one but there's so much more involved that I don't know if the OL, as good as they might be, will have enough help from the backs and receivers to keep this year from being difficult to watch. Not trying to be all negavol cuz I'm not really expecting too much from Butch & Co. Just wondering what you think will be deciding factor in a promising season. Coaching decisions? Secondary?
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Don't sell McCarron short. He is an excellent game manager, stays healthy and can make both possession receptions and bombs.

With that said our O-line will be great and QBs will make great strides with WRs on timing and route deficiencies thanks to summer training. Our O-line should get us plenty of running lanes and wear down defenses.

Remember, a big part of spring training was learning the CBJ way. Now it will be more focused on execution.

As for defense, we will easily shave 14-17 points allowed from last years crazy numbers just by going to 4-3. It worked for many of these same players with Wilcox. Also, we really got hit hard with injuries last year and speed. These are the things our conditioning program will make great strides with. McCullers is gonna be an animal this year. If Maggitt is back to freshman year form and our safetys are fully rehabed, we can win some games.

Plus I think CBJ has helped Palardy get his groove back! Oh Yeah! Better coaching alone will win us one or two more games.
 
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#29
#29
coach jones just needs to line up and run it 70% of the time and play smash mouth football, control the clock and make things easy for the D with the line UT has neal and lane should both have around a 1000 yards
 
#30
#30
I don't know Coach Jones history with QB's. What are the chances we see a rotation of some sort and he goes with hot hand ?
 
#31
#31
ncvol004 said:
coach jones just needs to line up and run it 70% of the time and play smash mouth football, control the clock and make things easy for the D with the line UT has neal and lane should both have around a 1000 yards
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Agreed.

People forget, but we ran the ball at-will in a lot of games last year. The problem was that Chaney abandoned the run as soon as the other team started putting up points, which was EVERY game.

It was certainly an impressive turnaround from the dismal running game in 2011. If they can fix the D in a similar way this year, we should be able to control the clock and win some games.
 
#32
#32
There's SO many variables to be considered, but IMO:

1. We must average 200 yds rushing per game;
2. We must win the turnover margin;
3. We can't survive injuries;
4. We must limit big plays on D.

Number 1 depends on the OL. They ultimately control time of possession and will keep our D off the field and well-rested--since we have limited depth in our front 7.

#4 depends on our DBs...

I firmly believe we need to average 200yds rushing a game in order to win 8 games this year--not including a bowl game. :salute:
 
#33
#33
CroKev said:
Fade, I agree on both accounts. But I wonder what you mean by "hurt us this year." Are you talking about us losing a couple of close games due to these?

Personally, I think we're going to be pretty good on D and the front 7 is why. We've got really good talent in the starters with the LB corps and the DL (they gave the OL all they could handle in the Spring practices and in the O/W game.

I think our starters will be able to match up well with almost everybody on our schedule. Where we're hurting is depth and, again, inexperience at skill positions.
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just remember that the O/W game is just a glorified practice and several key guys didn't play on offense and I'm with you on the lack of quality depth
 
#34
#34
99gator said:
It's a very good offensive line.

I don't think it's as good as some claim though.

Defenses can play Tennessee differently this season in so many ways.
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Agree with you.....This OLine still has a LOT TO PROVE!

But I firmly believe that they will this year. There's no doubt that SEC teams will load the box with 8, blitz us a lot, and attempt to force our inexperienced QBs into turnovers.

We'll see how this staff compensates and overcomes those obstacles.

I don't think Fla will be able to sit in their 4-2-5 alignment as they did last year against us.

:salute:
 
#36
#36
If I had to choose between a fair OL with very good skill positions on offense, or a very good OL with fair skill positions ... I'd take the latter.
 
#37
#37
rekinhavoc said:
I don't know Coach Jones history with QB's. What are the chances we see a rotation of some sort and he goes with hot hand ?
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100% if Worley doesn't stay hot. Jones is quick to take our QB's. He replaced Munchie mid game around the mid way point.
 
#39
#39
GAVol said:
In year 1 of a new offense, I'm really worried about being able to throw it well enough to move the ball.
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Year one or not, I don't think it's possible to have any less experience at QB/WR/TE. It's painful to think about.
 
#40
#40
we have to have a running game and our cb's are the key to our def.
 
#41
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Other_Guy said:
That's the real question. Bama has never won with an amazing QB and never needed one but there's so much more involved that I don't know if the OL, as good as they might be, will have enough help from the backs and receivers to keep this year from being difficult to watch. Not trying to be all negavol cuz I'm not really expecting too much from Butch & Co. Just wondering what you think will be deciding factor in a promising season. Coaching decisions? Secondary?
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That's a stupid question. The O line doesn't score points. This team will make teams the past couple of years look good. Just face it and hope for better years to come. But this season won't be one of them. We have no talent...anywhere. This O line won't even be that good. Just because they are experienced, doesn't mean they're good.
 
#42
#42
bigsteve13 said:
That's a stupid question. The O line doesn't score points. This team will make teams the past couple of years look good. Just face it and hope for better years to come. But this season won't be one of them. We have no talent...anywhere. This O line won't even be that good. Just because they are experienced, doesn't mean they're good.
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I believe time will prove you are wrong:hi:
 
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#44
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GAVol said:
In year 1 of a new offense, I'm really worried about being able to throw it well enough to move the ball.
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And that makes running it more difficult. The good Ds we face are gonna make us throw the ball.

Between the learning curve and the uncertainty at QB and WR its gonna take some time.
 
#45
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Freak said:
Year one or not, I don't think it's possible to have any less experience at QB/WR/TE. It's painful to think about.
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That doesn't help. If the OL was in the same shape it would be difficult to watch. They're gonna have to play extremely well every week and hope the rest catch up quick.
 
#46
#46
As good as we were last year on offense, we were predictable and we took very low probability risks and played prevent offense when we had time, timeouts and field position.

One thing you will notice with the O-line is agility and conditioning. They lost fat and are replacing it with muscle. The O-line will be similar to the small but agile and effective offensive line Denver had a few years back.

With McCullers dropping fat and getting conditioned, man he will be an animal to deal with. One thing we really haven't been good at these past three years is sacks and maybe we can turn the corner this year. That will take pressure off secondary and with healthy fully rehabbed safeties/Maggitt (fingers crossed), and the 4-3 that worked with many of these players under Wilcox, we can go from worst to slightly above average in conference. It's twue, it's twue!!!
 
#47
#47
also #37 will be huge having him 100% he led the team in tackles before he tore his ACL and he pretty much takes away one side of the field
 
#48
#48
bigsteve13 said:
That's a stupid question. The O line doesn't score points. This team will make teams the past couple of years look good. Just face it and hope for better years to come. But this season won't be one of them. We have no talent...anywhere. This O line won't even be that good. Just because they are experienced, doesn't mean they're good.
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The o-line doesn't score points? No, but try scoring without 'em. Dumbest thing I've read on here in a few days.
 
#49
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MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
This line will have at least 4 guys taken in the next draft.
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what i mean is, tennessee's line is not good enough that can knock people off the ball when they know it's coming.

when people talk about an offensive line being great, that's how i personally judge it.

that line is not on that level, whether people want to imagine it or not.

that's one of things that has separated bama the last few years. they could tell you what the play was before they broke the huddle and they could still get 5 yards a pop.
 
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99gator said:
what i mean is, tennessee's line is not good enough that can knock people off the ball when they know it's coming.

when people talk about an offensive line being great, that's how i personally judge it.

that line is not on that level, whether people want to imagine it or not.

that's one of things that has separated bama the last few years. they could tell you what the play was before they broke the huddle and they could still get 5 yards a pop.
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this is just wrong. great offensive lines do what they are assigned to do within the offensive system and ours did their job well last year. we werent even a running team.
 
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