re: Rewatch the game........

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One thing that shows up live that doesn't show up on TV is, like last year, our safety many times lines up 25 yards off of the LOS. I think that is why the TE routes over the middle went for yards. When we get our back against the goal line and we crowd in more, we play better.

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That's a really good point, and by far the biggest thing we need to work on. We have to move our players around to take away the short slants. I'd much rather force them to beat us deep with our corners and the pressure we'll put on the QB than let them nickel and dime us to death.


And just to be fair, let me add, just like the 2nd half wasn't nearly as bad on first viewing, the 1st half wasn't as impressive.

We had big plays, which were great, but because of those plays, we didn't get to see the O sustain drives as much as I'd like. Because we can't always count on those big plays once we get to the SEC schedule.

Still, the signs that things had changed and the problems were addressed this offseason WERE there.


BTW, for all you idiots throwing our yardage total out there to show that our O hasn't improved, YOU CAN'T PUT UP HUGE NUMBERS ON O WHEN YOU HAVE OVER 300 RETURN YARDS YOU F'ING MORONS. Just think about it, maybe you'll understand.

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I agree with the assessment, over all, as well. Watching live just doesn't allow me to see what is going on with the line. That's what I like to watch on the re-plays.

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I agree. The OL did better than I thought and I owe an apology to T-Bob who I railed on. He played pretty decent. Although I did see a couple plays where Hurst was just straight manhandled or burned. #90 had his way with him a couple times.

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One thing that shows up live that doesn't show up on TV is, like last year, our safety many times lines up 25 yards off of the LOS. I think that is why the TE routes over the middle went for yards. When we get our back against the goal line and we crowd in more, we play better.

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I was gonna say the same thing. Too much cushion over the middle.


Also, those slants just burned us all night. We were definitely pressing our CB's so I'm not sure how to correct this. And Brandon Taylor was out of position pretty bad in 3 or 4 plays. Mo Claiborne played better than I originally thought, minus that 97 yarder.

Nevis was in BEAST MODE in the first half. We have been waiting on that from him for 2 years and it's nice to finally see him dominate against their starting OLine. Mathieu will be special one day.

JJ did not have a bad game at all minus 2 plays. Him stepping up in the pocket during a heavy rush and keeping his eyes downfield was something new from him and led to the Randle TD.

Ridley, minus the terrible fumbles, actually ran pretty damn well. He had nice cutbacks and good burst off the line. However, he absolutely cannot let go of the football like that. Inexcusable. I didn't really watch Stampley, I guess I'll give the game another gander.