re: It wasn't Etling or Fournette or Receivers......

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I blame Les miles, for probably another three years, at least.

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As well you should. He has recruited for an antiquated offensive style for years, and it is one that will never ever work against Nick Saban's Alabama teams.
We are set up to run block in a smash-mouth fashion, and you cannot smash mouth Alabama. You try to play Alabama in a phone booth, and you are going to get your dick knocked in the dirt.

The way to beat Alabama, or at least have offensive success against them, is vertical passing game and have big receivers go up and make plays. It seems we have started to recruit bigger athletic receivers, but we still don't have a quarterback that can get the ball down the field to them.