re: Early thoughts on keys to victory over Alabama

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Running that coverage is a long run waiting to happen. RB gets past the 2nd level, then there’s literally no one in his way.

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and sitting back in cover 2 is worse. watch Ut game again. Look, we will have to take risks if we want any chance to win. sitting back won't do it. Yeah if they break through a 8 or 9 man box it is a long run also. They will also have a long pass play if we do not help on outside for horizontal passes.we have no choice though. If we first do not stop their north-south run game we are left 4 dead anyway and the rest is just icing on the cake.

bama could really kill us if they are in shotgun 4 wide and run on us between tackles which is very possible. it is a deadly formation that makes you defend pass and run. when we put help on outside with safeties in that formation we are at risk in the box then with us spread out and more running lanes. we just have to try to keep down and distance in our favor and hope we read formations correctly and hope we play averages right. it will be a monumental task anyway we slice it.