re: CBS "experts" predictions for the season

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Quotations?

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How many years under Saban has Bama had bad QB play regardless of the QB?

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A team can manage that when they can somehow keep experienced upperclassmen at the skill positions around inexperienced quarterbacks. You combine that with good to great offensive line play, a consistent ground game & strong defense, you then have a recipe for success. That's what the Tide have somehow managed to pull off during their run the past several years.

Last season, we lost entirely too much experience at the skill positions without any experience in the wings to replace those guys. Last season offensively was just one of those situations any program in America would have struggled fighting through especially those running a pro style system.

It's Bama's turn now to go through that type of adversity this year with their lack of experience at the skill positions. While Auburn is breaking out a new QB in Johnson, they aren't lacking in experience at the skill positions. That's going to help with their transition at QB.

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More credit to Bama for letting Sims make "easy throws" for 3500 yds lol. Put some pants on, your vagina is looking me right in the face. Then again don't worry about it. I like it

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First off, you are the one sounding like a bitch here. Stop menstrating in this thread. Secondly, you fail to realize the counter effect Cooper had in terms of allowing other receivers to be open due to the attention he garnered. It wasn't just a production factor with Cooper, it was also schematical factor because defenses had to account for him at all times with double or bracket coverages. Take Cooper out of the equation & Alabama offense looks totally different a year ago.

I truly am not worried about the experts giving us much love. This team will be better this year and all these guys will see that as they prove it on the field.

The other teams are good but are given too much love maybe. Our guys will prove they are much better when they hit the field.

With the adding of Coach O, the defensive line will be much improved and I believe the QB play will be as well. Harris and Jennings have both had more reps and are a year older. With the weapons we have, if either of the QB's can just manage the game and make the throws we will be a very good team.

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So where do you think the other 1700 yds passing went to??

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An excellent point. They went to DeAndrew White (40-504) and Christion Jones (19-264), who also graudated this offseason. Bama's leading returning receiver is a tight end, OJ Howard (17-260). Their leading WR returning was 4th among receivers last year and had receiving numbers almost the same as TJ Yeldon (15-188 and 15-180).

So, Bama not only loses a transcendent talent who made well over half of the team's receptions and close to half of its receiving yards, but also loses its #2 and #3 receivers. Bama, on total, loses 217 catches and 2852 yards from last year (of 290-3890). That's almost right at three quarters of their receiving production. Plus the quarterback.

In Saban's time at Bama, they have never had personnel losses in the passing game equivalent to this. They essentially lost their entire passing offense last season save a really good tight end.

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At some point in your life, you will realize that receiving yards require at least two people: someone to throw the ball and someone to catch the ball. Great skill by one makes it much easier on the other one.

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You do realize you are insulting the LSU passing game right?

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Blake Sims threw for 3500 yds last season. Get your math right before you talk shite

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The truth remains that Cooper himself accounted for half of Alabama's receiving production a year ago. All you really are doing here is validating the point several posters are making in this thread even more.

I heard a guy on the radio today say that Kevin Steele does good things for the DL and LBs but relies heavily on a good secondary which LSU doesnt have. He was an invited guest on the show.

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The fans know this however nobody is going to rank a team high based on what may or may not happen. It's based on the previous year's play and what has been a problem for us more often than not.

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LMAO

You do realize that both Alabama and Auburn are breaking in new QB's right? Good god we have some idiots on this board.

Bottom line is, CBS "experts" SEC prediction reasoning lacks consistency to me. At least 5 SEC teams need a new QB or better QB play, period. Bama Auburn, and Georgia are higher ranked than LSU and held in higher regard by these "expert" guys and others yet all three schools have QB concerns and have to answer questions on defense in some spots. And the "experts" are using 2014 performance, coaching and other 2015 unknowns as reasoning which is incomplete if not flat out illogical as no team is exactly the same as the year before whether there is improvement from experience or regression due to attrition(graduation or early NFL entry or dismissal). So there is no true way of knowing what to expect and the "experts" appear to be doing a better job of making headlines than predicting SEC outcome. But they feel LSU has the biggest hill to climb in regards to QB play and, until proven otherwise, this is our "truth". The fact still remains that we need better offensive production from the passing game and that starts with QB play. The bias in favor of other SEC teams can be argued. But that argument doesn't make the main fact about our need to improve the passing game any less true. We must improve on offense before the narrative will change by so called "experts".