re: Lyle Hitt - man of the people!

Sounds like the team is rallying around Miles:


"The way he came out and said that says a lot about him as a man and as a person," senior tight end Richard Dickson said. "He's taking a lot of criticism and is going to take a lot of criticism so we feel like we're going to have to rally around him."

Ridley said Miles needed to take the blame for the loss.

"The team, that's something that we needed to hear," he said. "Because there's a bunch of questions going around. People are wondering, 'What's the situation? What's going on?' But coach Miles, for him to do that, it says a lot, and that's why I look forward to playing for him in the future. This team's got to come together, period."

"Any head coach that does that in front of their team, in front of their assistants and comes up there and says, 'This was my fault,' I mean it takes a lot for somebody to swallow their pride and say that, 'I messed something up.' He did what he needed to do. There's nothing else that needs to be said by him. It says a lot about the person that he is. I respect that he said, 'This was my fault.' Coach Miles, he manned up and said he cost us the game. That's all you can ask for from him."

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Just another case of lack of discipline.

Can't have players running on at the mouth about the coaches, each other, the food, etc.

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Agree but the fact that he felt the need to say it speaks volumes. Players are not buying into the system because they don't know what the system is or if there even is one.

That's an interesting Guilbeau article. Hitt's statements were mild compared to what Ridley said...but he, of course, has to play

Now we just need ciron to make a comment so he can be benched.

Hitt should be benched because his lack of blocking is hurting the team. Hebert should be benched because he may injure the QB the next time a nose guard cranks it up on him. Ridley should be named captain for stating the obvious--our OC is insane for constantly calling for passes in short yardage or sure field goal situations.

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that was the first time Powe didn't launch a lineman (Hitt) into the backfield

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On the pass from JJ to TT at the end of the game T-Bob's man ran by him so fast T-Bob couldn't get a piece of him. The pass play was going to be in the endzone, but JJ was pressured into hurrying his throw and it landed short of the goal.

This is why Saban never allowed his players to talk to AH's like Guilblow. These writers want to be relevant and when they print stuff they sensationalize it to make their column sound like they are in the know.

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"I question plays, but at some point you've got to let go and just do your job," Hitt said. "As much as I wish the coaches had more confidence in the run, I can understand why they don't."

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This quote was left out of the original post for some reason.

I'm sure Hitt is just pissed he got benched for Hurst, but he deserves it.