This is from the Bamamag board. We knew this all along, but this helps prove it.
TEAM STATS AND NOTES vs. MSU
- 67 Total Offensive Plays resulted in 30 Positive Plays and 37 Negative Plays (Positive Play is netting plus four yards or converting First Downs). A staggering 55% of our plays vs. MSU were negative plays (Lessthan 4 yards gained or failure to convert on 3rd down/4th down).
* Note: In the second half, the drives on offense lasted 3 plays, 7 plays, 5 plays, 3 Plays, 4 Plays, and 3 Plays. Alabama had the ball only 22 offensive snaps in the second half spread over 6 separate drives.
II. INDIVIDUAL STATS AND NOTES vs. MSU
- In 67 total offensive plays, Tide players had 57 individual breakdowns in assignment. (All 12 Drives included individual breakdowns that led to negative plays).
- Individual Breakdowns by Player:
Chris Capps = 19 Travis McCall = 7 J.P. Wilson = 6 Justin Britt = 4 Andre Smith = 4 Kyle Tatum = 3 Kenneth Darby = 3 Antoine Caldwell = 3 Marlon Davis = 2 B.J. Stabler = 2 Tim Castille = 1 Jimmy Johns = 1
* Note: Chris Capps had individual breakdowns in 10 of the 12 drives. Of Capps 19 breakdowns, he was beaten outside 12 times, beaten inside 3 times, bullrushed and ran over 3 times, and once simply blocked nobody and allowed two defenders free to the quarterback.
* Note: Britt, McCall, Caldwell, and Stabler all received 1 individual breakdown as a result of offensive penalties in the game.
- Individual Breakdowns by Position:
Left Tackle = 4 Left Guard = 4 Center = 3 Right Guard = 4 Right Tackle = 22
Quarterback = 6 Running Back = 5 Wide Receiver = 2 Tight End = 7
* Note: The Right Tackle position had 7 more individual breakdowns than the other four offensive line positions combined.
* Note: Right Tackle had a breakdown that disrupted the offensive play on almost 33% of the plays from scrimmage.
* Note: The Quarterback breakdowns included 4 poor passes and 2 throws into coverage.
* Note: The Runningback breakdowns included 2 poor blocks on blitz-pickup, 2 missed running lanes, and 1 dropped pass.
*** This analysis shows that the offensive mistakes came from every position, but I am sure that you can surmise that one position in particular is the difference in this team moving the football consistently and failing to produce on offense. You simply cannot win football games in the Southeastern Conference when one position is failing to do their job on over 30% of the plays.
The problems at this position have been apparent since last season --the two individuals who are playing at Right Tackle are not the answer. It should have been recognized by someone at the start of this year(or even the end of last year) that these two players were not the answer. I am dumbfounded at the lack of effort to move somebody else to this position in an attempt to stop the problems that have persisted all year. And if you say that we simply cannot move Stabler outside or that the younger guys would be even worse (hard to imagine), then I am dumbfounded with the coaching staff's failure to recognize this and bring in a Right Tackle from JUCO to fill the gap until the young guys are ready. And I guess I am most disturbed with the fact that these two players in particular at Right Tackle have regressed in the last year, instead of showing any signs of improvement.
In any event, this team is one position away in my opinion from being able to take this offense to a competitive level. Playcalling has certainly been an issue, as has the general offensive strategy, but it is simply impossible to sustain drives when one position is faltering at such a high rate.
If we want to salvage this season, changes have to be made -- either move someone else to Right Tackle and give them a chance OR max protect with a tight end double team every time on the right side, but 10 weeks into the season, it is past time to make some sort of adjustment.
¶ 10:57 AM
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For God's sake, why post his address?
It's Shula that decides whether his ass ever leaves the bench, blame him! # posted by Anonymous : 9:33 PM
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