Can you guys explain to me why west coast guys love the pass so damn much? Do they think running it on 2nd and short gives you cancer? Is there some perceivably wrong with running it when you have the lead and the opposition's defense is starting next to tire? I just want to know
We produce good QBs out here and seem obsessed with proving their greatness by passing when a simple run will move the chains or punch it in to the endzone. I bemoan the fact that our offense doesn't use the fullback or the I-form and I love watching Bama play because Saban "gets it". So did Don James. So did Pete Carroll.
We bitch about the pass happy shit all the time here. The main thing that has frustrated me is that when we do run the ball on short yardage situations, it's usually a slow developing run from the shotgun with no lead blocker.
When we lost to USC, we got behind and panicked when there was still plenty of time to establish a running game and move the ball down the field. USC's coverage was good enough to close on our receivers all day as we tried to throw downfield and get back in the game with big plays instead of focusing on moving the chains and relying on our defense to keep us in it. Alabama is better than any we have faced since Pete got here, and if we try to throw all day we will end up getting embarrassed. Bama is my favorite team to watch, and I noticed that you guys have a penchant for scoring on defense, particularly with the pick 6. And by noticed, I mean you guys seem to do it every game and it gives me a boner to watch great defense. The one ray of hope I have is that somehow Sark is calling plays for you and Saban doesn't murder him before we can get a lead and win via a shutout.