HEAVENS TO BETSY, LOOK AT THESE WIDE-OPEN RECEIVERS

[Carl Spackler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs18jn-zj0Q

WOW

such separation

much open

[Carl Spackler]

I counted three (3) "missed" throws, one that could've gone for a TD, one that would've fallen short of the sticks on 3rd down, and one that would've gone for a 1st down.

Young started the game 12-18 (67%) for 91 yards, TD, INT, but finished it 8-20 (45%) for 55 yards and an INT. Some other things I noticed:

- quick screen to Shenault worked great. Was never run again
- Bryce's biggest mistake on his first pick was not taking the 8-yard completion to Mingo
- Needs to look Mingo's way more, the 3rd-and-8 pickup was a great play by QB and WR

[Panthercougar68]

No one will say no to Mike Evans for a 2025 1st rounder and if you do you’re dumb.

[LinvilleGorge]

Those route concepts are pretty awful. A lot easier to cover when all the receivers are roughly at the same depth of the field.

[Byrdman4real]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Those route concepts are pretty awful. A lot easier to cover when all the receivers are roughly at the same depth of the field.

Exactly, they don't even attempt to spread the defense and make open throwing lanes.

[Carl Spackler]

If you're gonna be a finesse, gadget-play offense, you need to use your gadget players and not bunch everyone up together running similar routes. Hell, some of these pass plays looked like they'd never been run in practice.

[CRA]

we got no speed to threaten vertically.  And if a D doesn’t respect the threat …..it makes coverage easier.  Because you end up taking half the guessing out of the equation for a DB.  They know everything is in front of them and play it that way. 

[hepcat]

Maybe everything is just bad and this team is cursed 

[Carl Spackler]

I liked this play by Young. None of the WRs get separation, and Atlanta's trying to bait Young into throwing the drag to TMJ, so here it looks like he's gonna do it -- instead he looks off and at the last minute, throws to Sanders for 8 yards and a first down

[FugginPoo]

7 minutes ago, Panthercougar68 said:

No one will say no to Mike Evans for a 2025 1st rounder and if you do you’re dumb.

No he’s too old 

[Silent Majority]

Seems this isn't going the way the OP intended.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, CRA said:

we got no speed to threaten vertically.  And if a D doesn’t respect the threat …..it makes coverage easier.  Because you end up taking half the guessing out of the equation for a DB.  They know everything is in front of them and play it that way. 

Our deep threat was out today, but Mingo should've had a 99 yard TD with a better throw and TMJ should've had a deep catch with a better route ran.

[CamWhoaaCam]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Those route concepts are pretty awful. A lot easier to cover when all the receivers are roughly at the same depth of the field.

Thank You!

Was saying this during the game thread plenty of times. Frank needs to find something else that gets players in different spots on the field. The routes just never looked good on the field imo.

[Carl Spackler]

2 minutes ago, CRA said:

we got no speed to threaten vertically.  And if a D doesn’t respect the threat …..it makes coverage easier.  Because you end up taking half the guessing out of the equation for a DB.  They know everything is in front of them and play it that way. 

I have no Heisman Trophy and I have never worked for DoorDash in Tuscaloosa, but I would NOT throw deep to anyone on that fuging lineup today save for Jonathan Mingo. And even then it'd give me pause. Safeties were salivating at the deep ball with 7 in coverage.

We're gonna be angry at the OL next Monday when the sack total rises after NO blitzes more.