I'm through dogging Fitz

[Old Fart Dawg]

He played pretty well today. And, other than the late interception (I mean, WT17 was that anyway) his passes were good. He had at least 2 dropped TD passes. And, he missed an open read over the middle at least twice. So, I think we can look forward to competent QB play for the foreseeable future.

Aeris Williams continues to impress at RB. He gets the tough yardage that we've been unable to get since 2014.

The OL was serviceable, but much improvement needed.

Special Teams sucked ***, and loved it.

And the defense had a few moments, but seemed to be out of position consistently on first downs. It wasn't the old problem of missed tackles that has plagued us in past games, but that our defense had no one near the point of attack, and Bama was 8 yards down the field before we had anyone close enough to stop them. And unless Kiffin was calling plays that were completely out of character for him, this problem is on coaching.

Time to nut up. We can beat Arky. We can beat TSUN unless Patterson is the reincarnation of Archie.

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Fitz has been a positive this season....makes you wonder, what would have been if he hadn't been pulled in the USA game...

 

[o_Dawg007]

Fitz has been a positive this season....makes you wonder, what would have been if he hadn't been pulled in the USA game...

I think the USA game was over coaching and it bit us. To me, it seemed like Dan was playing his cards (true QB starter) close to his for the SEC opener vs South Carolina. We still should have won the USA game had it not been for Graves, and Fitzgerald would still have started and played the entire South Carolina game.

 

[57stratdawg]

Bama brings out the worse in us every year. Don't know what it is, but they do. It's one thing to get beat by those guys, but seems like every year we have 5 big drops, special teams sucks, etc.

Guess it's a matchup thing, because OM ruffles Bama every year.

 

[RocketDawg]

Bama brings out the worse in us every year. Don't know what it is, but they do. It's one thing to get beat by those guys, but seems like every year we have 5 big drops, special teams sucks, etc.

Guess it's a matchup thing, because OM ruffles Bama every year.

We used to play Bama close, even when we were terrible. Not sure what changed.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

No telling how good he could be without that stupid POS Mullen**

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

We used to play Bama close, even when we were terrible. Not sure what changed.

Lane kiffin

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Not to mention bama is stupid talented, even for bama

 

[Bulldogg31]

Fitz is a warrior. People on here that say the team has no heart need to watch his game film.

 

[boatsandhoes]

Here's what I wonder

Fitz has been a positive this season....makes you wonder, what would have been if he hadn't been pulled in the USA game...[/QUOTE

If Aries Williams was starting all year like he should have, and what if we had someone other than John hevesey coaching/recruiting the oline

 

[LTblows]

Croom. Was his Super Bowl

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

I agree overall with your synopsis. The one thing I will add is that the refs were as much of a factor in wearing down our team morale, as Alabama's physical abilities. There were a number of blatant pass interference penalties not called in the first half, missed targeting on Fitzgerald, and the usual holding non-calls. Not getting any calls our way until the score was 30-0 is always going to kill morale.

I'd like to see a stat showing the number of penalties called against Alabama when the game is still competitive versus the number of penalties called against Alabama when the game is in favor of Alabama. The final box score is never telling of the momentum swinging calls and non-calls that occur throughout the game that give an edge to Alabama.

 

[mount lefroy]

Fitz is a warrior. People on here that say the team has no heart need to watch his game film.

we need more than heart from a qb under mullen. we need a kid a wreckless as fitz, imposing as relf, with the head and poise of Dak. Oh and they have to be more than a one target qb. I see that from Shea Patterson tonight. Kid is good. But he is OVER focused on his targets. Defense is following his eyes just like they are fitz.

Our qb not only has to look off his primary target, he has to know how to use an outlet and get rid of the ball. Dan, for some 17ed up reason now requires the qb to primarily be able to check down 3 receivers in a 'spread' offense. I thought, and maybe illogically that the spread was supposed to id the mismatch BEFORE the snap and get the ball quickly to it.

Seems Dan got away from that last year. Dak did a great job of it in 2014.

We need that back.

I know. what I want is Dak back. But I am simply saying I want head before heart at the qb position.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Don't disagree, but Dak didn't always give us that as a sophomore either.

 

[KurtRambis4]

People that judge

him on our game vs Bama are dumb.

 

[NCDawg.sixpack]

We used to play Bama close, even when we were terrible. Not sure what changed.

Mullen. His demeanor changes when he plays Saban. He becomes very subdued-no fire like he showed against Texas A&M.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Well one

thing that's changed is Saban is there now...