We can beat Auburn

[Bulldogg31]

Just watched the replay of the AUB-JXN ST game and wow did Auburn look bad.

I saw Jeremy Johnson complete a handful of throws past the line of scrimmage, that's it. The two INT's were so bad one of the announcers questioned Johnson's eyesight. He also cannot throw to his left. He completed one pass to the left side of the field, and maybe two over the middle. Everything else was a WR screen to his right, a quick pass in the right flat, and the occasional 10-12 yard pattern. That's it. He floated one over the middle and damn near got Duke Williams decapitated in the 3rd Qtr. He also hit a 50-yarder on a busted play in the backfield when JSU blew the coverage. If he started for us you guys would lose your minds.

JSU has a dual-threat QB with a decent arm. He hit a lot of quick slants, a few WR screens, and made a ton of plays with his legs. Just like last year, AUB cannot keep containment on the edge. Also, their secondary is ****. I don't know what happened to all those 4- and 5-star recruits. They look really really bad.

LSU may take them to the woodshed as payback for that beatdown on the plains last year. Fournette may go for 200 and 4 TD's.

We will win over there. We owe those ********.

 

[Stingray 27]

I agree with you 100%, I'm just really glad we have a cupcake game to get a few things worked out though before we go play them. We've got to find a way to run the ball better and receivers have got to stop dropping passes.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Key to stopping their offense is shut down Peyton Barber. I think the guy had 20 touches in the first half alone, and he made the play in overtime that set up the TD. Take him out of the game and Auburn won't score 10 points on us.

 

[missouridawg]

Johnson can't throw the ball downfield. Put 8 in the box. Be sure to cover the flats. Auburn can't score.

 

[57stratdawg]

At some point they're going to get rolling. I would rather see their D struggling than their O.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Their D was no better. Terrible tackling, soft coverage, and failure to keep contain the whole game.

That said, if Dak is not allowed to run we will leave a bunch of points on the board. Also, JSU has a good receiver who had a field day...something like 16 catches. If Fred Ross brings his good hands, he could have a career day.

 

[RebelBruiser]

It sounded to me like the biggest struggle their defense has had has been with the zone read running game.

So....

In other words, you should be in prime shape if you run your base scheme and don't try to be too cute.

Couple that with a QB that appears to struggle to take advantage in the passing game, and I agree that it's a game you should win, even on the road. The match up certainly should favor you.

 

[Shamoan]

IF auburn plays like that, we are going to smash them. they looked totally awful. that being said, it could be the wakeup call they needed to get things going. barber is not fournette by any stretch and looked pretty pedestrian despite all the au hype. JJ's vision its absolutely horrible and has been throwing balls not even remotely in the vicinity of skilled receivers. we will know a lot more after the LSU game, but it could very well be an lsu blowout. going into the season, i thought LSU was a win and auburn was going to be a loss. i will be cool with flipping those two and continuing to move on with no harm, no foul from a w-l perspective.

 

[Shamoan]

they had two. gonzalez and barge were slicing them to death in VERY soft coverage. carl lawson was out as well and that defense is night and day with him out.

 

[NWADog]

Also their secondary is VERY young and they just lost a key secondary player to another torn ACL. Clearly it appears we are passing much more this year so I'll take our passing game against their young inexperienced secondary all day, especially after seeing Dak pick apart LSU's secondary in the fourth quarter last week.

 

[Bulldogg31]

You're right. They had a Derunnya-type guy, and a Ross-type guy as well. Both had huge games.

In fact, did JSU's offense look familiar to you? With that little power back, plus the mobile QB, plus the two good receivers, they looked an awful like us last year with JRob. It was actually fun to watch.

 

[Bane.sixpack]

Passing success is not just wide receivers vs. the secondary! It all comes back to line play!

 

[msstate7]

Those wr's were impressive. Wouldn't mind one transferring to us

 

[johnson86-1]

Johnson can't throw the ball downfield. Put 8 in the box. Be sure to cover the flats. Auburn can't score.

Johnson can throw the ball anywhere (I'm assuming he hasn't lost this ability since last year). His problem is he can't see the middle of the field. Lots of QB's are like that to one extent or another. They are generally fine against one on one coverage and can safely make throws to the outside when they're available, but when they have to start throwing to receivers in the middle, they just can't keep track of the moving parts of something. Several of Johnson's picks have looked the same. He'll hit the defender in the damn numbers when his receiver is running a slant. Just completely cannot see the SS/OLB type dropping back.

Hopefully this is just something Johnson can't develop and not a problem he will get fixed just in time for our game.

 

[Shamoan]

they sure did. i was VERY impressed with that qb they had. without an excessive celebration penalty and a croomtastic 17 yard punt, JSU wins that game and dominated that game. they were very impressive....of course, they had like 8 guys on that team with sec offers with other guys with lower offers, so that helps. very impressive performance and they deserved to win that game based on flow of the game and line of scrimmage domination. they blew it, but on the other hand, they were very well coached to be in a position to win the game.

 

[57stratdawg]

No doubt. They looked like NFL players to me. There were times where Auburn had good coverage, kids just went up and made plays.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

your forgetting that this will be the game Auburn turns things around...

 

[NWADog]

Our line looked pretty solid against LSU's monsters in that quarter on some pretty impressive drives.

 

[WayboDawg]

your forgetting that this will be the game Auburn turns things around...

My thoughts exactly. Auburn has made a living by rebounding against MSU through the years. If this game weren't at Auburn I would like our odds....but it isn't, and Jordan Hare is notorious for getting the visiting team screwed.

 

[Bulldogg31]

No rebound for Auburn tonight. The tapes don't lie. Auburn is not a very good football team, recruiting rankings be damned.

 

[Baddmann]

No rebound for Auburn tonight. The tapes don't lie. Auburn is not a very good football team, recruiting rankings be damned.

Agreed. They gained a lot of yards, but Red Zone D was excellent. The INT on the first drive was a great startto the game.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I was right about Fournette smashing them as well. I figured he'd hit 200 yds which he did.

We were at the game last night, sitting in the middle of a bunch of Auburn season ticket holders. It was funny listening to their fans bashing Gus and Muschamp about their terrible tackling and bad pass rush. I don't know if you could tell on TV, but Dak had ALL night in the pocket, and seeing him throw the ball in person is a treat. He is throwing a really, really good ball right now.

The old guys around us kept yelling "pitch and catch...pitch and catch...they just playing pitch and catch with us!" Same thing we used to yell when we played Florida. It was cool to hear.

 

[#ShowOff]

I was right about Fournette smashing them as well. I figured he'd hit 200 yds which he did.

We were at the game last night, sitting in the middle of a bunch of Auburn season ticket holders. It was funny listening to their fans bashing Gus and Muschamp about their terrible tackling and bad pass rush. I don't know if you could tell on TV, but Dak had ALL night in the pocket, and seeing him throw the ball in person is a treat. He is throwing a really, really good ball right now.

The old guys around us kept yelling "pitch and catch...pitch and catch...they just playing pitch and catch with us!" Same thing we used to yell when we played Florida. It was cool to hear.

That was the best thing about the game last night...the OL giving Dak a lot of time. I laughed about the pitch and catch quote...yep...I definitely said that a time or two versus Florida back in the day.