Popular Post JMR 2,118 Posted September 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2018 Things I Think I Saw: Auburn vs LSU….I call this “Things I Think I Saw” for the simple reason that no matter how many times you watch a game, or even a single play, it’s virtually impossible not to see something a little differently each time. So, I may not have seen something correctly, or the same way you saw it. These are just some impressions I got from watching this game once….. Auburn got off to a terrible start in the game, with Jarrett Stidham throwing a pick on his first attempt, then going O-fer on his first four passes. Not all those were Stidham’s fault, of course, as AU early in the game dropped at least three balls that should have been caught. LSU on the other hand started the game the way a visiting team needs to, and Joe Burrow was 4-of-5 out of the gate. To underline the awful AU start to the game, our first four offensive possessions accounted for a total of 17 yards. For most of the game, the LSU secondary was anticipating and jumping Auburn’s routes. I attribute that to the fact that 1. they play very aggressively in the back end, and 2. Auburn is still running many of the same routes we’ve run for a few years now. LSU was well-schooled on those routes, and managed two interceptions, in part because they were willing to jump the route. The interior of Auburn’s offensive line did not appear to have improved much since the Washington game. Marquell Harrell had some good plays and some very mediocre ones, while Kaleb Kim and Mike Horton continued to under-perform relative to each’s ability. Kim incurred two critical holding penalties, both of which could have been easily averted had he just centered up on a blitzing Devin White, instead of trying to take an angle on him, failing to do so, and grabbing onto the guy. I have no idea what has happened to the Mike Horton we saw prior to his injury last season, but that Horton has been conspicuously absent so far this year. I would not be shocked to see changes at center and right guard in the next game or two. At the offensive tackle spots, which was a worry heading into the season, run blocking has been fairly good. Both Tega and Driscoll are steadily improving, although Tega still struggles with his footwork against a speed rush. It’s past time for that problem to be corrected. The inexperience of our defensive secondary continues to be a major problem. I love Igbinoghene, and he is able to run with most wide receivers. But he is a little undersized, and being in his first year as a corner, he’s not yet mastered the fine points of the position. Because it’s his first season back there, he is being picked on to a degree by opposing offenses. Time will fix that situation, but each game involves painful lessons in the meantime. Iggy is hardly the only one having problems in the back end. Virtually all of our corners have similar problems, and all are struggling as the receiver comes out of his first break. Although he dropped a catchable ball early in the game, freshman wide receiver Seth Williams had a good game, and his talent will make him a key player for us as time goes by. I felt like Ja’Tarvious Whitlow continued to show improvement this week. Having played at a small school level in high school, he has much to learn, but barring injury, he will be an excellent back. He does tend to carry the ball with one hand when in traffic, and if that continues, some of what he will learn will be costly and painful. A couple of the things we are asking Kaleb Kim to do are beyond the capability of most college centers. Pulling the backside guard and expecting Kim to pick up that guard’s unblocked 2 or 3 technique is more than he is capable of doing. It may look good on the white board, but in real life, it isn’t happening. I am not one to believe “the officials are out to get us.” But LSU, which has had problems with their offensive line this season, obviously made a conscious decision to hold until the officials called it. They never did call it, and the holding was rampant on both pass and run plays from beginning to end. I’ll admit, the no-call on Greedy Williams holding Darius Slayton with both hands in clear view of a huge play, followed by the tacky PI call on Jamel Dean, did make me consider jumping over to the conspiracy side of things. I couldn’t help but question my eyesight when Auburn threw a little bootleg pass to tight end Jalen Harris. Sure enough, it did actually happen, and thus Harris now has 4 receptions in his career at AU. Jarrett Stidham seems to have regressed a bit since last season. I noticed in the Washington game he was not quite as accurate with his throws, and whereas Ryan Davis could catch the ball without breaking stride or moving to his left or right on the little screens, this season Davis has had to adjust to the ball, thus limiting his ability to run after the catch. Might be wishful thinking on my part, but Stidham seems to be overthrowing more deep balls this season as well. Stidham is also not calmly going through his progressions, and failed to see at least two wide open receivers on critical plays in this one. One was a backside post to Anthony Schwartz which would have likely been a TD, and one was a critical third down conversion attempt. I’m certainly aware that Stidham has been under duress at times, but he is a veteran QB and, I believe, capable of playing better than he has so far. Had Auburn been able to hang on and win the game, we might have named this one “The True Freshmen Game.” Shaun Shivers and Anthony Schwartz looked very good for the second consecutive week, and Asa Martin executed that wheel route like he’d been doing it for a while. DeShaun Davis played an outstanding game. He was everywhere, with intensity, and I believe he had somewhere around 19 total tackles. Auburn was unable to get much of a pass rush out of the front four. IMO, there were a couple of reasons for that. One, LSU usually kept seven blockers in, and at least once, they actually kept 9, sending out only a single receiver. If the defense is rushing four, and the offense keeps 7 or more in to block, it’s tough to get much pressure. But at the same time, if the offense is sending out three or less receivers, the expectation is that the seven defenders in coverage should be able to cover pretty well. As I mentioned earlier, that goes back to the lack of experience, with three new starters in the secondary. LSU always seemed to have one receiver open “just enough” to convert a key third down. This was a tough one to stomach. Again. Losing to Ed Orgeron, not once, but twice, is hard to accept, regardless of how it happened. But this one is over, and there’s nothing to be done now but go back to work and get better. Sorry I’m late getting this out, but it was honestly tough to get myself to sit down and watch the recording. I’m pretty sure next week will be better, but as a longtime AU fan, you never take anything for granted..… WAR EAGLE!! 16 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Things I Think I Saw: Auburn vs LSU….I call this “Things I Think I Saw” for the simple reason that no matter how many times you watch a game, or even a single play, it’s virtually impossible not to see something a little differently each time. So, I may not have seen something correctly, or the same way you saw it. These are just some impressions I got from watching this game once….. Auburn got off to a terrible start in the game, with Jarrett Stidham throwing a pick on his first attempt, then going O-fer on his first four passes. Not all those were Stidham’s fault, of course, as AU early in the game dropped at least three balls that should have been caught. LSU on the other hand started the game the way a visiting team needs to, and Joe Burrow was 4-of-5 out of the gate. To underline the awful AU start to the game, our first four offensive possessions accounted for a total of 17 yards. For most of the game, the LSU secondary was anticipating and jumping Auburn’s routes. I attribute that to the fact that 1. they play very aggressively in the back end, and 2. Auburn is still running many of the same routes we’ve run for a few years now. LSU was well-schooled on those routes, and managed two interceptions, in part because they were willing to jump the route. The interior of Auburn’s offensive line did not appear to have improved much since the Washington game. Marquell Harrell had some good plays and some very mediocre ones, while Kaleb Kim and Mike Horton continued to under-perform relative to each’s ability. Kim incurred two critical holding penalties, both of which could have been easily averted had he just centered up on a blitzing Devin White, instead of trying to take an angle on him, failing to do so, and grabbing onto the guy. I have no idea what has happened to the Mike Horton we saw prior to his injury last season, but that Horton has been conspicuously absent so far this year. I would not be shocked to see changes at center and right guard in the next game or two. At the offensive tackle spots, which was a worry heading into the season, run blocking has been fairly good. Both Tega and Driscoll are steadily improving, although Tega still struggles with his footwork against a speed rush. It’s past time for that problem to be corrected. The inexperience of our defensive secondary continues to be a major problem. I love Igbinoghene, and he is able to run with most wide receivers. But he is a little undersized, and being in his first year as a corner, he’s not yet mastered the fine points of the position. Because it’s his first season back there, he is being picked on to a degree by opposing offenses. Time will fix that situation, but each game involves painful lessons in the meantime. Iggy is hardly the only one having problems in the back end. Virtually all of our corners have similar problems, and all are struggling as the receiver comes out of his first break. Although he dropped a catchable ball early in the game, freshman wide receiver Seth Williams had a good game, and his talent will make him a key player for us as time goes by. I felt like Ja’Tarvious Whitlow continued to show improvement this week. Having played at a small school level in high school, he has much to learn, but barring injury, he will be an excellent back. He does tend to carry the ball with one hand when in traffic, and if that continues, some of what he will learn will be costly and painful. A couple of the things we are asking Kaleb Kim to do are beyond the capability of most college centers. Pulling the backside guard and expecting Kim to pick up that guard’s unblocked 2 or 3 technique is more than he is capable of doing. It may look good on the white board, but in real life, it isn’t happening. I am not one to believe “the officials are out to get us.” But LSU, which has had problems with their offensive line this season, obviously made a conscious decision to hold until the officials called it. They never did call it, and the holding was rampant on both pass and run plays from beginning to end. I’ll admit, the no-call on Greedy Williams holding Darius Slayton with both hands in clear view of a huge play, followed by the tacky PI call on Jamel Dean, did make me consider jumping over to the conspiracy side of things. I couldn’t help but question my eyesight when Auburn threw a little bootleg pass to tight end Jalen Harris. Sure enough, it did actually happen, and thus Harris now has 4 receptions in his career at AU. Jarrett Stidham seems to have regressed a bit since last season. I noticed in the Washington game he was not quite as accurate with his throws, and whereas Ryan Davis could catch the ball without breaking stride or moving to his left or right on the little screens, this season Davis has had to adjust to the ball, thus limiting his ability to run after the catch. Might be wishful thinking on my part, but Stidham seems to be overthrowing more deep balls this season as well. Stidham is also not calmly going through his progressions, and failed to see at least two wide open receivers on critical plays in this one. One was a backside post to Anthony Schwartz which would have likely been a TD, and one was a critical third down conversion attempt. I’m certainly aware that Stidham has been under duress at times, but he is a veteran QB and, I believe, capable of playing better than he has so far. Had Auburn been able to hang on and win the game, we might have named this one “The True Freshmen Game.” Shaun Shivers and Anthony Schwartz looked very good for the second consecutive week, and Asa Martin executed that wheel route like he’d been doing it for a while. DeShaun Davis played an outstanding game. He was everywhere, with intensity, and I believe he had somewhere around 19 total tackles. Auburn was unable to get much of a pass rush out of the front four. IMO, there were a couple of reasons for that. One, LSU usually kept seven blockers in, and at least once, they actually kept 9, sending out only a single receiver. If the defense is rushing four, and the offense keeps 7 or more in to block, it’s tough to get much pressure. But at the same time, if the offense is sending out three or less receivers, the expectation is that the seven defenders in coverage should be able to cover pretty well. As I mentioned earlier, that goes back to the lack of experience, with three new starters in the secondary. LSU always seemed to have one receiver open “just enough” to convert a key third down. This was a tough one to stomach. Again. Losing to Ed Orgeron, not once, but twice, is hard to accept, regardless of how it happened. But this one is over, and there’s nothing to be done now but go back to work and get better. Sorry I’m late getting this out, but it was honestly tough to get myself to sit down and watch the recording. I’m pretty sure next week will be better, but as a longtime AU fan, you never take anything for granted..… WAR EAGLE!!
FormerlySec38Row34 56 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Perceptive and insightful, as usual coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuMarine 1,372 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 As always, love your perspective. As far as the OLine goes, I was worried about them this year. What can be done to change it? Recruiting? Coaching? I thought Stidham did a great job against Washington, then the next week, he was overthrowing receivers and not very accurate although we didn’t throw much. That bothered me. Now watching yesterday, he seems to regress at times and then look all world at times. What do you attribute that to? Once again, thanks for your insight. Love reading this column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubaseball 2,585 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 If you watch the other team from across the state, when they have an offensive lineman not producing they replace them with the backup. I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen Gus do this. It’s only when a player gets hurt or the score lopsided. It doesn’t take a person with a lot of football knowledge to see that some on the offensive line aren’t getting it done. Now that’s problematic in two ways: AU doesn’t have the players to replace them or the coaches aren’t good evaluators or teachers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug3020 842 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 24 minutes ago, JMR said: A couple of the things we are asking Kaleb Kim to do are beyond the capability of most college centers. Pulling the backside guard and expecting Kim to pick up that guard’s unblocked 2 or 3 technique is more than he is capable of doing. It may look good on the white board, but in real life, it isn’t happening. Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala 327 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 14 minutes ago, aubaseball said: If you watch the other team from across the state, when they have an offensive lineman not producing they replace them with the backup. I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen Gus do this. It’s only when a player gets hurt or the score lopsided. It doesn’t take a person with a lot of football knowledge to see that some on the offensive line aren’t getting it done. Now that’s problematic in two ways: AU doesn’t have the players to replace them or the coaches aren’t good evaluators or teachers. They have the ability to change and because of their competition they done lose much. Our poor OL recruiting since Grimes was here 1st time is holding us back. Kim, Carr etc... were Way over rated i do think they want to replace Kim but have been wanting to get past this game,hoping to be 3-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR 2,427 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Late in the 1st and into the 2nd qtr, it seemed like the O Line was getting some push. It didn't last. Was there something schematic that happened or just getting whipped physically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubaseball 2,585 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, lala said: They have the ability to change and because of their competition they done lose much. Our poor OL recruiting since Grimes was here 1st time is holding us back. Kim, Carr etc... were Way over rated i do think they want to replace Kim but have been wanting to get past this game,hoping to be 3-0 But what about Ashley and Troxel? 5 and 4 star recruits. Brahms was a 4 Star too. I know he was injured and maybe not ready to play at 100 %. And Grimes hasn’t been here in two years. What does he have to do with line recruits the last two years? When you sign a 5 Star , everywhere else they usually start 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,368 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, CR said: Late in the 1st and into the 2nd qtr, it seemed like the O Line was getting some push. It didn't last. Was there something schematic that happened or just getting whipped physically? Aranda went to a Bear front where the two guards and center are covered up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Anybody notice that the hesitation runs were our most successful or was it just me? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR 2,427 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, bigbird said: Amanda went to a Bear front where the two guards and center are covered up. Thanks for the help. Did you think Aranda and Ensminger seemed a step ahead of our coordinators most of the game? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,368 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 24 minutes ago, CR said: Thanks for the help. Did you think Aranda and Ensminger seemed a step ahead of our coordinators most of the game? To me Aranda is ahead if everyone. He is a great DC. He is who I wanted when we hired Steele. Ensminger just called a great game against what we were running. He didn't try and force anything all day. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gctiger 924 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Coach, I think this is your best analysis that I’ve seen thus far. Thanks for sucking it up and taking one for the team on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,641 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) Stidham being this mediocre would be aight if we had the talent to win around him. But the talking point for the entire summer and presumably in fall camps was that he'd have to win the day often early this season...and he hasnt yet I really dont know what people want from Boobie...dude is getting compared to 3 year vet Kerryon in his first 3 games lol. Everytime he isnt getting hit in the backfield immediately, and even sometimes when he IS, he makes positive plays happen Edited September 16, 2018 by Dual-Threat Rigby 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weagl1 1,781 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thanks coach. O line and the secondary just look like our Achilles heel right now. I expected we would have some problems on the line, especially at center, but not from players like Horton. I never expected the secondary to be this much of a liability. Time and time again LSU was max protecting on passing downs and only had 1 or 2 guys in the pattern against 4 DBs. Yet we stuck in man coverage and our corners were either holding or beat. I thought we two coaches for the secondary now? There appears to be some lack of communication. That long touchdown was an awful bust. We had guys back there but nobody covered him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala 327 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 2 hours ago, aubaseball said: But what about Ashley and Troxel? 5 and 4 star recruits. Brahms was a 4 Star too. I know he was injured and maybe not ready to play at 100 %. And Grimes hasn’t been here in two years. What does he have to do with line recruits the last two years? When you sign a 5 Star , everywhere else they usually start Troxel and Brahms are/were hurt. I think they want to swap out Kim with either Brahms but he was not ready and there were hoping to get past LSU. There are always 5 stars/4 star guys that should not be and our ability to scout O-line players has been mediocre at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man on Fire 11 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 1 hour ago, bigbird said: Amanda went to a Bear front where the two guards and center are covered up. Was most likey the TITE front. It's two 4i techs and typically the NT is slanted to one side or the other which determines the alignment of the Mike and Will. I mean I havent been able to go back and see whether it's Bear or Tite, but Tite front is the newest Chess move on the board and we've seen FOUR teams go to it to shut our ass down since the first GA game last year, those teams being GA in game 2, UCF, Washington, and now LSU. LSU and Wash were already playing around with it last year and I'm assuming Kirby got tipped off by someone (lil Nicky and the giant turd related coaching tree including Belichik) because he immediately adjusted to it after getting the Dogg beat out of him. I first asked questions about the front during the OU vs GA semifinal because I noticed both teams using it. Apparently Chip Kelly was using it to hide.the fact he had excellent odd front Ends but not great DT depth. The big twelve spearheaded the current trend of using it vs spread teams and it's spreading like crazy. Aranda being very sharp and open minded was quick to adopt it. Fact, Kirby called Orlando, the Texas DC, and spent time this offseason gathering more pointers on the TITE. Orlando installed it last year at Texas and brought a garbage defense up into the top ten in several D categories. I've seen Zero attempt to Counterpunch by our geniuses. It's hard to watch anymore. I know you're super sharp Bird, so this is for anyone else who may wonder why it matters. The 4i techs force both your Tackle and Guard to take them on for most of the typical spread inside runs. Both B gaps are toast. Most spread teams don't run into the A Gap, but if they do you have a nasty NT stoning your center, who you can't double now, and the Mike will help fill the other A even if the Nose doesn't blow it up. You can't pull Guards because the 4i can ride his butt to the ball so Power is gone...Buck Sweep is probably gone because the Geometry sucks. This is done to force everything wide right into the loving arms of monsters like Devin White or Roquan Smith. There are ways to Counter it, as there's always a counter move in football... But we won't/don't or can't run any of those blocking schemes apparently. https://matchquarters.com/2016/10/10/the-3-4-tite-front/ https://www.footballstudyhall.com/2018/2/19/17021322/college-footballs-new-favorite-defense-4i-tech-4-0-4-georgia-texas https://matchquarters.com/2018/07/20/mq-quick-hits-ep-10-the-tite-front/ 4 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc4aday 1,887 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) I am so glad that you mentioned the lack of quality refereeing in this game. It was horrendous at times of which made me, and many, many tiger fans to throw our hands in the air in shear frustration. That last drive for LSU was a textbook case of inept and just down right pi$$ poor referring that needs to be addressed by the powers that be in the SEC that monitors refereeing for quality control. There must be rules set in place in the last 2 minutes of any SEC ball game where controversy penalty calls should be reviewed by a referee crew in Birmingham or wherever SEC ground zero is located that can carefully examine a call and overturn it if the evidence is compelling enough to do so. I would bet the farm if we have had this yesterday on that last LSU drive, the calls would have been reversed, and Auburn wins 21-19. Maybe I am wrong, or maybe I am dead on right with this one. I am not crying over spilt milk, but am crying over a 55 gallon drum of fresh milk blatantly splashed all over JHS football field by the hands of woeful refs. Edited September 17, 2018 by doc4aday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bigbird 60,368 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, Man on Fire said: Was most likey the TITE front. It's two 4i techs and typically the NT is slanted to one side or the other which determines the alignment of the Mike and Will. I mean I havent been able to go back and see whether it's Bear or Tite, but Tite front is the newest Chess move on the board and we've seen FOUR teams go to it to shut our ass down since the first GA game last year, those teams being GA in game 2, UCF, Washington, and now LSU. LSU and Wash were already playing around with it last year and I'm assuming Kirby got tipped off by someone (lil Nicky and the giant turd related coaching tree including Belichik) because he immediately adjusted to it after getting the Dogg beat out of him. I first asked questions about the front during the OU vs GA semifinal because I noticed both teams using it. Apparently Chip Kelly was using it to hide.the fact he had excellent odd front Ends but not great DT depth. The big twelve spearheaded the current trend of using it vs spread teams and it's spreading like crazy. Aranda being very sharp and open minded was quick to adopt it. Fact, Kirby called Orlando, the Texas DC, and spent time this offseason gathering more pointers on the TITE. Orlando installed it last year at Texas and brought a garbage defense up into the top ten in several D categories. I've seen Zero attempt to Counterpunch by our geniuses. It's hard to watch anymore. I know you're super sharp Bird, so this is for anyone else who may wonder why it matters. The 4i techs force both your Tackle and Guard to take them on for most of the typical spread inside runs. Both B gaps are toast. Most spread teams don't run into the A Gap, but if they do you have a nasty NT stoning your center, who you can't double now, and the Mike will help fill the other A even if the Nose doesn't blow it up. You can't pull Guards because the 4i can ride his butt to the ball so Power is gone...Buck Sweep is probably gone because the Geometry sucks. This is done to force everything wide right into the loving arms of monsters like Devin White or Roquan Smith. There are ways to Counter it, as there's always a counter move in football... But we won't/don't or can't run any of those blocking schemes apparently. https://matchquarters.com/2016/10/10/the-3-4-tite-front/ https://www.footballstudyhall.com/2018/2/19/17021322/college-footballs-new-favorite-defense-4i-tech-4-0-4-georgia-texas https://matchquarters.com/2018/07/20/mq-quick-hits-ep-10-the-tite-front/ Very well could've been, but it looked like they were over the guards, but I haven't gone back to watch...nor will I. We line up in a 4i/shade/5 called to strength. Sometimes we'll attach an OLB outside of the 4i in a 7 or 9 depending on the team. Nice post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareagleguy 1,393 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) For those who may be interested in all this, what @Man on Fire and @bigbird are talking about, here is another site that does a pretty good job of breaking it down at a basic level. www.thephinsider.com/platform/amp/2014/3/7/5482102/football-101-defensive-line-gap-techniques Edited September 17, 2018 by wareagleguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man on Fire 11 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 1 hour ago, bigbird said: Very well could've been, but it looked like they were over the guards, but I haven't gone back to watch...nor will I. We line up in a 4i/shade/5 called to strength. Sometimes we'll attach an OLB outside of the 4i in a 7 or 9 depending on the team. Nice post. Yeah you know it's real damn hard to discern from TV sideline angles, I just knew that Aranda was one of those guys deploying Tite...Either way very similar in principle. Thank you sir, I enjoy gleaning from your knowledge. I'm guessing maybe you use the 7 and 9 when worried about a nub TE or some other possible danger of pinning a backer inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man on Fire 11 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 54 minutes ago, wareagleguy said: For those who may be interested in all this, what @Man on Fire and @bigbird are talking about, here is another site that does a pretty good job of breaking it down at a basic level. www.thephinsider.com/platform/amp/2014/3/7/5482102/football-101-defensive-line-gap-techniques I was gonna just give you a thumbs up but apparently there's some sort of daily stipend and I've run out. Kinda annoying. Anyway, I hope more Auburn fans take time to learn more about the game, good link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareagleguy 1,393 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, Man on Fire said: I was gonna just give you a thumbs up but apparently there's some sort of daily stipend and I've run out. Kinda annoying. Anyway, I hope more Auburn fans take time to learn more about the game, good link. Yes, good info is always good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyAU 3,630 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: Stidham being this mediocre would be aight if we had the talent to win around him. But the talking point for the entire summer and presumably in fall camps was that he'd have to win the day often early this season...and he hasnt yet I really dont know what people want from Boobie...dude is getting compared to 3 year vet Kerryon in his first 3 games lol. Everytime he isnt getting hit in the backfield immediately, and even sometimes when he IS, he makes positive plays happen Whitlow has been a very pleasant surprise, as has Shivers. Love their grit and energy out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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