Gary Danielson had a great observation about the struggles of the right side of the Bama OL vs the Tiger defense ... paraphrasing ... fans don’t understand how 1 or 2 weak spots on the OL throw everything off and can destroy an offense. You try to help them out with looks, formations and play calling and you go nowhere.
Bottom line ...this team goes nowhere until the OL is fixed. And all discussion on any of the skill players remains moot until this happens.
There is no comparison between Bama's OL and the Giants OL. One is effective and developing, the other is FUBAR.
That’s exactly the point ... As good as the Bama line is, their right side had trouble with Auburn’s defense and it threw off the rest of the offense while they tried to deal with it...
Usually they just steam roll teams in the run game in the second half. This is the biggest difference I have noticed.
Usually they just steam roll teams in the run game in the second half. This is the biggest difference I have noticed.
The OL drop in quality is certainly a real thing, but another factor is the step-down in RB quality. When Najee Harris graduated, Red-Shirt Senior, Brian Robinson became the default bell cow. Sophomore Trey Sanders stepped-up as the #2 back, but he's there by default. Behind him are a couple of underwhelming (but young) Sophomore's, McClellan and Roydell Williams. They're all Division I quality backs, but in the SEC that's not enough.