Improvement Really ?

Wartdawg wrote: Samuel's only value as a runner for this team is charging straight ahead like a bull and moving a
pile. Sort of a 3rd or 4th and very short type of back.

Unfortunately... in those situations this coaching staff will probably either throw the ball, have Samuel
run a stretch play that gets him moving sideways instead of downhill, or have Carlton run it straight up the gut while Samuel watches from the sidelines.

Spot on Wartdawg... I sat down last night to watch the game on espn because I had to miss most of it because of my son's football game that was at 1200 on Saturday. Read most of what folks were posting here about the game and wanted to get a look for myself at how the game went. A couple things jumped out at me-- 3rd and less than a yard we had Samuel running the strech play to the left, even though we supposedly have the largest offensive line in all of football, a 280 lb full back and a kid as big as Samuel..That one had me scratching my head... Murray, although he had a less than stellar day, did have some nice passes that were dropped. And, not sure exactly how many times it occurred because I wasn't paying close attention from the start of the game, I heard the announcer call the play before it was run at least twice.

Sure wish our coaching staff would show some confidence in our boys during these short yardage situations. Just might be the confidence boost they need to start performing at the next level...

GATA!!!

"Me & my buddies often comment on how often he falls down w/o being tackled. Anyways, with Boo Malcome returning to the team, I really think the coaching staff should move RS back to LB (where he belongs)"

Only problem with this idea is that for whatever reason.. our coaching staff has refused to
give Boo any playing time.

1 carry for the entire season.

This after hearing all spring how great he looked and how we was going to be a valuable piece
of our running game.

Enter IC. I am not going to blame anything on the coaches. If Boo had there attention, he did something to lose it. Coaches deserve a lot of blame for a lot of things, a player earning playing time is not one of them. You show up everyday and bust your hump. Plus, all I read during fall camp was Boo was limited because of a strained quad. Missed a lot of practice time.

I am not with the motion that just give him carries in the game. Maybe he is not a practice player, well that's his fault. You don't become a SEC running back by not being a practice player. Do you think Saban would play a kid who wasn't getting it done in practice? Playing time is earned not given.

GO DAWGS

Thats exactly right and as hot as the seat is there it would be hard for me to believe that someone would not be playing if they showed the potential to be a great asset. Not even as boneheaded as we have come to think the coaches are would that happen. GATA

AllDawgs5 wrote: Enter IC. I am not going to blame anything on the coaches. If Boo had there attention, he did something to lose it. Coaches deserve a lot of blame for a lot of things, a player earning playing time is not one of them. You show up everyday and bust your hump. Plus, all I read during fall camp was Boo was limited because of a strained quad. Missed a lot of practice time.

I am not with the motion that just give him carries in the game. Maybe he is not a practice player, well that's his fault. You don't become a SEC running back by not being a practice player. Do you think Saban would play a kid who wasn't getting it done in practice? Playing time is earned not given.

GO DAWGS

Also, you had better know how to block (and know the blocking schemes and check offs) for AM in passing situations or you will NOT play for CMR. Like you said, obviously something is missing and the coaches aren't comfortable with him being in the game.

Sorry, but I do feel our coaching staff can be that bone-headed.

There may be a perfectly valid reason Boo hasn't seen the field, but I can't say unequivocally
that our coaching staff always makes the best decisions about who should be on the field and
who shouldn't. That's how much faith I've lost in our coaching on the offensive side of the
ball.

Not saying I'm right and anyone else is wrong about Boo, but I don't trust our OC enough
to just automatically believe he's got it right with anything, including the depth charts.