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As discussed on the RBR Radio Hour(ish), Tulane is not a good team and we should handle them easily. So why is the BACWI set at Rowdy? As much as I would love to say the days of watching our beloved Tide come out flat against (percieved) lesser opponents and struggle to put them away (or even worse, lose to them) are at an end, I'm not going to believe it until I see it. What I want to see is a repeat of last week's physical dominance on both sides of the ball, but with three added bonuses:

1. Scoring TDs in the red zone. We were six for six when reaching the red zone against Clemson, but on the opening two possessions we weren't able to put the ball in the end zone, and settling for FGs against the better teams in the SEC isn't a comforting thought.

2. Playing time for the backups. We rotated a lot of guys last week on the defense, but outside of the RB rotation and Ross coming in when Andre went out, we didn't see any time for the backup offensive guys. I'm sure the staff was letting a maligned and beleagured unit finish out the game and revel in their impressive performance last week, but if all goes to plan this game should be over just as quickly and I'd like to see McElroy and some of the backup o-linemen getting some snaps in junk time.

3. Downfield passing. I know it's not really a part of our offensive plan, but we're going to need a vertical threat to keep defenses honest at some point, and working on it against a scrubby team like the Green Wave can't hurt, but only if we're up about four scores, 'cause man we do not need any game changing INTs...

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what I'd like to see...

JPW not overthrow a wide open receiver on a deep route…put a lil air on it like he’s puffin a stogie and we’re talkin Gator-style 60+ yard TDs…

RBR's KING of HIP-HOP...

by SpockJenkins on Sep 6, 2008 1:18 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hear ya...

…but I’m not sweatin’ the deep route. Mike Shula and Dave Rader obsessed on not being able to consistently hit the deep ball, so much so that they got Brodie lit up 11 times by the boogs in 05 and lost their jobs in 06. Yeah, it’s an area that needs improvement, but if JPW is hitting near 70% of his passes and not throwing picks (see Clemson), we’re all gonna be happy. And I was impressed that, though he missed some longer throws, JP played a smart game, didn’t take almost certain sacks, ran well, etc. We didn’t always see that last year. John Parker Wilson is our QB, and we could do worse, friends.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Sep 6, 2008 9:21 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

p.s.

Love the mughshot pics in fanshots, Spock. Roll Tide.

by NiceLittleSaturday on Sep 6, 2008 9:22 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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