Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk Football and Sports Talk Dont look now, Vandy beating Bama

The defense is the issue. Not the offense, not the time of possession, not the quick hitting drives by the offense, it's the defense. It's NOT the offense's fault the defense can't get off the field. This is 2024 not 1990. Adjustments are made in real time. It takes 1 communication to make an adjustment. Heck they are talking to the defensive SECONDS BEFORE THE BALL IS SNAPPED EVERY PLAY. There are iPads on the sidelines, 15 headsets. All they have to do is get off the dang field on 3rd and long. Saban built Alabama defenses for 3rd and med/long. They couldn't get off the field on 3rd or 4th down in Georgia and it should have cost them the game. They couldn't get off the field on 3rd down today and it did cost them the game. 35 points should be enough to be that Vandy team all day. Did the offense play perfect, heck no. But they played well enough to win. The defense was terrible in both aspects run and pass. And like I said after the first game, they are terrible on the back end. Terrible. They were terrible there last year too. 35-45 points is enough to win a game. If that doesn't win then it's a defensive problem. Blaming the offense for the defense being tired is BS. If they would get off the field in third down they wouldn't be tired. It would be like saying well the offense can't get a first down because the defense keeps going 3 and out and doesn't let the offense rest. It's just a dumb fan/ announcer point of emphasis that makes zero sense. Those guys are in good enough shape to play 3 plays, then rest for 3 plays while the offense is out there, and then go back in for 3 plays. Get off the field on 3rd down and it's not an issue.

Abolt I agree, you live by the big play, you die by the big play. But they didn't die by the big play... they scored 35 points. That is alive and well. They died because the defense sucks and they can't play man well enough to come after anyone.