First off, the penalties HAVE GOT TO STOP. We ended up with 18(?) penalties and five turnovers and still found ourselves in a position to win the game with under two minutes to play.
Ronnie's "fumble" was a horrible call by the officials. His knee was clearly down and I don't give a flying **** if that hack Randy Cross says otherwise.
McMichael's taunting call was overkill. I've seen T.O. and Deion Sanders do a lot more than that and not get flagged. Just goes to show that if you're a marketable commodity in the NFL, you don't see the yellow flags.
I'm not trying to make excuses for a sloppily played first half. Besides Tebucky Jones and Lance Schulters, our secondary can't tackle worth a damn.
THE GOOD:
1) Despite his "fumble", Ronnie Brown continues to get better every week.
2) Our front seven did an excellent job tackling and containing a
very good running back.
3) Despite 18 penalties and five turnovers, we were still in a position to win at the end of the game.
4) Tebucky Jones has silenced his critics with very solid play.
5) The deep passing game looked very good at moments today.
THE UGLY...
1) 18 penalties. Saban has got to read these guys the riot act.
2) All the encroachment and offsides penalties. The coaches should spend all week with practice QBs using different cadences to make our defensive linemen more disciplined.
2) Sloppy tackling by the DBs
3) Frerotte forcing the ball into coverage.
That being said, we're 2-2 and in 2nd place in the AFC East. We get Ricky back next week any nobody was seriously hurt. Once Nick gets his players in here, we'll be a true force.
Ronnie's "fumble" was a horrible call by the officials. His knee was clearly down and I don't give a flying **** if that hack Randy Cross says otherwise.
McMichael's taunting call was overkill. I've seen T.O. and Deion Sanders do a lot more than that and not get flagged. Just goes to show that if you're a marketable commodity in the NFL, you don't see the yellow flags.
I'm not trying to make excuses for a sloppily played first half. Besides Tebucky Jones and Lance Schulters, our secondary can't tackle worth a damn.
THE GOOD:
1) Despite his "fumble", Ronnie Brown continues to get better every week.
2) Our front seven did an excellent job tackling and containing a
very good running back.
3) Despite 18 penalties and five turnovers, we were still in a position to win at the end of the game.
4) Tebucky Jones has silenced his critics with very solid play.
5) The deep passing game looked very good at moments today.
THE UGLY...
1) 18 penalties. Saban has got to read these guys the riot act.
2) All the encroachment and offsides penalties. The coaches should spend all week with practice QBs using different cadences to make our defensive linemen more disciplined.
2) Sloppy tackling by the DBs
3) Frerotte forcing the ball into coverage.
That being said, we're 2-2 and in 2nd place in the AFC East. We get Ricky back next week any nobody was seriously hurt. Once Nick gets his players in here, we'll be a true force.
