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Alabama football offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan faces a major challenge in cracking Georgia’s stout defense at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday. But at least he can’t complain about how long it took him to evaluate the video of the explosive plays the Bulldogs have allowed this season. There was a 36-yard catch by Clemson’s Antonio Williams in the season opener, and through three games, that’s about it. There was a 26-yard run by Tennessee Tech’s Aidan Littles, but that came against backups, late in the fourth quarter of a 48-3 blowout.
“The explosive play cutup is not long, so that didn’t take a very long time to watch,” Sheridan said Monday.
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Meanwhile, the Alabama offense has feasted with explosive plays in the passing game, thanks to quarterback Jalen Milroe’s penchant for completing the deep ball, and the running back tandem of Jam Miller and Justice Haynes has broken some big plays as well. Something must give on Saturday, when the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide kick off the SEC’s most important game of the season to date (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC).
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer will take all the explosive plays he can get against Georgia, but said he’s also mindful of the importance of keeping his defense rested. Georgia’s physical offensive line and running attack can consume a lot of clock, and wear down a defense at the same time.
“There is a piece to also not having one side of the ball on the football field, especially your defense, and how that will wear you down especially in a game like this when you know it’s gonna be physical,” DeBoer said. “You want to have that opportunity to play team football. We want to make sure…
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Author : The Tuscaloosa News
Publish date : 2024-09-23 18:58:52
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