Sunday, October 02, 2016

Coach Nick Saban's comments following 34-6 w over Kentucky 100116



Alabama was sloppy in the first half but rebounded nicely in
the second half. He knew it would be a tough game, told people 
this week Kentucky was better than people thought.
He challenged them at halftime after he thought they didn't 
impose themselves in the first half.
Red zone offense is something he'd like to see corrected.
He said Tim Williams’s suspension was limited to the first half.
The Rashaan Evans fumble strip was a catalyst for the team
when the offense was struggling.
Damien Harris didn't practice much after a high-ankle sprain. 
They decided to "spot play" him in third down situations.
On the pass rush: Saban said they did a lot of seven-man 
protection on third downs. It makes it hard when they only 
send four rushers. They added a few guys to the pursuit after 
that. (Alabama had four sacks)
Both times Kentucky didn't have seven man protections in
the first half, Alabama had sack/fumbles.
He said UK used a little more 4-receiver looks than they 
expected. There were a few more Wildcat formations than 
before. He said they need to get more players involved in 
the passing game other than Calvin Ridley, who had a career
night with 11 catches. First half passing struggles occurred
when UK played more zone than man. There were some missed 
reads and protection issues. 




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