Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Tide offense not in panic mode (yet)

Tide offense not in panic mode - Mobile Register
Offense hoping to learn from its many mistakes in Saturday's scrimmage

TUSCALOOSA -- In the aftermath of Saturday's lopsided scrimmage, Alabama's offense arrived at Monday's practice seeking payback.

"We kind of got after them this Saturday," Crimson Tide cornerback Kareem Jackson said, "and they got after us today."

How bad was it Saturday? Scrimmages often leave a gray area as to which side of the football enjoyed more success, but this wasn't like that. Statistics anointed a clear winner.

In a first formal exam under new coordinator Jim McElwain, Alabama's offense managed only three touchdowns. The Tide's four quarterbacks completed only 26-of-72 pass attempts (36.1 percent) while totaling seven interceptions. - More

1 comment:

Mike Wilhelm said...

Wilson said, "The numbers were pretty bad." Understatement of the year! 7 interceptions! Not one of the QB's did anything. A-Day will be interesting.