Softy interview w/ Ryan Fowler
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It's always funny when fans of good or great teams (and NOBODY here has denied that Bama is a great team) are delusional instead of realistically confident. Go ahead and bask in the glow guys. That's an amazing team full of amazing talent.
It doesn't have a monopoly on talent though. Some of UW's players are better than yours. If it was more than a few then the betting line wouldn't be what it is though. You don't have to play stupid to justify your confidence.
UW has three high draft picks in the secondary including what many consider the best safety in the country.
UW has three NFL guys on the interior DL with at least one of them getting high draft grades right now.
UW has two NFL guys at inside linebacker (1 out with injury) and one edge rusher (out with injury).
UW has two NFL tackles and probably one guard.
Uw rotates two NFL running backs.
Less certain here, but I think UW has two NFL tight ends.
Uw has one high draft pick and a second NFL guy at receiver.
There are a few guys mentioned there that could supplant starters at Alabama. It doesn't mean uw is going to win the game or even make it competitive. Bama is a better team by a wide margin with more depth and quality at most positions. No need to be stupid though. I said it's funny but it really isn't and it's just not fun. -
dnc said:
Cal isn't good and you know they aren't. You think they are because the beat Texas?montyfranklyn said:
You played two FCS teams wrong, we both played one, but we did play one more Power 5 opponent than you did and a bunch of teams with average QBs yourselves, outside of USC and Utah fuck you're an idiot and maybe Wazzu (why do you hate Cal?). Not counting Colorado because that kid had to leave the game also he sucks . You also play against in a league that has far inferior talent not at QB. How many NFL caliber guys are you strong finish there, you're good at this internet thing
Chad Kelly is an NFL caliber QB so don't let that fact get lost. Yes he is. So are Darnold, Webb and Falk. 3 > 1. hth He did throw his last TD in garbage time to cut the lead. If you want to call making it a 5 point game with 3 minutes left in a game with 90 total points "garbage time", sure, good call.
My mistake on the two FCS teams. I honestly thought you guys played Idaho State. My bad
Those QBs look better because there aren't a lot of great front 7s in the PAC.
- Any QB can complete a high percentage of passes when they have a lot of time to throw
- There is some talent in the PAC, don't get me wrong. There just isn't one team that can compare to an LSU defensively, other than USC.
Budda Baker and Sidney Jones are both great players, I just don't think they are better than what we have. They are just as good, but not better, therefore I don't think they would start. They'd definitely be getting heavy playing time. -
Might as well not even play the game then.UWhuskytskeet said:
Your secondary is your weakness, and UW has arguably the best secondary in the country. Start looking there.montyfranklyn said:
With all due respect, who at Washington could actually start at Bama over a current starter? Maybe your RG and Browning, but that's all I can think of. There is definitely no one that would unseat any of our defensive starters.HuskyJW said:Alexis said:Another guy from Alabama radio on Finebaum I think said not one player on UW's team would start on Alabama. I'm hoping the team actually thinks that also, though I figure Saban may check the film a little better.
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Deal.salemcoog said:
Might as well not even play the game then.UWhuskytskeet said:
Your secondary is your weakness, and UW has arguably the best secondary in the country. Start looking there.montyfranklyn said:
With all due respect, who at Washington could actually start at Bama over a current starter? Maybe your RG and Browning, but that's all I can think of. There is definitely no one that would unseat any of our defensive starters.HuskyJW said:Alexis said:Another guy from Alabama radio on Finebaum I think said not one player on UW's team would start on Alabama. I'm hoping the team actually thinks that also, though I figure Saban may check the film a little better.
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I didn't say Cal was a good team. They suck.montyfranklyn said:
Cal isn't good and you know they aren't. You think they are because the beat Texas?
My mistake on the two FCS teams. I honestly thought you guys played Idaho State. My bad
Those QBs look better because there aren't a lot of great front 7s in the PAC.
- Any QB can complete a high percentage of passes when they have a lot of time to throw
- There is some talent in the PAC, don't get me wrong. There just isn't one team that can compare to an LSU defensively, other than USC.
Budda Baker and Sidney Jones are both great players, I just don't think they are better than what we have. They are just as good, but not better, therefore I don't think they would start. They'd definitely be getting heavy playing time.
They do have a good QB though, which was the context of the comment. Better than anyone Bama faced besides Kelly.
You're an idiot about secondary play. -
Stanford bet USC 27-10. UW beat Stanford 44-6. UW was not 55 points better than USC and that was proven.montyfranklyn said:Although the transitive property isn't the end all be all, it does hold merit. Washington struggles when they face better defenses as every team does, we saw this in the USC game. Well Bama has a very good defense. Bama defense strives on facing pro style teams as well. The last time Bama lost to a pro style team was in 2011. Bama can also spread you out on defense and pound you hard with 3 running backs and a strong, fast QB. While Bama hasn't seen a QB as good as Browning, Washington hasn't seen a team as deep as Bama's
UW beat Arizona 35-28. WSU beat Arizona 69-7. UW beat WSU 45-17. Get the point? -
No, I'm actually spot on. If you go and look at the numbers you'd see that teams tend to throw on Bama more than anyone else. Most people think it is because of our secondary being more vulnerable, but it isn't. The truth is that because they can't run, they tend to get into more 2nd and 3rd and longs against Bama forcing them to throw in attempts to convert 1st downs. It is funny that you all point out the Arkansas game as an indicator, but fail to mention that Arkansas had the ball for 37 minutes, 37. Although they did try to run the ball, they threw it and unusual amount for them for a whopping 8 yards per completion and one TD.dnc said:
I didn't say Cal was a good team. They suck.montyfranklyn said:
Cal isn't good and you know they aren't. You think they are because the beat Texas?
My mistake on the two FCS teams. I honestly thought you guys played Idaho State. My bad
Those QBs look better because there aren't a lot of great front 7s in the PAC.
- Any QB can complete a high percentage of passes when they have a lot of time to throw
- There is some talent in the PAC, don't get me wrong. There just isn't one team that can compare to an LSU defensively, other than USC.
Budda Baker and Sidney Jones are both great players, I just don't think they are better than what we have. They are just as good, but not better, therefore I don't think they would start. They'd definitely be getting heavy playing time.
They do have a good QB though, which was the context of the comment. Better than anyone Bama faced besides Kelly.
You're an idiot about secondary play.
Alabama's secondary isn't the best in the country, but it is far from being as weak as some try to make it out to be. -
Yea, as I said it isn't the end all be all. Is just a part of an indicator. The circumstances of each game are not the same, but data from each game, when compiled, can give a clear picture and allows you to go back and reference common opponents and such.RoadDawg55 said:
Stanford bet USC 27-10. UW beat Stanford 44-6. UW was not 55 points better than USC and that was proven.montyfranklyn said:Although the transitive property isn't the end all be all, it does hold merit. Washington struggles when they face better defenses as every team does, we saw this in the USC game. Well Bama has a very good defense. Bama defense strives on facing pro style teams as well. The last time Bama lost to a pro style team was in 2011. Bama can also spread you out on defense and pound you hard with 3 running backs and a strong, fast QB. While Bama hasn't seen a QB as good as Browning, Washington hasn't seen a team as deep as Bama's
UW beat Arizona 35-28. WSU beat Arizona 69-7. UW beat WSU 45-17. Get the point? -
You do realize that you keep saying the same thing in every one of your posts, right?montyfranklyn said:
Yea, as I said it isn't the end all be all. Is just a part of an indicator. The circumstances of each game are not the same, but data from each game, when compiled, can give a clear picture and allows you to go back and reference common opponents and such.RoadDawg55 said:
Stanford bet USC 27-10. UW beat Stanford 44-6. UW was not 55 points better than USC and that was proven.montyfranklyn said:Although the transitive property isn't the end all be all, it does hold merit. Washington struggles when they face better defenses as every team does, we saw this in the USC game. Well Bama has a very good defense. Bama defense strives on facing pro style teams as well. The last time Bama lost to a pro style team was in 2011. Bama can also spread you out on defense and pound you hard with 3 running backs and a strong, fast QB. While Bama hasn't seen a QB as good as Browning, Washington hasn't seen a team as deep as Bama's
UW beat Arizona 35-28. WSU beat Arizona 69-7. UW beat WSU 45-17. Get the point?
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Alabama's defensive scheme in the secondary focuses on pressuring the underneath routes and holding the sticks on 3rd downs ... definitely NFL concepts.
As the LSU game showed early, there are opportunities to go deep in 3rd down situations.
Alabama has a ton of talent particularly on defense. It has also been aided on how down the SEC is this year ... the QB play outside of Kelly and Allen has been beyond mediocre ... when I watch tape I see a lot of really bad fundamental plays. Take the first 5 minutes of the LSU game to see lunging missed blocks and broken fundamentals by the LSU offense and special teams.
Washington will need to play at or close to their best to have a shot to beat Alabama ... but there are opportunities there to move the ball. And whether any Alabama fan wants to admit this or not, LSU provided the blue print on slowing down the Bama offense ... we have a lot of similar parts ... the biggest difference is our edge players who need to play their best games to give a chance
