In Alabama football’s dominant 20-9 win over the LSU Tigers, one could also argue that it was an ugly game for the Crimson Tide, leaving a lot of football on the field. Despite the victory, there were clear areas for improvement.
Alabama quarterback Ty Simoson made some incredible plays throughout the game, but head coach Kalen DeBoer spoke openly about the aspects of the team’s performance that still need work.
Speaking to the media after the game, DeBoer acknowledged the win but emphasized that he remains “not satisfied” with the overall play, despite some impressive moments, according to On3 Sports.
“It’s always good to get a W,” DeBoer said. “Made enough plays to win. But certainly got to continue to improve. We got to get back to work tomorrow. Our guys know that. Proud of the defense, holding them to field goals. Four red-zone attempts and walking away with nine points, it’s a great job by those guys. And just there’s plays out there we got to make, and that will help a lot of our offense.”
With Alabama now on an eight-game winning streak, it seems the program has moved on from the season-opening loss to Florida State that initially cast a shadow over their campaign.
However, DeBoer pointed to the running game against LSU as an area in urgent need of improvement. The Crimson Tide managed only 56 yards on the ground, with Daniel Hill leading the way at 21 yards.
“We only had 56 yards, so it needs to be better,” DeBoer said. “And I think there’s a lot of things. I think there’s other things we can do to make the defense have to cover us. And we missed opportunities that would help open up the box a little bit. But we certainly, either one of two things on each play is do a better job blocking and then do a good job of being physical with the ball in our hands, too, and then falling ahead for yards. Those extra one or two yards, three yards that you can get by running through arm tackles and things like that, those can hurt.”
“And so, again, we’ve got to do a better job giving lanes for the running back to go hit it confidently and hit it hard,” DeBoer continued. “It’s everything. It’s an effort across the board. When we run on the perimeter, let’s make sure we get the blocks out there. But yeah, we certainly got to be better than what we were.”
Looking ahead, the Crimson Tide will aim for their ninth straight win next Saturday when they take on the Oklahoma Sooners. Fans and analysts alike will be watching to see if Alabama can fine-tune their game and continue their impressive streak.
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