{"id":72769,"date":"2024-10-15T20:24:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T01:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/greg-mcelroy-explains-why-alabama-doesnt-need-to-panic\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T20:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T01:24:38","slug":"greg-mcelroy-explains-why-alabama-doesnt-need-to-panic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/greg-mcelroy-explains-why-alabama-doesnt-need-to-panic\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg McElroy explains why Alabama doesn\u2019t need to panic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alabama<\/a><\/strong> has had two shaky weeks in a row, first losing to Vanderbilt<\/a><\/strong> 40-35 and then surviving a 27-25 scare from South Carolina<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But at least one ESPN analyst is going against the grain and not buying the panic around the Alabama program. Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy<\/a><\/strong>, now with ESPN, explained why following the South Carolina game.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLet me just tell ya: I didn\u2019t come away from that thinking that \u2018Bama has some serious ineptitudes,\u201d McElroy said. \u201cI think \u2018Bama came out of that one \u2014 I feel better if I\u2019m a \u2018Bama fan today. I really do. Because I look at a few different things here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first thing McElroy pointed to was the team\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n

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After giving up 418 total yards to Vanderbilt, Alabama cut that figure down to 374 yards against South Carolina. And a good chunk of that yardage surrendered occurred on a few broken plays.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the defensive line had LaNorris Sellers<\/a><\/strong> constantly feeling harassed,\u201d McElroy said. \u201cThey were able to hit him a bunch of times. They were able to get some free runners. I thought the secondary played pretty well, to be honest with you. I thought the secondary did a lot of good things. I thought they tackled in space, there were a couple underneath throws where they rallied up and made tackles on long yardage situations where if they missed a tackle a guy could be out the game. I thought Alabama\u2019s defense played better. I think the linebackers, there\u2019s still some room for growth. Still seems like those guys are just a little hesitant to take off.\u201d<\/p>\n

But all in all, it was a much better performance for the Crimson Tide defensively. There were a few key mistakes, but nothing out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey gave up a fourth-and-9 touchdown on a perfect playcall,\u201d McElroy said. \u201cTons of credit to Dowell Loggains<\/a><\/strong> for making that incredible call. It was a perfect throw, perfect execution touchdown. They gave up one drive in the game, really, just one. On the first drive of the second half. And they gave up another Hail Mary type situation there at the end of the game. I think the defense was fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

So what led to the game being so close? Well, mistakes on the other side of the football proved costly. That\u2019s an area Alabama had been mostly immune earlier in the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing is the offense didn\u2019t play very smart football at times,\u201d McElroy said. \u201cYou have a safety where you roll into your own end zone. But hey, that\u2019s a fixable mistake. It\u2019s a fixable and correctable mistake. You have an interception thrown right before halftime, just trying to do too much. Trying to be aggressive, but trying to be too aggressive and it cost you. Then you catch it on third down and 10, you go down. That\u2019s a teachable moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bottom line: McElroy isn\u2019t ready to hit the panic button.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo everybody that\u2019s panicking about Alabama, like I think Alabama showed progress from the Vanderbilt game to the South Carolina game,\u201d he said. \u201cNow it\u2019s about the details. It\u2019s about fixing the details and making better situational decisions. That\u2019s it. And those, to me, are, if you have physical problems, that\u2019s one thing. Physical problems can\u2019t get fixed overnight, but mental mistakes can get fixed in a walk-through or a film session. So I\u2019m not panicking if I\u2019m Alabama.\u201d<\/p>\n

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