![]() Interestingly, Coach Hutzler also changed the kickoff philosophy to one that mirrors Saban’s approach, preferring to have the ball placed right at the end zone rather than through the back of it - let your elite speed work for you. We said that when the Tide hired Coleman Huztler: The biggest point of emphasis going into 2022 was always going to be on better return coverage. ![]() There are few black flies in the chardonnay, but we’ll cross that bridge as we arrive. SUPERLATIVES: 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Report Card: Special Teams - A Season of Mixed ResultsĪs with other groups we’ve seen this year (Corner, RB, O Line), as a whole the special teams units made tremendous strides. ![]() Only kicking was really steady, with both kicks and kick coverage earning a B+. That’s not enough.not nearly enough.Īlabama’s ST efficiency is 64th, and a solid mediocrity seems about right.Īnd 2021 was a year that saw a lot of ups and downs: F+ punting with A+ punt coverage JaMo A+ in kick returns, the rest of the team a D, etc. I do think it’s fair to say though that the things Alabama did very well aren’t numerous or good enough to compensate for all of the dead weight and bad play elsewhere - it was a unit that thrived on generally good coverage, a good placekicker, and some long returns. And in one game, it directly led to a loss. It’s the bad performances that stick in our memories, though. There are, as usual, some outstanding groups, some very good ones, and then some downright awful ones. Here’s what we said in summary last year: The 2022 Special Teams once again showed that trend. There was practically no in-between to be had, and almost no incremental changes. The 2022 Crimson Tide football season was such a weird one in so many ways: personnel groups either made vast improvements or precipitous declines over their output in 2021.
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