The contrast between Alabama’s offense under former offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian and its performance under current play-caller Bill O’Brien has been a hot topic this season.
Statistically, there has been a drop off. In two seasons under Sarkisian, the Tide averaged averaged 510 yards and 47.2 points per game in 2019, then 541.6 yards and 48.5 points per game in 2020. Under O’Brien, Alabama is averaging 466 yards and 40.6 points per game this season after it averaged 488 yards and 39.9 points last season.
People are also reading… But later last week, Saban told ESPN, “I think people look for somebody to hate when things don’t go right,” and the outlet reported, “Saban insists he’s happy with the work [Alabama’s coordinators] have done.” Saban’s answer helped explain why Alabama’s offense has looked different under O’Brien and Young than it did with Sarkisian calling plays for Tua Tagovailoa and then Mac Jones. But when Saban was asked Wednesday to expound on how the current offensive philosophy has played to Young’s strengths, Saban actually expressed a desire to see more of what it did under previous coordinators.
It is not the only thing on Saban’s wish list for the offense. On Monday, Saban said of seldom-used wide receiver Tyler Harrell, “I think we need to find ways to try to use him in certain situations that could be helpful to giving us some explosive, vertical plays down the field, which there’s been a lack of recently.”
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