Alabama Football Holds Second Scrimmage of Fall Camp
8/17/2019 3:46:00 PM | Football
Crimson Tide works in game-like conditions for nearly two hours on Saturday
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Crimson Tide held its second scrimmage of the fall on Saturday afternoon at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The workout lasted roughly 140 plays and just under two hours on a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa.
The scrimmage was Alabama's second and final of the fall in preparation for its season-opening contest with Duke in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Aug. 31. The matchup between the Crimson Tide and Blue Devils is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC.
The team will be off this Sunday before getting back to work on Monday.
Nick Saban Post-Scrimmage
Opening Statement:
"The thing I asked the players after the last scrimmage and challenged them to do was, 'How much will you improve from the last scrimmage to this scrimmage?' That's going to happen by what you invest and what you commit to doing every day in practice, so you're focused on what's happening right now so that you can make that improvement. I would say we had a significant amount of guys that made strides and were better in this game, a lot less anxiety, especially for the young players, but not where we want to be.
"I think we're still not tackling well on defense. We had too many missed tackles, too many guys breaking down. (We were) not aggressive enough. Not enough cleanup. We gave up a few too many big plays on offense. Last week, we were really good in terms of turnovers and taking care of the ball. Today, we had the ball on the ground more than we'd like, threw a couple picks – which we've got to not do – so we've got to do a better job of taking care of the ball. When you're playing against each other, if this guy is doing good, and that guy playing against him, who is still on your team, may not be doing so good, so it really is hard to evaluate the overall consistency of performance until you watch the film."
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