Jim Knowles

Again, there's tougher games ahead.

And I think coaches that will be looking at film from these first two, three, four games, five games, when you look at Kirby Smart and Jim Knowles and Mike Elko, like some really good defensive coaches coming up in October.

they're going to be finding things on how to attack Keelan or also how to attack this offensive line, how to attack the running game.

And, you know, Alabama still needs to continue to evolve, to use your word there, along the offensive line.

And I think coaches that will be looking at film from these first two, three, four games, five games.

When you look at Kirby smart and Jim Knowles and Mike Elko, like some really good defensive coaches coming up in October, uh, They're going to be finding things on how to attack Keelan or also how to attack this offensive line, how to attack the running game.

And, you know, Alabama still needs to continue to evolve, to use your word there, along the offensive line.

I think there's definitely room for improvement from what we've seen so far.

He's a Penn State transfer.

He knew Jim Knowles' defense, so it worked out.

But you have to talk about who are some of the people who are going to step up after you pass on Ethan Davis, whether it's Dasan Brame, whether it's Trent Thompson.

You've got a lot of guys who just don't have a lot of experience in the field.

He's a Penn State transfer.

He knew Jim Knowles' defense, so it worked out.

But you have to talk about who are some of the people who are going to step up after you pass on Ethan Davis, whether it's Dasan Brame, whether it's Trent Thompson.

You've got a lot of guys who just don't have a lot of experience in the field.

Like you have to either like try to close the gap from behind the line of scrimmage, like off the backside, like have that backside defensive end, like really chased down hard.

You have to like squeeze down like things we talked about, like with Jim Knowles this year, like junk the front, like, you know, pinch down, force the ball to spill outside.

So like the help can get there.

Cause you're just like, you're playing at the light box and odd front.

I think it'll be more of an Illinois-Iowa situation.

Maryland Indiana conversation as far as when we see some of those so hey if you see the same stuff out there this week they're probably installing some new things they're just repping it in practice you might see one or two reps of it um It kind of reminds me of after the Ohio State-Oregon game in 2024, Mitchell Melton came out, I think it was for three snaps, as the Leo in Jim Knowles' defense.

And then we never saw it again because they were just giving it a dry run in a game after they practiced it for the week.

And it didn't work in the game.

Don't show an awful lot if you don't have to, but get after it.

We know that Jim Knowles is going to call an aggressive game because that's just what he's done two games in.

He's going to be aggressive, right? I want to see a ton of Tim Merritt at corner.

I want to see a ton of Tim Merritt.

He's a Penn State transfer.

He knew Jim Knowles' defense, so it worked out.

But you have to talk about who are some of the people who are going to step up after you pass on Ethan Davis, whether it's Deshaun Brame, whether it's Trent Thompson.

You've got a lot of guys who just don't have a lot of experience in the field.

He's a Penn State transfer.

He knew Jim Knowles' defense, so it worked out.

But you have to talk about who are some of the people who are going to step up after you pass on Ethan Davis, whether it's Dasan Brame, whether it's Trent Thompson.

You've got a lot of guys who just don't have a lot of experience in the field.