DeBoer disappointed in Alabama football’s lack of ‘explosives’ on offense

Kalen DeBoer feels Alabama football’s offense needs to be more explosive in the future.

The Crimson Tide’s offense struggled to maintain rhythm against Florida State in a 31-17 loss last Saturday. Alabama did put up 17 points and 341 total yards, but neither were a product of ‘enough’ big plays, according to DeBoer.

“We’re disappointed that we didn’t have explosives,” DeBoer said on “Hey Coach and The Kalen DeBoer Show.” “We didn’t have enough explosives as an offense. We only had just a handful, and we should have had two to three times that in any game. It comes through pass and run, screen, short, altogether.”

Alabama had five pass plays that picked up more than 15 yards and one run that picked up more than 10 yards in the game.

Ty Simpson earned his first collegiate start against the Seminoles. DeBoer felt the former five-star played hesitant at times in the game and decided to run more than he needed to, and this played in role in the lack of explosive plays the Tide produced.

“I think there’s a couple of times he could of avoided having to get to that point by just ripping it,” DeBoer said. “Just trusting himself. The guys were where they need to be. The reads happened. That comes along. Just getting into the flow. I know they want verification on that like this is what we practiced and it’s the first game of the year. Just cut it loose. When you see the read, it’s not like their putting 12 guys on the field. There’s only 11 out there, and when this structure goes a certain way and is what you practiced, trust and believe it. And what that does is it forces him into that progression or that read being missed, and now the next step… that’s taking off and scrambling.”