Justin Woodall, Brandon Deaderick and Lorenzo Washington converge on a Chattanooga player last Saturday. (Patrick Jacks photo)
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Auburn’s strength lies with its unconventional offense, and the Crimson Tide defense was busy Tuesday afternoon running through a lot of scheme work in preparation for Friday’s Iron Bowl.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban and defensive coordinator Kirby Smart were both right in the middle of the game-planning, the head coach losing his patience on one occasion during the brief media viewing period when one player failed to properly repeat the repetition he had just executed.
Tuesday’s full-pads workout at the Thomas-Drew Practice Facility was more like a regular Wednesday practice since this week’s game is a day earlier.
“It’s been a bit of a short week, so we’ve had to speed things up,” Alabama defensive lineman Brandon Deaderick said afterwards. “But I feel like we’re really understanding their offense.”
Auburn (7-4 overall, 3-4 SEC) ranks third in the SEC in total offense, fourth in passing offense, third in rushing offense and third in scoring offense.
“They have a really explosive offense,” Deaderick said. “They have some really good backs and are pretty good up front. They are a big, physical bunch with sound blocking. They really try and go downhill with it, so we are going to have to match that physicality up front.”
Just prior to the scheme work, inside linebackers coach James Willis was ...
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