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    * Official Auburn vs. Arkansas Game Thread *

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    1 minute ago, NoALtiger said:

    The D finally broke as we all knew. Man it’s frustrating watching this soft stuff. I’m willing to give Mason a chance but I’ve got my doubts about him and his philosophy in general. 

    I think he's doing the best he can with what he has to work with.  It's looks obvious to me but maybe it's just me. 

    pass-catching problems 'just a lack of focus'

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    6 hours ago, aubiefifty said:

    Auburn's pass-catching problems 'just a lack of focus'

    ByNathan King
    4-5 minutes
     

    Arkansas' Recent Defensive Struggles

    AUBURN, Alabama — According to one of Auburn's senior leaders, the team's pass-catching issues are rather simple.

    “I’ll just say it’s a lack of focus — that’s it,” said running back Shaun Shivers on Wednesday.

    But that doesn't mean Auburn's figured out how to fix it.

    After a season-high six drops against Georgia, Auburn leads the SEC  with 22, according to Pro Football Focus. The league’s second-worst team in that department, Mississippi State, has 15, and the Bulldogs have 67 more pass attempts on the season than Auburn.

    Auburn has already surpassed its drop total from all of last season (19), and is on pace to more than double it.

    “At the end of the day, we have too many (drops),” Auburn coach Bryan Harsin said after last Saturday's 34-10 loss to Georgia. “That comes back to a lot of just fundamentals of catching the football. We made some tough catches today. There were some good plays made that we did catch. Now it’s got to be the consistency of it.”

    Missed chances are not a positive for an offense, but Auburn’s drops against Georgia seemed to be at more inopportune times than they’ve been all season. Shivers dropped a pass that would have converted a third-and-short — instead, the ball fell into the arms of Nakobe Dean for an interception. Tight end John Samuel Shenker misplayed a ball in the end zone on Auburn’s first drive and was credited with a drop. Senior receivers Shedrick Jackson and Demetris Robertson each dropped passes that would have moved the chains on third- and fourth-and-long in the second half, respectively.

    Quarterback Bo Nix finished 21-of-38 for 217 yards and an interception — a stat line that likely would have been significantly improved without the acute drop issues.

    “There’s little, small, subtle areas that have to improve that’ll make those big improvements that people kind of see on the outside,” Nix said Saturday.

    Shivers said it’s not as if the Tigers are dropping balls all week in practice, either. Something’s just off on game days.

    “We do it in practice and we get out there in games and, like I said, it’s just a lack of focus,” Shivers said.

    So what’s the plan for Auburn’s staff? Harsin already made waves when he fired receivers coach Cornelius Williams four games into the season, replacing him with analyst and former Boise State offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau. But the lineups at receiver haven’t been altered much, save for a handful of added or subtracted snaps here or there.

    Harsin is, however, looking for difference-makers to emerge in practice and possibly be given bigger opportunities in the second half of the season. That’s his philosophy at every position group on the roster — prove yourself during the week and you’ll get a shot on game day — but the competition at receiver has been under the microscope even further, and it will continue to be heading into the Arkansas game this weekend (11 a.m. CST, CBS).

    “We’re going to put guys on the field that earn the opportunity to play because of how they practice,” Harsin said after the Georgia game. “That opportunity is there. We need to continue to find guys that will make plays for us. The drop issue, it’s frustrating.”

    The one botched by SJ across the middle makes me thinks it's more of an eye sight + muscular coordination + hands problem... but he's prolly right, it's just a concentration problem. 🙄

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    As Bo continues to grow Cubelic says body language must improve.

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    6 hours ago, au302 said:

    I like Cole and his analysis. He tells it like it is, even if it hurts. He is correct on this issue, but some of that went a little too far imo. It's well known that Bo really needs to improve his leadership skills, but I don't think its fair to say he acts like a four year old

    I don't have a problem with what he said or how he said it.  It's just one of the numerous areas that Bo needs improvement in playing the QB position.  

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