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It will start with being a bit more bold offensively.
The Crimson Tide had 17 plays during the second half of Saturday's game at Bryant-Denny Stadium and netted 69 yards. Quarterback Greg McElroy was plenty accurate, completing 5 of 6 passes in the final 30 minutes, but his completions totaled just 32 yards.
Alabama has dropped to 84th out of 120 Bowl Subdivision teams in passing offense (192.38 yards per game) after ranking 33rd a month ago.
"We've got to get back to throwing the ball downfield and getting some big plays out of our passing game," Saban said. "They played us all day to stop the run. They played us all day to stop Mark (Ingram), so we've got to throw the ball. We've got to be more aggressive, because they're loading the box and we can't block them all.
"We need to create the balance we had earlier in the season, and that's something we're going to work on."
The Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 SEC) dropped to No. 2 behind Florida in Sunday's Associated Press poll as a result of their close call against the Vols, and they remained No. 2 in the Harris and USA Today polls.
Saban's focus won't be solely on the offense, not after his stout defense allowed a season-high 318 yards and six third-down conversions. Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton threw for 265 yards, including a 23-yard strike to tight end Luke Stocker that moved the Vols into field-goal range in the final seconds.
"I'd say we were a little fatigued," Tide safety Mark Barron said. "They were doing the hurry-up offense thing on us, and we probably didn't do as well as we could have."
Alabama heads into this desired bye week ranked second nationally in rush defense (allowing 64.88 yards a game), fourth in total defense (240.88), fourth in scoring defense (11.38) and 19th in pass defense (176.0). The Tide entered the Tennessee game leading the nation in total defense and ranked 12th in pass defense.
"What concerns me is that in the last two games, we have not covered as well or played as well on third downs," Saban said. "We haven't gotten off the field on third down. Where we were getting pressure, we're not getting as much pressure."
Saturday's triumph was Alabama's first this season that was decided on the final play. It was also the first decided by single digits, and players hope to benefit from the experience.
"I'm not saying we should have been in that situation," cornerback Javier Arenas said, "but it happened, so it's good that we learn from it and try to avoid this feeling again."
Said kicker Leigh Tiffin: "It's going to be big for us to get some rest. I think I could use some myself."
TIDE TIDBITS: Alabama's home game Nov. 7 against LSU is expected to be picked up today by CBS. ... Of the 21 field goals of 50 yards or longer in Alabama history, the father-son tandem of Van and Leigh Tiffin have 11. ... Alabama's three tightest series records against longtime SEC opponents are those versus Auburn (39-33-1), Florida (21-14) and Tennessee (47-38-7).
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