A look at Bama's commitments and targets: Offense

[runtheoption22]

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Committs: 10

QB- Phillip Sims

Listed at 6'2", and between 210-225 lbs, Phillip is considered by many to be the top QB in the nation, and no lower than 5th best. A pocket passer by trade, Sims is mobile enough to run the offense we've seen from Bama this year, and big enough to deliver licks himself when plays break down. Sims has one of the tightest spirals and strongest arms in this class, and looks to battle it out with AJ McCarron for QB of the future after McElroy graduates. The competition has the potential to be an epic one.

RB- Jalston Fowler

At 6', 240 lbs, many label Fowler as a fullback. However, Fowler has a rare combination of size and speed that very few possess coming out of high school. Comparable to Leron McClain out of high school, Fowler will look, instead, to stay at current weight while sitting out this football season due to being six days too old and join Alabama as a true running back this spring. Saban likes backs that can block, and Fowler does that well. Fowler will have talented backs in front of him when he arrives on campus, but his time will come.

RB/WR- Corey Grant

Recruited as a slot receiver, the 5'9" or 5'10", 185 lb Grant has the potential to just be an "offensive athlete" for the Tide. Grant may be the fastest athlete in the entire state, as he won the 6A state title in the 100m last year. The new wrinkles in the Tide offense have to be intriguing to Grant, and the Tide needs more players to make plays in space and off the edges.

WR- Keiwone Malone

Listed between 5'11" and 6'1", but at a light 165 lbs., Malone is one of Tennessee's most decorated prep WRs. Malone has a knack for getting open and is very impressive with the ball in his hands. He may be used similar to Maze and stretch the field. It would be nice to watch Kenny Bell on the field, first, as I see he and Malone being similar.

WR- Ron Carswell

Video of the 6', 180 lbs WR is very impressive. His offer list isn't among the best of the WRs in this class, but his speed definitely shows. Rarswell could be an excellent deep threat on the outside, and someone we could pair up with a speedster in the slot.

TE- Brian Vogler

You won't find many TEs with better measureables than Vogler. At roughly 6'7" and 250 lbs, Vogler will be the best looking TE in uniform when he arrives. Vogler has the potential to be the next true TE on campus, in that you can expect him to block and receive equally well.

H-back- Harrison Jones

Jones is the brother of current RS Freshman and starting RG Barrett Jones. I mention that because both brothers are intelligent and extremely hard working. Not many picked his brother to be the first of the OL class to nail down a starting job, and his brother might surprise as well in a role that his frame is perfect for.

OL- Chad Lindsay

With an offer list as impressive as Lindsay's, you have to question his 3 star rating. The 6'3", 300+ lb Lindsay is a prototype center or guard and plays and looks like a bulldog. An extremely good player from a good program, Lindsay has a lot of competition in front of him, but his potential is great.

OL- Austin Shepherd

The 6'4", 310+ lb Shepherd doesn't have the ranking or offer list of his teammate (and former Tide commit) Juwan James. However, as a guard Shepherd probably has more upside. Shepherd plays with a nasty streak and has learned to play with more than just his size (after dropping a good bit of weight).

K- Cade Foster

Foster plays LB for his school, as well as handles the kicking. The 6'1", 215 lb field goal and kickoff specialist will arrive on campus in January, and I would not count him out of handling both in 2010.

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2009 Greyshirt

OT Darius McKeller

McKeller needed a greyshirt to further develop physically after having an injury hamper him for the better part of a year. Many said he was a project, but the greyshirt makes that less of a case. His long frame is a huge plus, and he should be well above 280 by the time the pads come on.

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Who's Left?

Keenan Allen could possibly end up at WR for Bama, if he chooses to come on board. The Tide is in a battle with Oregon at the moment, and Allen doesn't appear to be in a hurry to decide. Another WR that bears watching is Vincent Sanders.

The offensive line list should grow by at least one more. Damien Robinson and James Stone highlight a list that could grow as the season goes along and the longer it takes those two to tip their hands.


Athletes and Defense to follow

[ncbama]

Thanks, RTO.

Great job.

[TidePocalypse]

Thanks for the overview.

You and BET are probably the only two members of this board that get an automatic click, regardless of the thread topic.

[AlphaSnail]

Good stuff there. Thanks!
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[bigmammal]

Appreciate the great summary. Fun to read. Hopefully the rundown on Harrison Jones is prophetic. I believe it is for all the same reasons. I really hope big time Allen signs. Kind of hope he becomes a safety. The need there may be a little more compelling a couple of years out.

[JPT4Bama]

Great stuff as always RTO. Thanks!

[LCN]

Well done

[BigEasyTider]

I'll make one point here with regard to Foster (and Jay Williams, for that matter):

In terms of instant impact, those two are probably the most important signees in the entire 2010 class. With the quality depth we have, all of these other guys -- including the nationally elite signees -- are going to have to fight like hell just to get on the field even as a back-up. For Foster and Williams, though, they are basically de facto starters from the day they step on campus, and we're going to need them to perform well immediately.

The Corey Smith experiment from 2008 was a complete swing and a miss, and I just hope that's not the case with these two. If either of those two guys struggles out of the gate, I really do not know what we'll do.

[rama bama]

I just returned from a week long business trip to Dallas, Texas. My wife and I drove down to The Woodlands, Texas to watch some Friday Night Lights. We saw The Woodlands High School versus Kingwood. There was probably over 14,000 people at the game and they have a large replay screen.

I will have to say we don't get many reports on Chad Lindsay, but this is not a kid, he is a man child. He looks like one of our offensive linemen on a high school field. Lindsay is big, strong, fast and thick. He wears knee braces and I asked some people about Lindsay wearing knee braces. They told me Lindsay has worn them since his Dad put him in them in the 9th grade. There was one play where he led on a screen - ran over one defender and then 30 yards down field ran over another and ran with the WR for 40 yards into the end zone. I predict Lindsay will start at Guard or Center in two years. Why don't we hear more on Lindsay?

[glasscutter256]

	Quote:	BigEasyTider
	I'll make one point here with regard to Foster (and Jay Williams, for that matter): In terms of instant impact, those two are probably the most important signees in the entire 2010 class. With the quality depth we have, all of these other guys -- including the nationally elite signees -- are going to have to fight like hell just to get on the field even as a back-up. For Foster and Williams, though, they are basically de facto starters from the day they step on campus, and we're going to need them to perform well immediately. The Corey Smith experiment from 2008 was a complete swing and a miss, and I just hope that's not the case with these two. If either of those two guys struggles out of the gate, I really do not know what we'll do.

I agree. I'm sure we'll get some walk-ons to compete, but with defenses getting better, field goals are difference makers in the SEC. Watching Tiffin miss 2 PAT's hurt. Thankfully it wasn't against a good team. I'm sure we all remember the debacle a few years ago against ARK. I really want Tiffin to be clutch this year, but it is definitely worth spending a scholarship on a kicker IMO.

[Mongo4Bama]

plus 1 one that well done.

RTR