Who are the 2 guys to JW right?Yup..Kirven is a "Big Boy"..Here's his profile from rolltide.com/He listed at 6-5 292..He was a DT in high school..I take it he's a DT at Bama..
Here's his profile..CLICK ME
Here's a pic of him standing to the left of Jesse Williams..
I meant someone who'd already demonstrated the ability to come in and disrupt the QB on passing downs. I didn't mean that we don't have anyone who could grow into the role. I just meant that we don't have anyone with the demonstrated pass-rushing ability...
I think I saw him interviewed after the sec championship game and he said he had taken off the brace and was finally back to 100%.
Got ya! And you're right, I just wish this topic wouldn't have ever come up. Thing is though it opens the door for someone to step up. Losing that experience does hurt, but I'm sure someone was going to push him this year.
Just to give credit, he was the one who made the stop on the LB for LSU who was running the wildcat on 4th down late in the game. He seems/seemed to have a knack for getting into the backfield regularly. If he was in the game, in that situation, one can guess at what Saban/Smart thought of his abilities. Just projecting what he might have been this year, at least on third down, my opinion is that he will leave a void. It's not insurmountable by any means, but his loss will have an effect, IMHO.
