if two true freshmen - even if they're 5-stars - start at corner...its going to be a frustrating season on defense and we better hope Sims or Coker is a playmaker.
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They may be the most talented. But if they're our two best for 2014, we've got a significant weakness at a crucial position.
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It was a non-contact injury. Playing hard didn't really have much to do with it.
Let's not name Brown and Humphrey as a starter for the CB this year yet... Last year was a struggle for sylve, jackson, Jones, and we were very thin at CB and safety. Now that Jones, Jackson have a year under their belt, I expect them to be more consistent. They should be able to play the game faster. Last year was all mental issues. Brown and Humphrey, talented as they are, they're going to struggle ths year grasping the concept of the game.
It can happen in an instant to someone like Eddie, or you can move wrong if your an old man like me...
Hope Eddie fares better than me. My surgery for a tear is Friday...
(My knees are wore out)
Hope it goes well, Dan.
You're in my prayers for a successful procedure and recovery, brother.
As is Eddie...
And yes, as you suggest, apparently his was a non contact play...
Contact or not our Boys go full speed at all times & injuries happen..It happens when you play at our level of play is all I was getting at CP..
If Sylve doesn't start, it will be because of injury. Was hearing prior to today that he and Jackson had separated themselves from the others somewhat.
The likelihood that Humphrey will start is pretty low. Only Kareem Jackson has been a first-day starter at CB as a true freshman under Saban for guys that didn't get here until fall camp. Brown has a much better chance to be Jackson's replacement.
I'll be praying for you...mine is the week after Easter -- tore my meniscus and it has just not improved but worsened. I like to do too much to limp around for another few months.
I agree with you on Blake. I posted on the thread about the 3 QB's about how I wonder about his long ball. I realize he worked with somebody on spring break but I just don't think 3 or 4 days could make that much of a difference. I like Blake and if he can do the job so be it. I always felt ok with him in a take over if AJ had to be out for the rest of a game but starting QB??? I don't know.
As far as db's go...if Bama had come up with a decent pass rush last year, we wouldn't even be talking about this. If the front 7 perform better than last year, the db's will not be an issue. Could probably put muppets back there...well, maybe not muppets... :wink:
it seems each new season the first scrimage is hard to decipher. I don't put any stock in the first one. I still the problem to be unknown qb, corners, def line, off line. my biggest worry is the off line. in the pro set it has to be strong. our experience this year is limited at left tackle, right guard, and skill set at left guard. I still question the center position, and chad Lindsay not getting a starting position at either center or guard. Michigan will be getting a solid off lineman
Kenyon drake is still showing his talent at rb. his burst gets him thru the line earlier than any back, the off line does not have to hold theirblocks as long.
Kenyon drake is still showing his talent at rb. his burst gets him thru the line earlier than any back, the off line does not have to hold theirblocks as long.
I hope that`s not the same shoulder he injured before and that kept him out of the UA game. Suddenly getting real thin at CB this early?
Good luck on your surgery, too, Paderuf.
I hope these young CB's get positive news on the extent of their injuries and recover quickly. We need the depth and they need the experience.
I hope these young CB's get positive news on the extent of their injuries and recover quickly. We need the depth and they need the experience.
Sometimes I wish CNS would tweek his system to make it easier for freshman CBs to contribute. However I think Brown and Humphrey will fare a little better than Milliner and Dre did in 2010. For one, we won't be number-one-ranked defending champs. Personally I can't wait to see them take the field.
I have never thought you can make a firm analysis of spring practice results except to rule out those who will likely not contribute in the fall.
That is it. You identify potential weaknesses in the roster, and you separate the wheat from the chaff with respect to the players who will legitimately contribute in the fall and those that will just become roster filler and depth chart fodder. People trying to distill more from spring practice than that are mainly just searching for fool's gold.
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