Eddie Jackson cleared to play. Williams out with broken foot.

bigjue24 · Sep 1, 2014

Glad to hear Eddie's gonna be available. Hate Williams is hurt.

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2014/09/alabama_starting_db_to_miss_fo.html

JBama_in_PCOLA · Sep 1, 2014

Hate that Williams got
Hurt as well. He was playing pretty well.

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rgw · Sep 1, 2014

looks like our nickel will be Jackson-Cy.Jones-Geno or Maurice Smith

CoachJeff · Sep 1, 2014

The Lord giveth and The Lord taketh away.

dave12 · Sep 1, 2014

Glad to here Jackson is ready to play, hate to see Williams is out with broken foot.

RTR:biga2:

bamacon · Sep 1, 2014

EJ is a #1 at CB. Didn't hear many "experts" pointing that out. Also only heard once about Trey not playing.

rgw · Sep 1, 2014

Our injuries are never a problem but "if colt wouldn't have got hurt"

Probius · Sep 1, 2014

I hate that for Jarrick, but it could have been worse. I'm just glad he won't miss too much time, we will need him later in the season.

Eddie being cleared to play is the best news I have heard in quite a while, he will help the defensive backfield tremendously.

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bamaslaw · Sep 1, 2014

Cleared to play and ready to play may not be the same thing - but he should be game ready by SEC play. VERY good news.

crimsonaudio · Sep 1, 2014

I think by UF EJ should be ready to roll, which is when we'll need him.

bama579 · Sep 1, 2014

dave12 said:
Glad to here Jackson is ready to play, hate to see Williams is out with broken foot.

RTR:biga2:

Agreed.
Did Williams parts of two season with previous injuries, or was it Nick Perry?

Agree on both

TIDE-HSV · Sep 1, 2014

CoachJeff said:
The Lord giveth and The Lord taketh away.

"Blessed be the name of the Lord."

TouchThatThang · Sep 1, 2014

I'm eager to see this guy in action, but the trend under CNS has been that cornerbacks struggle during their first years seeing significant playing time and then play great their second season. Eddie Jackson did not see the field a lot last season like Jones and Sylve did...

Rolltide_PA · Sep 2, 2014

TouchThatThang said:
I'm eager to see this guy in action, but the trend under CNS has been that cornerbacks struggle during their first years seeing significant playing time and then play great their second season. Eddie Jackson did not see the field a lot last season like Jones and Sylve did...

he actually played a lot early in the season including 3 straight starts in OCT (4 starts overall) but then didn't see the field later in the year

Tideflyer · Sep 2, 2014

Don`t know what`s best. Should he sit for a couple more weeks and run drills in practice or work him in some (not full time) in the next two games to get ready for Florida?

bigjue24 · Sep 2, 2014

Tideflyer said:
Don`t know what`s best. Should he sit for a couple more weeks and run drills in practice or work him in some (not full time) in the next two games to get ready for Florida?

I think working him in during the next two games. The level of talent for our next two opponents isn't at the same level as SEC schools. It would a good opportunity to build continuity and get some game reps.

BamaMoon · Sep 2, 2014

Tideflyer said:
Don`t know what`s best. Should he sit for a couple more weeks and run drills in practice or work him in some (not full time) in the next two games to get ready for Florida?

Based on practice reports EJ has been running drills full speed with a brace. I take it that he's functioning at a high level but now he's been cleared to have contact.

rgw · Sep 2, 2014

EJ, if healthy, is the kind of corner we've been missing. He's not Dre Kirkpatrick huge, but he is more physical than some of these smaller guys like Slyve and Cy Jones. Also, Jarrick is a great player but I am just not a fan of the 3 safety nickel outside of games against MSU and Auburn. I think a 3 CB nickel package is better against passing spread and traditional 3 wide attacks.

Of course, we haven't had a Javy or Menzie type available the last few years

TouchThatThang · Sep 2, 2014

rgw said:
EJ, if healthy, is the kind of corner we've been missing. He's not Dre Kirkpatrick huge, but he is more physical than some of these smaller guys like Slyve and Cy Jones. Also, Jarrick is a great player but I am just not a fan of the 3 safety nickel outside of games against MSU and Auburn. I think a 3 CB nickel package is better against passing spread and traditional 3 wide attacks.

Of course, we haven't had a Javy or Menzie type available the last few years

I think Jackson can be just as good as Dre and Milliner were. When I saw him in action last year I thought he was the most natural-looking corner we've had under CNS. Apparently his grasp of the scheme was pretty poor cause as far the eye-test goes, I thought he was the best CB on our team last year.

bamacon · Sep 2, 2014

Well Tony and Marlon are big and physical CBs and you will see at least one of them on Sat.

Eddie Jackson cleared to play. Williams out with broken foot.

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