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Film study: Alabama’s DBs starting to look like NFL prospects again

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i was really impressed saturday at how many times the ga qb just had nowhere to go with the ball because the coverage was so good
 
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I think the dearth of truly elite lock-down CB recruits has hurt us the last few years, but we're finally solving that issue.
 
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Continued improvement will be important especially with the adept TAMU receiver group right around the bend.
 
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As usual, Murf does a good job with talking about technique and the actual game.

He's wrong right here, though.

With Saban being the premier defensive mind in the sport, and with DB being the position he made his name on, you would expect all the four- and five-star players he’s recruited to flourish like no other.
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This has been the biggest misconception about Alabama's DB issues since 2012. Since the 2010 recruiting class of 5* Dee Milliner and 4*s Jon Fulton and DQ Menzie, Alabama's CB recruiting looks like this:

2011
none

2012
5* Cyrus Jones (rated as an ATH and spent 2012 at WR)
3* Deion Belue (JUCO)
4* Travell Dixon (JUCO and transferred prior to the season)
4* Geno Smith

2013
4* Maurice Smith
3* Jonathon Cook (transferred this off-season)
3* Eddie Jackson (rated as a WR)

2014
5* Tony Brown (started as a Freshman)
5* Marlon Humphrey (redshirt as a Freshman and now starting)

2015
5* Minkah Fitzpatrick (started at nickel and become a key contributor)
4* Kendall Sheffield (not played this season)

I'm not sure where folks think Bama has been loading up on four and five-star CBs. Cyrus doesn't really count since he spent his first year at WR. If he played DB in 2012, things would have been even better last year and in 2013. The Smith boys both are playing safety now instead of CB.
 
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RTR91 said:
As usual, Murf does a good job with talking about technique and the actual game.

He's wrong right here, though.



This has been the biggest misconception about Alabama's DB issues since 2012. Since the 2010 recruiting class of 5* Dee Milliner and 4*s Jon Fulton and DQ Menzie, Alabama's CB recruiting looks like this:

2011
none

2012
5* Cyrus Jones (rated as an ATH and spent 2012 at WR)
3* Deion Belue (JUCO)
4* Travell Dixon (JUCO and transferred prior to the season)
4* Geno Smith

2013
4* Maurice Smith
3* Jonathon Cook (transferred this off-season)

2014
5* Tony Brown (started as a Freshman)
5* Marlon Humphrey (redshirt as a Freshman and now starting)

2015
5* Minkah Fitzpatrick (started at nickel and become a key contributor)
4* Kendall Sheffield (not played this season)

I'm not sure where folks think Bama has been loading up on four and five-star CBs. Cyrus doesn't really count since he spent his first year at WR. If he played DB in 2012, things would have been even better last year and in 2013. The Smith boys both are playing safety now instead of CB.
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Sheffield was a 5* on 2 of the top 3 recruiting sites also and is a track guy. We are going to be a lockdown secondary over the next several years.
 
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My take is that our DBs have been and remain vulnerable (just as every team) vs new wave spread pass-happy teams with QBs that can scramble and capable of operating their offense. Our DBs will always do good against the pro set teams as that is how we are built. Our recruiting is now changing to more versatile athletes on the DLine and backer crew to help them going forward with these types of offenses but I think our problems in the defensive backfield have been more scheme adaptation oriented rather than lack of talent. JMHO, of course.
 
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TiderJ said:
Sheffield was a 5* on 2 of the top 3 recruiting sites also and is a track guy. We are going to be a lockdown secondary over the next several years.
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Meant to note I used Rivals since 247 wasn't started until 2012 or 2013. I prefer to use 247 but had to use Rivals due to going back to 2011.
 
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RTR91 said:
As usual, Murf does a good job with talking about technique and the actual game.

He's wrong right here, though.



This has been the biggest misconception about Alabama's DB issues since 2012. Since the 2010 recruiting class of 5* Dee Milliner and 4*s Jon Fulton and DQ Menzie, Alabama's CB recruiting looks like this:

2011
none

2012
5* Cyrus Jones (rated as an ATH and spent 2012 at WR)
3* Deion Belue (JUCO)
4* Travell Dixon (JUCO and transferred prior to the season)
4* Geno Smith

2013
4* Maurice Smith
3* Jonathon Cook (transferred this off-season)

2014
5* Tony Brown (started as a Freshman)
5* Marlon Humphrey (redshirt as a Freshman and now starting)

2015
5* Minkah Fitzpatrick (started at nickel and become a key contributor)
4* Kendall Sheffield (not played this season)

I'm not sure where folks think Bama has been loading up on four and five-star CBs. Cyrus doesn't really count since he spent his first year at WR. If he played DB in 2012, things would have been even better last year and in 2013. The Smith boys both are playing safety now instead of CB.
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Eddie Jackson? Anthony Averett?
 
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