Any Hamilton Updates? (Saban: likely out for the year)

One of the unsung heroes of the D this year. I really hate this.

Dammot!!!

Evans has a higher ceiling than Hamilton, but Hamilton is a lot more consistent, less mistakes. That's why Evans sees the field a lot less.

BAMAfan777 said:

Evans has a higher ceiling than Hamilton, but Hamilton is a lot more consistent, less mistakes. That's why Evans sees the field a lot less.

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Yep. As you said higher ceiling but lower floor for Evans. We saw the lower floor part on the blown coverage for a TD today..

I hope it does not effect his draft status. He has been so good for us I want to see him get rewarded.

Mystical said:

I hope it does not effect his draft status. He has been so good for us I want to see him get rewarded.

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He's a junior and likely wouldn't have left early anyway. I hope this is a minor injury and he will be back as good as new for his senior season next year!

Mystical said:

I hope it does not effect his draft status. He has been so good for us I want to see him get rewarded.

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SDH is a junior and I was expecting him to return either way and now I totally expect him to return. I hate to hear this since he was having a great year. Get well SDH and come back to be the leader of our D next year.

bamabelle1991 said:

He's a junior and likely wouldn't have left early anyway. I hope this is a minor injury and he will be back as good as new for his senior season next year!

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Great for some reason I thought he was a senior since he played against Ohio State in the playoffs a few years back.

Loam said:

Its a damn shame Hamilton got hurt though. I feel bad for him. I'm still holding out hope that the MRI says something else that changes the "Done For The Year" statement.

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You and I both.


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Loam said:

Yeah, I bet Hamilton returns for his Senior year. He'll be back next year.

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I'm hoping so.


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I could only bear to watch the slomo once, but I think I saw the top of his tibia kind of bulging out underneath the kneecap. It makes me wince to think about it. Godspeed, and I hope he gets to lead our defense next year.

DrollTide said:

I could only bear to watch the slomo once, but I think I saw the top of his tibia kind of bulging out underneath the kneecap. It makes me wince to think about it. Godspeed, and I hope he gets to lead our defense next year.

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Same here...

Had to turn my head as well after the first slo mo...


Hate it for SDH, and yes, a huge loss for the team...


It's Rashaan's time to shine.

I must admit to having had been surprised that he hasn't been receiving more playing time, esp following his much talked about move to ILB in Fall camp.

Of course, w Reuben n SDH playing as they have been, it's easier to understand...


Looking for him to show out in the playoffs, and to have an outstanding Senior season next year, alongside SDH...

Do you have a good link for that play? Thanks

DrollTide said:

I could only bear to watch the slomo once, but I think I saw the top of his tibia kind of bulging out underneath the kneecap. It makes me wince to think about it. Godspeed, and I hope he gets to lead our defense next year.

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Loam said:

Evans is Foster before Foster got to the point he is at now.

In the end however, once we get into the playoff, we'll be playing nothing but spread teams sans Michigan. So really, how many times per game were we even going to use two ILB's? Foster is the ILB that was going to see the majority of the snaps come playoff time. If I remember correctly, Hamilton didn't even see the field much against Ole Miss due to their offensive philosophy.

Its a damn shame Hamilton got hurt though. I feel bad for him. I'm still holding out hope that the MRI says something else that changes the "Done For The Year" statement.

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Not really. Foster grew up playing ILB and played there in HS. It's what he's always done. Evans never played ILB until late last year when we moved him into that spy role against mobile QBs. He''d pretty much played on the line (sometimes as an OLB but a lot as a DE) up till then. He's had to learn how to play ILB front scratch - and has made a lot of progress. Foster had other issues - keeping his head up and not leaving his feet, that coaches wouldn't let him play till he got corrected (otherwise he's have been hurt more than he was).

Hamilton played in both the base and the nickel formation and only came off in dime.

Evans playing more at ILB has a ripple impact though. It might mean we play him less in the rush packages as we typically try to bring fresher guys in so Miller and others will probably also see more reps now.

Luckily, Evans is one heck of an athlete. that showed on the goal line stop last night. If we can get a lot of that, and get him enough reps (even if just film room reps and other coaching off the field) between now and Dec 31st hopefully we can help him ramp up even faster to be ready.

Toddrn said:

Do you have a good link for that play? Thanks

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Sorry Todd, they played that about 5 times on the tv. I did not go digging through youtube but it is probably there somewhere.

I expect him to return next year and start next to Evans.....

SDH is smart...could beat you with his head and his athletic ability. Evans will catch up with reps, etc. Hate it for SDH...

How's Mack Wilson looked at linebacker? I only remember his highlights as a FB and ST player.