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Top Three Things That Concern You About Upcoming Season

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numbersman

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1) Health and Eligibility of Team - I notice that McElroy was described as only about 189# during the spring game. Does he have enough size to succeed at this level and will he be able to stay healthy? Also, could any of our players fail to be qualified because of academics or suspensions?

2) Will our O Line be up to the task of protecting the QB and mounting a dual-threat attack?

3) Will the team handle adversity when it comes?

I am sure there are others, but I'll leave this for you to ponder and expound upon.

We have talent at every position, but will the inexperience be too hard to overcome? You have to wonder if the leadership will be enough to lead us to another dream season. Crazy things can and do happen in the course of a game. Will we have leaders to lead the team during these times? Hopefully this season won't cause us to realize just how invaluable and irreplaceable - at least for the short term - JPW, Smith, Caldwell, and Johnson were.

The best thing that the Bama Nation can do is to saddle our expectations and realize that this is a whole new ballgame. Stellar recruiting bring in great players; it will take time to make a great team once again. Perhaps it will be this year. If not, it may be evident when we go to Atlanta or Oxford or even in our own backyard.

RTR
 
Three things:

(1) Run blocking ability of the offensive line: We premised the '08 offense on ramming it right down everyone's throats, can we do that again?

(2) Lack of a pass rush: Terrible pass rush two years in a row, with no guarantee that it improves this year.

(3) Injury luck: We had a great year last year in that regard, and I'm afraid it will regress to the mean in 2009.
 
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O Line about sums it up.
 
1. O line - just hope that we can adequately fill the positions left vacant by the outgoing jr and sr's.

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2. running game - hoping that Ingram and Upchurch can stay healthy and carry the load. I don't doubt TR's abilities, but he IS a freshman. I hope we don't miss Coffee......

3. leadership on the offensive side. I think the defense will have it's on-the-field leader and general. Who will fill that role on offense?
 
bamanut_aj said:
2. running game - hoping that Ingram and Upchurch can stay healthy and carry the load. I don't doubt TR's abilities, but he IS a freshman. I hope we don't miss Coffee......
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Ingram WAS a freshman last season too and I, for one, was fairly excited to watch him play. Maybe TR can meet or exceed Ingram's performance. ;)
 
bayoutider said:
Ingram WAS a freshman last season too and I, for one, was fairly excited to watch him play. Maybe TR can meet or exceed Ingram's performance. ;)
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nothing would make me happier! If TR is indeed ready, that's a pretty go merry-go-round of backs to have!

I think part of my concern at RB is that I'm still reeling from Coffee going early. I was soooo looking forward to his Sr season......
 
1. Pass Rush - The one piece missing for a truly dominant defense.
2. Offensive Line - Vague, I know, but as I see it, the combination of replacing Andre, Antoine, and Marlon, on top of breaking in a new QB and starting RB is a tough combination. If the OL shines, breaking in a new QB and starting RB will take care of itself.
3. Playmakers on offense - I think Julio is probably our only offensive player that truly scares defenses. I want to see Maze or Trent become guys who can take it to the house on any given play. That sure would help McElroy out a lot.
 
The offensive line concerns me somewhat; having a "go to" opposite Julio; and the health of McElroy (i.e. him staying healthy - scared to death of what might happen where we to lose him).
 
  1. It's Still nearly two months away!!
  2. Should we bring in our reserves in the first half or the second half in the SECCG?
  3. Should CNS statue be with the Straw Hat or the Suit and Tie?

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3. Making it through fall training without any injuries.

2. Finding another go to receiver.

1. How will the fans react when we go up against someone so jacked up they could defeat the NE Pats that week and get beat?
 
bayoutider said:
3. Making it through fall training without any injuries.

2. Finding another go to receiver.

1. How will the fans react when we go up against someone so jacked up they could defeat the NE Pats that week and get beat?
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I fear this will be the Ole Miss game:frown:

It's not that I have penciled that game in as a loss, but I see way too many Alabama fans thinking we'll waltz into Oxford and win comfortably. I believe Alabama is more talented than Ole Miss, and has a better coaching staff, but I consider the following: We've won the last four by no more than 4 points each time. So, Ole Miss will be hungry beyond belief to beat Alabama and unless they crash and burn early, they will be jacked up with a national tv audience, perhaps gameday, it might be at night... It will be a great atmosphere in the Grove. With all that, BAMA can still go in there and win. And who knows, Ole Miss might just flame out anyway. But at this point, I'm thinking its our toughest game ahead of LSU and Virginia Tech.

My other concerns are about the same as everyone else. Finding replacements for Smith, Caldwell and Davis on the OL and staying injury free. The kind of injury luck we had last year doesn't happen often.
 
TideEngineer08 said:
I fear this will be the Ole Miss game:frown:

It's not that I have penciled that game in as a loss, but I see way too many Alabama fans thinking we'll waltz into Oxford and win comfortably. I believe Alabama is more talented than Ole Miss, and has a better coaching staff, but I consider the following: We've won the last four by no more than 4 points each time. So, Ole Miss will be hungry beyond belief to beat Alabama and unless they crash and burn early, they will be jacked up with a national tv audience, perhaps gameday, it might be at night... It will be a great atmosphere in the Grove. With all that, BAMA can still go in there and win. And who knows, Ole Miss might just flame out anyway. But at this point, I'm thinking its our toughest game ahead of LSU and Virginia Tech.

My other concerns are about the same as everyone else. Finding replacements for Smith, Caldwell and Davis on the OL and staying injury free. The kind of injury luck we had last year doesn't happen often.
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I think that if they're undefeated going into the Bama game, HDN will have them convinced before kickoff that it's a W for Ole Siss, while CNS will be bringing his Happy Face to the sideline.

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