It's a long time till September so he's got the ability to work his way up. Dude's a missile with raw talent, we all saw it. I like your explanation. The only other one would be that the other guys in front of him show even more promise - which is just too good to believe. So your explanation sounds mot logical to an outsider like me.
Looked like a young Foster - remember him on KO coverages? I bet Fournette does... :biggrin:
I actually find the OL the hardest position to predict under Saban. Unless their is a Williams/CamRob type of player.
Agreed he has quietly went about playing in backup opportunities last year but I never really saw him struggle at least from what I can remember. When he was recruited I remember hearing people say he was extremely athletic for his size. Also this will only push others like Leatherwood, Lashley and Baker to fight harder for a spot.
Good for him !! You`re right, it`s early, but it`s good to shake things up like this right now, IMHO. It at least indicates that the staff sees enough in him to be giving him serious looks. Who`s running #1 at RG ?
Didn`t Ross start out at RG last year and it didn`t work out so great? I could be dead wrong in my recollection on that, though. I thought I remembered somebody who played on the left, switched to right, but then moved back to the left side and did better.
Bruh, it was the 2nd day of spring practice - I don't think anything is "pretty locked." Now it may end up being that way in September but this is the stage of experimentation.
He did start the season in 2016 over there, but don't think the move back to LG had anything to do with him having issues at RG. I think it had more to do with Jonah not really needing the help they thought he would need with getting and understanding the calls.
Pierschbacher was at center last spring and fall camp, until the week before USC. Line moves won't mean much until Fla St game week.
Last season was a bit of anomaly with all the late moves. Ideally the staff with get the best option for each spotime soon so the guys can get max reps at their spot and build something chemistry with the guys next to them.
And then after a couple of weeks, Piersbacher moved again from RG back to his original LG. I remember reading two things in separate articles around that time and I don't remember where: that Ross didn't grade out so well at RG and that Ross found the reverse footwork at RG somewhat troublesome. Both things may be untrue--or possibly one caused the other. Great LG, though.
Yeah. From an off season workout standpoint and looking the part I get it with cotton, but it didn't pan out on the field at all with him as a guard. The whole 5 best thing doesn't always work because not every player can play all the spots. We got spoiled with Barrett Jones being able to move everywhere, but most guys can't do that so we really should be looking for the best combination of 5 guys instead of the 5 best guys. Cotton will either have to vastly improve or we better hope someone else grabs that spot.
