Spring Practice Thread (Practice Reports, Press Conference Updates, etc)
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Second straight report with Robert Foster up front with Ridley for the WR's......*fingers crossed* that WHATEVER reasons made him casper the ghost last season are over. I really thought last year would be a breakout for him. It would awesome if he could fill the void left by Stewart.
You are aware that Diggs also had snaps on defense are you not? At this point they (the coaching staff) still seem to be trying to find where he best fits in.
CNS praises Foster and Juedy while Diggs is on defense. Let's put two and two together. Just hope Hootie can find a spot in the rotation.
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From al.com:
-- Saban on Robert Foster: "I think he's playing better than he did a year ago, and hopefully he will continue to improve and have a role on the team. I think we need for him to do that."
It's not a full-throated endorsement, but an improvement nonetheless.
We'll likely only get 2 more years out of Diggs. With the receiver group being stacked he'll be better off in the long run as a DB at both levels of his future.
I'm not sure. The depth at the two positions is very similar. Foster and Sims are gone after this season. Averett, Hootie, and Brown graduate, too. Then, we could possibly lose Ridley, Ronnie, and Minkah at their respective positions.
The 2018 WR corps would have Derek Kief (rsSR), TJ Simmons (JR), Jeudy, Shavers, Ruggs, and Smith (SO or rsFR). Chadarius Townsend was at WR the last two practices, so we can throw him in that group, too.
The 2018 secondary would have Deionte Thompson (rsJR), Aaron Robinson, Jared Mayden, Shy Carter (JRs), Nigel Knott (rsSO), Kyriq McDonald, Daniel Wright, and Xavier McKinney (SO or rsFR).
Obviously, we don't know what the 2018 recruiting class will bring. Get a JUCO or two at one of the positions, and things change.
If Diggs is anywhere near as good as his brother at WR then I hope that is where he ends up playing.
Yeah. I get that and somewhat agree. But to reference Coach Pruitt "You wanna be the hammer or the nail?".
Not to say Diggs would but the defensive competitor in me would rather be the hammer. :wink:
My fingers are crossed that we get the ball to Ridley other than on jet sweeps. He was a non factor late in the year and OMG, we wasted OJ Howard pretty much his entire time.
I get the feeling that Robert Foster is going to be that veteran who was left for dead by the fans that becomes a reliable role player. I don't know if he'll ever be the star he was heading towards being in 2015 before the injury, but I could see him being the reliable set of hands to pair with Ridley until Jeudy gets comfortable.
Other part of Saban's comments recently: My reckon as it has been since signing day's tailback haul has been we're gonna run the ball relentlessly. Saban's frank acceptance that this tailback group is deep as it has been in his tenure reinforces that likelihood. I think it is more likely that this offense looks almost like a modern era wishbone offense (maybe not by personnel but by run/pass balance) than it is Daboll turns this team into a pro pass spread in 2017. We have too many tailbacks not to run relentlessly. We have the right kind of QB to just go RPO every single down basically creating a triple option on every play between the keep, give, and quick throw.
Other part of Saban's comments recently: My reckon as it has been since signing day's tailback haul has been we're gonna run the ball relentlessly. Saban's frank acceptance that this tailback group is deep as it has been in his tenure reinforces that likelihood. I think it is more likely that this offense looks almost like a modern era wishbone offense (maybe not by personnel but by run/pass balance) than it is Daboll turns this team into a pro pass spread in 2017. We have too many tailbacks not to run relentlessly. We have the right kind of QB to just go RPO every single down basically creating a triple option on every play between the keep, give, and quick throw.
I could also see us using two RBs on the field at once like we did with Kenyon. Bo played some WR early on in HS, and Jacobs did a really good job catching the ball last year. I could see us having D. Harris at RB and either of those guys out wide especially since our WR depth isn't what it has been in the past.
I don't see that happening. If we do, It would be Townsend for that role. HE has been compared to Drake 2.0
We've just got too many good backs not to do that some. We've got too many good backs and the right kind of QB so I expect to see run 65-70% of the time to be honest. The key is improving the passing game's effectiveness not increasing magnitude of passing plays. But there is probably a reason I'm a software developer and not an offensive coordinator.
I kinda have this 60/40 pass/run feeling. Saban's comments and Daboll coming from a pass heavy system.
It's just gut, but I feel that way.
It's just gut, but I feel that way.
Yeah, probably right. We usually lean 60/40 run/pass on the season but a lot of that is due to blowouts where we run down the clock the majority of the second half.
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