Alabama's Ben Davis reacts to fan attention, first shot at playing time

JustNeedMe81 · Mar 28, 2018

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/i..._reacts_to_fan_attent.html#incart_river_index

Davis redshirted his first year in Tuscaloosa. After the season, he told AL.com he wasn't expecting to sit out the year but a preseason ankle injury was a contributing factor. The transition to college was a little harder than expected "at first" before settling in, too.
That first year was spent adding 20 pounds of muscle with the focus turning toward 2017. Then in the spring, he moved to outside linebacker.
Davis had a simple answer when asked where he grew the most last season.
"I'd definitely say playbook," he said. "Learning the defense. Changing positions to outside linebacker, learning more about that position."

Remember the discussions we had about Davis?

seebell · Mar 28, 2018

I hope Ben has a great season!

GrayTide · Mar 28, 2018

seebell said:
I hope Ben has a great season!

Yeah, me thinks we are going to need him a lot this fall.

78Alum · Mar 29, 2018

Pulling for him. We will need him to be ready.

LA4Bama · Mar 29, 2018

I hope he does well, but pace the thread title, this is not Ben's first shot at playing time. This may be getting close to his last shot.

WylieTexasTider · Mar 30, 2018

GrayTide said:
Yeah, me thinks we are going to need him a lot this fall.

I hope we don't "need" him b/c with Miller, Lewis, Jennings and Allen all at OLB that means we have major injury issues. That said, I hope he steps up and does so well this spring and the fall that they can't keep him off the field. He has the natural talent to be a player.

gtgilbert · Mar 30, 2018

WylieTexasTider said:
I hope we don't "need" him b/c with Miller, Lewis, Jennings and Allen all at OLB that means we have major injury issues. That said, I hope he steps up and does so well this spring and the fall that they can't keep him off the field. He has the natural talent to be a player.

OLB is stacked. in addition to who you listed, we've got Parks as a greyshirt who looks ready to contribute and is already on campus, then Anoma, J. Davis, and Latu all showing up in the fall and will likely be slotted into the OLB corp. That's why Ben Davis has moved back inside. Hate that he's still running back with the 3s and would really like him to step forward, but if he stays with that line, your comment on hoping we don't need him will stay true for sure. Let's hope we never have to get as deep into the LB rotation as we did in 2017!

aldo · Mar 31, 2018

LA4Bama said:
I hope he does well, but pace the thread title, this is not Ben's first shot at playing time. This may be getting close to his last shot.

Is he a redshirt Freshman? If so, why are you so negative about his ability/potential? I am pulling for this young man to do well. Please explain why you feel this way.

LA4Bama · Mar 31, 2018

aldo said:
Is he a redshirt Freshman? If so, why are you so negative about his ability/potential? I am pulling for this young man to do well. Please explain why you feel this way.

He's a redshirt sophomore. He's been passed by younger guys.

TideMan09 · Mar 31, 2018

I sure hope the "injury bug" stays away from our team this year, especially our LB'ing group, it's amazing to think we won a NC with all our injuries to our LB'ing group..It would've crippled any other team..

drwho · Mar 31, 2018

If the only, or main, thing keeping him off the field last year was the playbook, it makes me wonder why he was never able to get out there on special teams.

TIDE-HSV · Apr 1, 2018

drwho said:
If the only, or main, thing keeping him off the field last year was the playbook, it makes me wonder why he was never able to get out there on special teams.

That should tell you a lot...

Intl.Aperture · Apr 1, 2018

TIDE-HSV said:
That should tell you a lot...

Yah he's got a lot to put together this year.

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TrampLineman · Apr 1, 2018

Like I said in the other thread, sometimes it just takes kids a couple of years to figure it out no matter how many or little stars they have.

gtowntide · Apr 1, 2018

I'm pulling for Ben and I think most Tide fans are too. I would like to see him forget about player ratings and just go out and do your best. Maybe he'll break out this spring and I really hope the light comes on.

Mystical · Apr 2, 2018

LA4Bama said:
He's a redshirt sophomore. He's been passed by younger guys.

Not really sure younger guys passed him other than Dylan Moses but he is a freak of nature. Everyone else that played last year was either an upper class-man to him or same class as is the case with Mack Wilson. Coming in I remember everyone expecting Mack to be ready sooner. This will be the year that tells the tale.

RTR91 · Apr 2, 2018

Mystical said:
Not really sure younger guys passed him other than Dylan Moses but he is a freak of nature. Everyone else that played last year was either an upper class-man to him or same class as is the case with Mack Wilson. Coming in I remember everyone expecting Mack to be ready sooner. This will be the year that tells the tale.

Depends on the position since Ben has practiced at ILB and OLB. Christopher Allen, VanDarius Cowan and Dylan Moses all played before Ben did, and they came in a season after him. Terrell Lewis (same class as Davis) started against FSU at OLB.

The fact he didn't play on ST while the others did indicates he was passed.

B1GTide · Apr 2, 2018

I don't really care why he hasn't seen the field to this point. It clearly has not hurt Alabama. My hope is that he has the lights come on and is able to contribute going forward. He looks like someone who has the physical tools. His HS tape is freakish.

gtgilbert · Apr 2, 2018

RTR91 said:
Depends on the position since Ben has practiced at ILB and OLB. Christopher Allen, VanDarius Cowan and Dylan Moses all played before Ben did, and they came in a season after him. Terrell Lewis (same class as Davis) started against FSU at OLB.

The fact he didn't play on ST while the others did indicates he was passed.

benton is also a year younger and he is taking ILB reps with the 2s while Davis is back with the 3s.

TIDE-HSV · Apr 2, 2018

RTR91 said:
Depends on the position since Ben has practiced at ILB and OLB. Christopher Allen, VanDarius Cowan and Dylan Moses all played before Ben did, and they came in a season after him. Terrell Lewis (same class as Davis) started against FSU at OLB.

The fact he didn't play on ST while the others did indicates he was passed.

Folks are doing their dead level best to ignore this. Raw talent and just the bare knowledge to follow a few rules will get you on the field on ST...

Alabama's Ben Davis reacts to fan attention, first shot at playing time

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