Did Ben Davis See the Field?
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Yeah....count me in as one who keeps looking for that kid to get in there and play. He is a pedigree kid with Bama in his blood. I don't know what the issues are or even if there are issues...but he should be playing by now. Puzzling that is for sure.
He might end up like Jerrell Harris in the end, came in with big expectations in a huge recruiting class, and never really lived up to it
Jerrell Harris did play some good football in 2011. Maybe Ben Davis will play some good football for one season like Harris before he is done. We can hope.
Harris was a completely different story though. He played in 10 games as a freshman and got a lot of experience both on ST and late in games. The thing that held him back was the suspension for half a year his Sophmore year. When you know a kid can't play for a while, he's not going to get the same # of practice reps because coaches have to spend the time on the kids who will contribute and that put his development a little behind. Then CJ mosely showed up and earned a lot of the WLB reps that likely would have gone to Harris.
I've re-watched through the 3rd and a little of the 4th, and haven't seen him. that was after Moody, latu, anoma and Kaho had all gotten reps with the defense, not just special teams.
As someone (gtgilbert I believe) has mentioned a few times, he isn't even playing ST. That shows how behind he is. When a guy that has only been on campus a few weeks gets on the field before him, there's a problem.
Wow - I'm sure you know more than you can say. Up till his injury before his true freshman season he seemed like he was pushing hard to be a contributor and at about the same level as Mack was. Tough to see someone with what looked like a big, big upside not take the opportunity, but if he is content with the role he currently has on the team and being able to get a degree for his efforts then we should just wish him success in whatever field he has chosen for post football life.
Exactly. It's probably in his best interest to transfer after the season. I thought he might be able to break into a rotation this fall but nope.
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Why transfer? Maybe he just gets his degree and moves on? Maybe he doesn't really want to be a pro-football player or even start. Like Earle said, maybe being on the team with a scholly is good enough? I dunno. I do agree that he either needs to show up or go ahead and free up that scholarship. I'd prefer he just figure it out and be able to contribute.
I've just assumed it was "a between the ears thing" but him not being able to play on the kicking team suggests it's got to be more. I know there are "assigments" on the kickoff team, but outside of staying in your lane, there's only so much "thinking" that's involved in the process. So, I'm thinking it's either a motivation problem or he's physically not fit.
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