It's a unique body type.....the closest thing "might" -- "might" be a tight end.....but usually they are taller and slower than what you need there......
I don’t disagree. Kind of like thoroughbred horses — in order to be successful at the highest level, their bodies are built and trained and conditioned to the limit of what they’re designed for. Doesn’t take much additional stress in the wrong place to push human bone or connective tissue beyond its limit.
The hope is you build the weakness into a strength by the time November gets here. You talk about misreading early results. It doesn't matter if you are playing New Mexico State; those live reps, starting, are invaluable for the freshman ball player. Especially if he can learn from his mistakes without costing the team a win. If you are to suffer an injury to such an important player like Moses, far better for it to happen before the season begins than during the 3rd quarter of the Tennessee game. And this is a great thing about starting the season with Duke instead of Clemson.
Shane Lee probably has a higher playcalling ceiling than Moses. He's not a savant but he did this in HS, including making a lot of checks, as his HS had a relatively complex D. He was the D QB of a HS team his Sr year that allowed 0 points in the regular season. So, he definitely has the potential to do a decent-good job this year. He is a special kid who does not have Moses' athletic ability or experience but is more stout, tougher, with a higher football IQ than Moses. Lee may not develop as fans hope, but your guarantee of a devastating blow is way overstated. You could be right but probably not. Vegas has not even changed its season team odds regarding Alabama. They know that the effect of one player in football is usually way overstated. If Alabama doesn't wear him out by overplaying him, as they are wont to do, he has the potential of being as good or better than Moses at the end of the season, however unlikely that may be.
I would say that they are great. Time and chance often even out over time. Not including a few bumps and bruises. Other than TL, this group has a really good chance - certainly the 2 MLBs.
Interesting take...he seems to be a quality football player. But if I'm Duke I've spent the last four days figuring out how to target our ILB's. And if I'm UA I've spent the last four days figuring out how to minimize that effect. Chess match here we come...
Yeah, I mentioned that in earlier in the thread and that I thought they were capable of doing that. I believe it was Someone else that suggested that they may not be able to do the adjustment on the fly. We will see.
I would think that that would be a part of taking reps at the Mike position anyways... :cool2:
