Alabama: Fall Practice Reports

[Bamabuzzard]

Y'all don't take my ability to overreact before the season starts. It's one of my few pleasures left in life and one of the very few areas in my life that I still have full control over. If I can't get wound up and twisted off over something in a scrimmage, then what else am I going to do for enjoyment until the season starts? Geeze, some of y'all suck the fun out of everything.

 

[arthurdawg]

Y'all don't take my ability to overreact before the season starts. It's one of my few pleasures left in life and one of the very few areas in my life that I still have full control over. If I can't get wound up and twisted off over something in a scrimmage, then what else am I going to do for enjoyment until the season starts? Geeze, some of y'all suck the fun out of everything.

Amen bro. Down with those who repress our panic! An overwrought reaction to the first fall scrimmage is a right that is enshrined in the 31st Amendment for all!

 

[TiderJack]

Ah! Man, I had a feeling it might not be right.

He should defintely be in the conversation for the number 3.

Calvin Ridley way up there for the #3.

 

[teamplayer]

Ugh... I hope they pick it up some. I would be much more worried if the OL had beaten the DL and handled them easily.

I think the OL is a rebuild of more than one season though. I'm hoping for better play individually and as a group and then carrying that forward.

I also think the o-line will take a while to rebuild. Our ground game was laughable last year, so it is hard for me to see any better than 8-4 or 9-3 at best. I am hoping for improvement in controlling the line of scrimmage this year so I can actually watch all the games. I had to turn several off last year because I refuse to watch us get pushed around and be dominated on the line.

 

[CaliforniaTide]

No, there's so many very good players who simply aren't scouted or scouted enough and end up having to go to lower level schools. Look in the NFL and see how many players are on active NFL rosters that come from non power 5 schools. There's a lot. And you ask yourself "How in the world was this kid not playing for a power 5 school?". It's because there's simply not enough time or resources for every kid to be properly scouted.

I wonder if someone like DeMarcus Ware had played at Alabama or Auburn as opposed to Troy, would that have impacted his play in the NFL?

 

[sanjosecrimson]

I believe Crowell will be ready to go when the staff feels like he's 100% and will play sooner than later. I expect him to see the field this season.

247 just posted this morning Crowell is expected to return to the practice field early next week when Alabama resumes fall practice. the injury was a minor ankle tweak, the same injury that kept him out of A Day game