Getting Ready for Spring Battles!

[Tidewater]

I disagree. Even before Ty's injuries the running game wasn't good at all, and Ty was getting hit regularly early in the season. He was just able to work around the issues on the OL to some extent, and as teams got more and more film to watch they took advantage of the OL's weaknesses. The coaches and OL couldn't adjust to cover the weaknesses.

I remember watch The Brady play later in his NFL career. You could see his mind working: "OK, this guy is blitzing so the hot route is that guy right there." even with a very poor offensive line the physics of getting 180 to 300 pound bodies up and moving toward the quarterback are unforgiving. Brady had such a command of the offense that there are times he didn't need an offensive line at all the ball was gone so quickly.
The upshot for Bama is Bama got a first-time starting quarterback, so that level of mastery of the offense is just not gonna be there. Ty had a pretty good command of the offense, and knew how to get rid of the ball quickly, but he still got blown up from time to time.

 

[TiderJack]

I certainly hope we don’t come out of fall camp with a “work in progress” oline and running game. Whomever is the starter at QB (Mack or Russell), they will need to lean into the run game early in the season until they “get their legs underneath them” as a starter.

I’m very hopeful these coaching changes will have a positive impact i

Here's the link on 247:

Grubb says Lloyd is the man at LT

Lloyd was a 5* on some services and he was all-state in basketball and baseball. Unreal athlete and to hear these comments from Grubb about a RS freshman being the man at LT makes me feel very good. Our tackles are worked out and both very talented and it seems center is also. Now who is going to get the two guard spots? Will Sanders out this spring could open up for Poe or one of the transfers.

 

[4Q Basket Case]

Lloyd was a 5* on some services and he was all-state in basketball and baseball. Unreal athlete and to hear these comments from Grubb about a RS freshman being the man at LT makes me feel very good. Our tackles are worked out and both very talented and it seems center is also. Now who is going to get the two guard spots? Will Sanders out this spring could open up for Poe or one of the transfers.

I feel strongly both ways on this.

Lloyd hasn't played a meaningful snap. We haven't gotten to the point in spring practice that they're even in full pads. Yet he's publicly named the starter?

Is that because he's just that much better than anybody else? If so, what did he do to earn the spot before full contact work?

Is it because nobody else stepped up? If so, that's some bad news.