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re: Final thoughts on A-Day
Posted on 4/20/13 at 6:05 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Posted on 4/20/13 at 6:05 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Kenyan Drake is nothing special...most defiantly need Derick Henry back
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Posted on 4/20/13 at 6:10 pm to Bamaboy02
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Kenyan Drake is nothing special...most defiantly need Derick Henry back
You haven't even seen DH yet
Posted on 4/20/13 at 6:45 pm to Tide or Die87
I think this can be the most complete team Bama has had under Saban. 11 had the defense 12 had the offense and 13 will have both
Posted on 4/20/13 at 6:52 pm to Section 80
Oh lordy this is sounding like 2010 
Posted on 4/20/13 at 7:27 pm to Bamaboy02
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Kenyan Drake is nothing special
Wtf is this shite?
Posted on 4/20/13 at 7:34 pm to Bama Bird
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Oh lordy this is sounding like 2010
No, it won't be anything like 2010.
As for Drake, I don't see him as ever being all that good, I think he'll be inconsistent, but with that said, maybe he won't be.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 7:37 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
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NHRA is gay
ESPN should know better than that! Posted on 4/20/13 at 7:39 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Thought del rio showed that he can be a smart, heady player, won't cout him out for next year if he can get stronger. Bateman has good speed. Morris is another Tyler Wilson, cannon arm but not yet accustom to the speed of the game. Defense looked as good or better than any I have seen playing college ball.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 7:57 pm to Tide or Die87
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You haven't even seen DH yet
Yea I have plenty...I don’t need to see him in a scrimmage game to know he will be a much more special player than Drake.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:04 pm to harmonics
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Wtf is this shite?
It means Drake has no special features...he doesn’t have great speed, not great vision, not great power, he can’t make a player miss he can’t create those extra 3-4 yards when nothing is there...he’s just a average running back a thousand other backs can do the exact thing he does...basically nothing special about him...yeldon is a special back, trent was a special back, mark was a special back...drake just doesn’t have it lets see if he can play cb.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:30 pm to Bamaboy02
quote:Lordy.
It means Drake has no special features...he doesn’t have great speed, not great vision, not great power, he can’t make a player miss he can’t create those extra 3-4 yards when nothing is there.
vs Arkansas
vs Mizzou
vs Miss State
And at the 0:48 mark vs Western Kentucky
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:32 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Just got back and had to sit down and digest what all I saw
A few thoughts:
Oh boy....as a whole this team is really really good, they played as a team. The D was absolutely spectacular and the stats bear that out. The O is also the most balanced I've seen under Saban so far
- The dynamic in the secondary was absolutely spot on, the caveat that made everything work was HaHa, he took away a side and allowed Saban to rotate in coverages, play VS in a lot more of a star role reminded me of the role we used Javy for his Sr year, he blitzed a shite ton and when needed roamed and made a play or 2 (defensive TD)
- Adding Fulton to what looked to me like an already solid group is what has me excited. Cy Jones played a lot better than expected, he has a long way to go but I really liked what I saw. Belue as win says did look like he has turned a corner big time, I still would like to see more development from him in deep zone but he was impressive today. Geno played a lot of the inside cover corner I think because of his tackling ability and he is our best zone CB, he will likely stick there all year.
DL 1st and 2nd was OMG good, the OL more than held its own and still struggled on some downs against the 3 and 4 man line without extra pressure. Again adding Dickson WOW they will be good. Ivory really impressed me, the light seemed to come on for him. Fanning is gonna be good but he still needs work still seems raw at times gets stood up. I could go on but I'll just say in person this to me looks like it might be the best 2 string DL Saban has had at Bama and that's saying A LOT.
- Moseley touched everything that moved (2 hand touched and I'm sure Saban gave some of the more zealous LBs a stern talk after Henry's injury) and Devall was pretty good. I also liked seeing Ryan Anderson and his versatility with rushing ability will help this year. Lee and Ragland still seemed to struggle at times, Lee did look good in coverage some though.
WRs are FAST ALL OF EM, the newbie Falkins fits right in soft hands and FAST. TE is still a bit of a question for me, OJ got in coverage and made some nice catches nothing too deep though and Vogler STILL NEEDS TO LEARN TO SECURE THE DAMN BALL. But he still looked to me like outer best blocker.
Alec Morris is a clear #2 QB, Ely needed to transfer tbh and Sims needs to move back to RB, as my buddy Sandkhan put it every time Sims was in at QB it was "Duck dynasty" because he was throwing up lame ducks lol
I've still gotta go back and watch tape and I'll add
A few thoughts:
Oh boy....as a whole this team is really really good, they played as a team. The D was absolutely spectacular and the stats bear that out. The O is also the most balanced I've seen under Saban so far
- The dynamic in the secondary was absolutely spot on, the caveat that made everything work was HaHa, he took away a side and allowed Saban to rotate in coverages, play VS in a lot more of a star role reminded me of the role we used Javy for his Sr year, he blitzed a shite ton and when needed roamed and made a play or 2 (defensive TD)
- Adding Fulton to what looked to me like an already solid group is what has me excited. Cy Jones played a lot better than expected, he has a long way to go but I really liked what I saw. Belue as win says did look like he has turned a corner big time, I still would like to see more development from him in deep zone but he was impressive today. Geno played a lot of the inside cover corner I think because of his tackling ability and he is our best zone CB, he will likely stick there all year.
DL 1st and 2nd was OMG good, the OL more than held its own and still struggled on some downs against the 3 and 4 man line without extra pressure. Again adding Dickson WOW they will be good. Ivory really impressed me, the light seemed to come on for him. Fanning is gonna be good but he still needs work still seems raw at times gets stood up. I could go on but I'll just say in person this to me looks like it might be the best 2 string DL Saban has had at Bama and that's saying A LOT.
- Moseley touched everything that moved (2 hand touched and I'm sure Saban gave some of the more zealous LBs a stern talk after Henry's injury) and Devall was pretty good. I also liked seeing Ryan Anderson and his versatility with rushing ability will help this year. Lee and Ragland still seemed to struggle at times, Lee did look good in coverage some though.
WRs are FAST ALL OF EM, the newbie Falkins fits right in soft hands and FAST. TE is still a bit of a question for me, OJ got in coverage and made some nice catches nothing too deep though and Vogler STILL NEEDS TO LEARN TO SECURE THE DAMN BALL. But he still looked to me like outer best blocker.
Alec Morris is a clear #2 QB, Ely needed to transfer tbh and Sims needs to move back to RB, as my buddy Sandkhan put it every time Sims was in at QB it was "Duck dynasty" because he was throwing up lame ducks lol
I've still gotta go back and watch tape and I'll add
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:39 pm to Bamaboy02
Drake's senior highlights are every bit as good as Henry's and nearly as good as Yeldon's. He didn't have a great day today but he showed flashes in actual games last year.
People read waaaay too much into A-day performances - both good and bad
People read waaaay too much into A-day performances - both good and bad
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:42 pm to sarc
2nd string DL was SWALLOWING UP those holes he had it was impressive in person
I'm very happy about what I saw today
I'm very happy about what I saw today
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:43 pm to sarc
I fully expect Drake to be #2, but Henry will definitely get his carries. If Alabama is in short yardage, Henry gets the ball with Pagan leading the way. 
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:55 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
My biggest concern is for....the play clock operator!
Dude, he got walloped. Any word on his condition?
Dude, he got walloped. Any word on his condition?
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:08 pm to c-r
Full recovery expected per UA
Posted on 4/20/13 at 10:03 pm to harmonics
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Lordy.
Man please all those games were over 31-0 vs Arky, 38-10 vs Mizzou, 31-0 vs State...if he's going to be the second back he will be running against fresh defenses thats not out of the game that are still actually trying to win the game...nothing special about drake I guarantee he will NOT be the second leading rusher on the team by the end of the year if henry comes back...heck he’s not better than Kamara or Tenpenny but he has been in the system longer than them thats the only advantage he has but talent wise he’s nothing special.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 10:08 pm to Toxik
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Alec Morris is a clear #2 QB,
Then we're in trouble. If you taped the game Savannah was all over him about calling the wrong plays. He doesn't u understand the offense and he has been there a while through a full season. That's not good. I don't know anything about the position but I do know that you can have the best arm but if you can't make the correct decisions an lead th offense you are not gonna play. My guess is if AJ gets hurt look for So Sims to hand off a lot and bootleg a lot.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 10:13 pm to labamafan
Morris has been here less than a year. Not surprising that he's making mistakes.
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