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re: Smart Football translates Saban's BCS game breakdown
Posted on 7/23/13 at 1:33 am to MagillaGuerilla
Posted on 7/23/13 at 1:33 am to MagillaGuerilla
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Cyrus Jones is pushing Fulton for the job across from Belu
This is the one thing I still have trouble believing. Fulton did pretty well for himself when he played last year, and he'll be a Senior who has been in the system and has experience on the field with it. I think throwing Cyrus out there would give us a direct hit, he couldn't have near as much knowledge of the scheme as Fulton. Saban will do what he thinks is best, I just personally don't see a win in putting Cyrus out there.
Right now, the Safety depth look something like
HaHa/Sunseri
Perry/LC
Jai/Jarrick
I'm assuming. I personally expect LC to move past Vinnie by mid season, but that's a rather deep group of Safeties. Now granted the last two aren't as proven, but nonetheless, should be interesting.
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Posted on 7/23/13 at 2:08 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
I don't think it will happen, nor should it be risked if Jones isn't 100% ready for it. You can get by on athletic ability, but only so many times before it catches up to you. I do agree with the sentiment of Geno Smith getting base reps outside(if not starting), for the sake of the future. Fulton is a Senior so there isn't much for him to work to past this season, and base 3-4 reps aren't exactly overly abundant anyway.
2014 looks scary on paper, will likely only be Smith and Jones with major reps as #2/#3 and #4 CBs respectively. No telling who will round out that trio at this point, may not even be on campus yet.
A lot of people like the safety depth, they mesh better with each other better than 2012. HCD has emerged as a rangy center fielder, so there is less stress on a rotation. Better depth, albeit not great depth, at CB will limit the times they place 4 safeties on the field to when they want to instead of having to.
Sunseri will take his verbal lumps from everyone, but getting out of man in the slot to more of his natural zone will help a lot. Very rarely can a safety cover a slot WR, so it wasn't something mutually exclusive to Vinnie. I don't think he gave up as many plays as people think he did, just that he was dead center of a few very crucial plays for the opposition(like the zone blitz with him stuck in man on a WR against LSU or the TE who drug him along for 10 yards in the final UGA drive).
Collins just needs the light to come on for him schematically. As I said above on Jones above, athleticism can only get you so far. Gotta know it, just look at the responsibilities they have in the playbook. Rashad Johnson was so good because he knew it above and beyond, and was given more responsibilities pre snap.
As long as Belue steps up as a #1 and HCD plays as expected, I think the rest will fill in well. Belue '13 has to be superior to Belue '12, playing well as a #2 isn't good enough as the guy at CB...
ETA: Damn, I'm long-winded as hell.
"**I move away from the mic to breathe in"
2014 looks scary on paper, will likely only be Smith and Jones with major reps as #2/#3 and #4 CBs respectively. No telling who will round out that trio at this point, may not even be on campus yet.
A lot of people like the safety depth, they mesh better with each other better than 2012. HCD has emerged as a rangy center fielder, so there is less stress on a rotation. Better depth, albeit not great depth, at CB will limit the times they place 4 safeties on the field to when they want to instead of having to.
Sunseri will take his verbal lumps from everyone, but getting out of man in the slot to more of his natural zone will help a lot. Very rarely can a safety cover a slot WR, so it wasn't something mutually exclusive to Vinnie. I don't think he gave up as many plays as people think he did, just that he was dead center of a few very crucial plays for the opposition(like the zone blitz with him stuck in man on a WR against LSU or the TE who drug him along for 10 yards in the final UGA drive).
Collins just needs the light to come on for him schematically. As I said above on Jones above, athleticism can only get you so far. Gotta know it, just look at the responsibilities they have in the playbook. Rashad Johnson was so good because he knew it above and beyond, and was given more responsibilities pre snap.
As long as Belue steps up as a #1 and HCD plays as expected, I think the rest will fill in well. Belue '13 has to be superior to Belue '12, playing well as a #2 isn't good enough as the guy at CB...
ETA: Damn, I'm long-winded as hell.
"**I move away from the mic to breathe in"
This post was edited on 7/23/13 at 2:10 am
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