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So who's gonna be our starting safeties?

Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:00 am
Posted by Patton
Principality of Sealand
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Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:00 am
Hootie and Eddie Jackson?

Maybe Mo Smith
This post was edited on 3/29/15 at 10:01 am
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
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Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:04 am to
Mo Smith and ???? (Eddie/hootie/Jabriel)
Posted by PrettyLights
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:11 am to
Are we still considering Ronnie Clark and Ronnie Harrison at safety?

I'm guessing that the starting safeties will be Hootie Jones and Mo Smith.
This post was edited on 3/29/15 at 10:13 am
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
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Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:20 am to
Clark had moved to offense.

Harrison has a chance, but when was the last time a freshmen played at safety for us? Robbie Green?
Posted by Patton
Principality of Sealand
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Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:28 am to
I think Green was a redshirt frosh
Posted by chattabama
12essee
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:31 am to
Geno and Hootie. I don't see Saban kicking Geno off the team. I hope I am wrong though.
Posted by UAFanFromNOLA
NOLA
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Posted on 3/29/15 at 1:26 pm to
Hootie and Washington. Maybe Mo Smith.
Posted by OldPete
Georgia
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 8:54 am to
It appears to be very fluid so we probably won't know for quite a while...right now it's Washington & Harrison, with Hootie at star. While I don't think Saban will kick Geno off the team, I don't think Smith will be starting, at least not the first couple of games any way...

From Spring practice thus far, doesn't look like EJ will be moving to safety...
Posted by nb200016
Atlanta, GA
Member since Mar 2014
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 9:01 am to
I would like Hootie and Mo
Posted by sarc
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 9:31 am to
quote:

It appears to be very fluid so we probably won't know for quite a while...right now it's Washington & Harrison, with Hootie at star. While I don't think Saban will kick Geno off the team, I don't think Smith will be starting, at least not the first couple of games any way.


Agree

quote:

From Spring practice thus far, doesn't look like EJ will be moving to safety...


Not sure where all the talk of him moving to Safety came from
Posted by UAFanFromNOLA
NOLA
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 9:36 am to
Us speculating.

It does make some sense though. We have very talented and athletic young corners who will be pushing for playing time. EJ clearly lost a step after the injury and may be more suited to a safety role now if his speed doesn't return. With Geno Smith being dumb, it looks like we are a bit thin on safety until the Geno situation is worked out.
Posted by sarc
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 9:43 am to
quote:

With Geno Smith being dumb, it looks like we are a bit thin on safety until the Geno situation is worked out.



Yeah it's a good thing Harrison and Thompson enrolled early. Appears the coaches opted to move Mo Smith rather than Jackson
Posted by crimsontater
Trenton GA
Member since Dec 2009
3754 posts
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:31 am to
Not sure where all the talk of him moving to Safety came from



maybe it came from the fact that anybody with a little bit of speed left him in the dust, for touchdowns. and was a big contributing factor in bama going down to tosu. we were just hoping the coaches would wake up and be better coaches than last year. even us non coaches could see how badly ej was getting burned, repeatedly.
Posted by sarc
Member since Mar 2011
9997 posts
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:43 pm to
Let's not forget that Jackson hurt his knee less than a year ago and wasn't even expected to play last year. Usually takes a full year for players to return to pre-injury capability. Hightower was slow in '10 after injuring his knee in '09 only to return to pre-injury caliber play in '11.
Posted by BamaPanic
Birmingham
Member since Oct 2013
563 posts
Posted on 4/2/15 at 9:29 pm to
quote:

Not sure where all the talk of him moving to Safety came from


It's a really dumb and stupid idea that surfaced in the offseason across multiple bama message boards.
Posted by AllBamaDoesIsWin
Member since Dec 2011
26725 posts
Posted on 4/3/15 at 12:37 am to
quote:

Not sure where all the talk of him moving to Safety came from



Because it makes no sense keeping either EJ OR TB off the field. Cyrus has a CB spot, only one can have the other. So the best way to get them all on the field is put one of EJ or TB at Star or Safety.
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
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Posted on 4/6/15 at 9:55 pm to
Eddie Jackson and Ronnie Harrison please
Posted by AllBamaDoesIsWin
Member since Dec 2011
26725 posts
Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:05 pm to
As of right now I'm feeling Ronnie Harrison and Hootie Jones.
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
38628 posts
Posted on 4/7/15 at 9:06 am to
Ronnie is going to be so damn good. Kid is the total package. His frame and film looks like he could one day possess a clinton-dix skillset on a Mark Barron frame

Eta: will be tough for him to start from day 1 though. When it's all said and done he and Thompson are going to be a beastly duo back there. No. Fly. Zone.
This post was edited on 4/7/15 at 9:21 am
Posted by Gary Busey
Member since Dec 2014
33277 posts
Posted on 4/7/15 at 10:46 am to
JK Scott.
This post was edited on 4/7/15 at 10:48 am
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