Projected Strength/Weakness of your team

Strength: Offensive Skill Positions
Weakness: Secondary

Monty, what is the secondary looking like this year? I know y'all lost Jackson and Humphrey but what does the returning depth look like?

Strength: offense


Weakness: NCAA compliance

For State
Weakness: Receiver, Right side of the O-line and passing game until Fitz proves otherwise.

Strength: Linebacker, left side of the o-line, running game. D-line has a lot of talent but I'm not putting them as a strength until they prove it.

Strength - pretty much all over the offense
Weak - Secondary, and LB.

He did what Miles couldn't do,beat the shite out of Arky,dumbass

Weakness: Special teams

Bama lost their kicker who was really solid from inside 40. The most consistent long snapper I can remember. And two really dangerous return men in Eddie Jackson and ArDarius Stewart.

It's often overlooked aspect of the game, but there are plenty of question marks coming into this season in that phase.

Strengths: running game

Bama has a number of talented backs and a qb that's very dangerous in space. I'm not totally sure what direction the new OC is going to take this offense, but if it were up to me, Bama would lean on the run pretty heavily this season.

Strength: Pretty much the whole offense.
Weakness: Pretty much the whole defense outside of much of the DLine

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Monty, what is the secondary looking like this year? I know y'all lost Jackson and Humphrey but what does the returning depth look like?

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Losing those two hurts (hell losing Jackson mid-way through season last year hurt) but the secondary looks pretty solid on paper. There are technically 4 solid returning starters.

Safety:

The strong safety will be Ronnie Harrison. He came into his own last year from incredible raw talent to a more disciplined complete player. Should be solid at this position.

The free safety will probably be Minkah Fitzpatrick again (he moved over from corner last year). He's really good (first round draft pick good).

The key safety backups should be Hootie Jones and Deionte Thompson. Both have seen some playing time and are great athletes who now have some time in the system and should be solid options.

Corner:

The top two guys will likely be Anthony Averett and Tony Brown. Both are technically returning starters (Tony largely at Star/Nickel corner). Averett was considered by many to have had the best year at corner last year although not as physically gifted as Humphrey was.

Not a ton of experience after those two but there are 4 and 5 star guys waiting in the wings. Levi Wallace played a lot last year as a backup. Shyheim Carter played as a backup last year too.

Projected lineup:

Corner 1: Anthony Averett
Corner 2: Tony Brown
Star: Shyheim Carter

Key corner reserves: Levi Wallace, Aaron Robinson, Jared Mayden, Nigel Knott

SS: Ronnie Harrison
FS: Minkah Fitzpatrick

Key safety reserves: Hootie Jones, Deionte Thompson

I actually don't think the secondary will be a weakness. I will say they appeared to get beat up in the Spring Game although I never read too much out of a scrimmage.

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Weakness is secondary? WHAT?

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Yeah, I'd say the front 7 is a bigger question mark. Specifically the DL.

Replacing Allen, Tomlinson, T. Williams, and Anderson (I know they are technically LBs) will be a lot of production to make up for.

Payne is a stud and Hand has shown flashes. But some of the younger (newer) guys are going to have to step up. Raekwon Davis, Terrell Hall, Q. Williams, A. Jennings, maybe Buggs or King. Tons of upside but not a lot of experience.