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How do y'all feel about our OLBs?
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:04 am
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:04 am
Before the season started, a lot of people were saying Hubbard had a chance to be really good and potentially drafted pretty highly if he could put everything together. How is he progressing overall?
Has Devall officially passed Dickson on the depth chart and is Dickson even playing Jack anymore?
Has Devall officially passed Dickson on the depth chart and is Dickson even playing Jack anymore?
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Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:17 am to UAFanFromNOLA
Devall is like an Upshaw clone.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 10:20 am to UAFanFromNOLA
Hubbard has been very good against the run and also good in pass coverage IMO. His pass rush seems about what is was last year which is meh. Devall is playing well but hasn't stood out besides the strip-sack against Ole Miss. The good news is that we're starting to get real pressure with the DL which somewhat mitigates the lack of an elite pass rusher at OLB.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 5:33 pm to sarc
Sabans system does not truly highlight OLBs. I think this is why he has a hard time getting the elite guys to commit.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 6:18 pm to UAFanFromNOLA
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Before the season started, a lot of people were saying Hubbard had a chance to be really good and potentially drafted pretty highly if he could put everything together. How is he progressing overall?
He's noticeably better, but he isn't getting sacks yet. He's always one step away from banging them home. He's had three TFL though (all were counted as .5 a TFL), and his run D and contain is superb.
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Has Devall officially passed Dickson on the depth chart and is Dickson even playing Jack anymore?
I see Dickson on the field more than Devall, it seems. May just be a coincidence to when I look.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 6:30 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
I know Devall got the 2 sacks, and I seem to remember him being out there a lot.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 6:44 pm to CrimsonFlounder
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Sabans system does not truly highlight OLBs. I think this is why he has a hard time getting the elite guys to commit.
Yes it does. Jason Taylor's best season in the NFL came as an OLB in Saban's defense.
We just haven't had an elite pure passrusher. They all want to play DE in a 4-3 because that is what they are comfortable doing. The staff is starting to wise up though. Christian Miller is the kind of guy you need to recruit if you want to find a 10-12 sack player at OLB.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 6:58 pm to Robot Santa
I still feel like Jon Allen would have given us a lot at Jack, but it seems as if he's gonna just be a DL.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 7:10 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
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I still feel like Jon Allen would have given us a lot at Jack, but it seems as if he's gonna just be a DL.
He came in at 260 pounds without any bad weight. He was going to grow into a DE eventually anyway. I would rather the coaches go ahead and acknowledge it than have him learn the OLB position only to move to DE after a year or two on campus.
Posted on 10/1/13 at 7:27 pm to Robot Santa
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He came in at 260 pounds without any bad weight. He was going to grow into a DE eventually anyway. I would rather the coaches go ahead and acknowledge it than have him learn the OLB position only to move to DE after a year or two on campus.
True.
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