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Posted on 8/28/18 at 10:48 pm to Cobrasize
Probably the best news of the entire camp.
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Bamainsider
As you guys saw on the depth chart, true freshman Ale Kaho is right behind Dylan Moses at the WILL position. A source close to the program, tells me that Kaho is a straight badass and while he's still a little behind in terms of terminology, he's ready to play and will play sooner rather than later.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 11:19 pm to PowHound
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Kaho is a straight badass
6 to midnight.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 11:28 pm to prevatt33
Also, Cam Latu is a big bastard. 6'5" 250 as a freshman is solid. On film, he moves well and arrives with Force behind it.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 7:24 am to PowHound
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Probably the best news of the entire camp. quote:Bamainsider As you guys saw on the depth chart, true freshman Ale Kaho is right behind Dylan Moses at the WILL position. A source close to the program, tells me that Kaho is a straight badass and while he's still a little behind in terms of terminology, he's ready to play and will play sooner rather than later.
All he needs to do is get it and he will be aces.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 8:05 am to CrimsonBoz
Alabama just sh*t another player.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 9:30 am to PowHound
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As you guys saw on the depth chart, true freshman Ale Kaho is right behind Dylan Moses at the WILL position. A source close to the program, tells me that Kaho is a straight badass and while he's still a little behind in terms of terminology, he's ready to play and will play sooner rather than later.
Has he gotten any bigger? I mean, he's listed as 6'1" and 218 lbs. Like, an average safety in size. He should be fast, but I'd think he'd get his arse handed to him in the run game.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 10:05 am to Teague
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Has he gotten any bigger? I mean, he's listed as 6'1" and 218 lbs. Like, an average safety in size. He should be fast, but I'd think he'd get his arse handed to him in the run game.
While I'm sure he needs to put on weight to get to his ideal playing weight at Bama, I can say from viewing him move at Bama practices that he might hold up alright in the run game.
Is he going to be elite at holding his own at the point of attack against an Olineman? No, but another 10 or 15 pounds won't help with that anyway.
The key to an ILB fitting the run well is avoiding blocks and sloughing blocks by playing fast, not thinking, and just reacting and stepping into the play with quickness. Violent hands can help tremendously with sloughing blocks.
And so, even if he was 240lbs, if he lets an Olineman get on him, he's blocked. And at this weight he has now, if he avoids getting blocked, 220lbs is plenty big enough to tackle the ball carrier.
Remember, this game is played in a lot more space than most of us remember. I played in the 90s and everybody stacked the box and ran the ball. It was a giant pile half the time. It's not like that now.
And the one thing Kaho does incredibly well is move. Kid can really move. I believe he could fit the run nicely if he can absorb enough playbook to play fast and play downhill.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 10:06 am
Posted on 8/29/18 at 11:56 am to prevatt33
Yeah, I get we're going smaller on D due to the new style of offense. He just seems particularly small. He's the same height and a couple pounds lighter than Tua. But, I'm not going to second guess Saban on defense. If he puts him out there, it's because he's ready, or the best option.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 12:01 pm to Teague
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He's the same height and a couple pounds lighter than Tua.
That's a bad way to look at it. Similar height and weight, but completely different body types.
The better way to look at it is to view the ILB drill videos. He looks like he needs to bulk up a bit, sure, but he doesn't look out of place next to the rest of the group. And he seems to be one of the quickest 2 in the drill. Kid can move. I bet he's at 220 and we'd ideally like him at 232 or so. That's not too bad.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 12:32 pm to Teague
ESPN has him listed at 6'2, 232#, and they usually use measurements from one of their camps which I'm sure Kaho attended so I'd lean toward those numbers.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 1:06 pm to PowHound
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ESPN has him listed at 6'2, 232#, and they usually use measurements from one of their camps which I'm sure Kaho attended so I'd lean toward those numbers.
It's been said he lost a lot of weight while dealing with deaths of two relatives and his parents' divorce. 220 wouldn't surprise me if that was an accurate weight.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 1:07 pm to Teague
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listed as 6'1" and 218 lbs
Don't believe this to be accurate but either way it looks like this five star is gonna play according to the depth chart. Kid may be 235. He wouldn't be listed second string over other guys that we know are physically ready. Looks like there was a lot of misinformation surrounding this transfer. Glad it's working out. Lord knows we need the depth.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 1:25 pm to bamasgot13
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It's been said he lost a lot of weight while dealing with deaths of two relatives and his parents' divorce. 220 wouldn't surprise me if that was an accurate weight.
A few credible people have said his weight loss was exaggerated as part the effort to obtain a release from his UW NLI. The rolltide.com roster says 6-1/218 and so does his 247Sports page.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 8/29/18 at 1:30 pm to TidalSurge1
oh ok. The transfer. Yeah. Maybe that'll work out great.
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