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Boz and Bama3714 - A little help please re: Alpha Dogs
Posted on 1/8/19 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 1/8/19 at 5:20 pm
Boz and Bama3714 - based on what you have seen and been told, who are the guys that are most likely to step up and take on the Alpha Dog roles next year? By position group and by side of the ball. Who will be "The Man" as the Alpha for the entire team?
QB: Tua (not sure that is part of his personality)
RB: Jacobs (if he comes back has the Dog in him) Harris (a little quiet but may have it down there somewhere), Robinson (runs like he has it but has been quiet so far), Trey Sanders (has the vibrato but not the time yet)
WR: Ruggs, Jeudy, Smith, Waddle (all seem to be quiet at least in group dynamics)
TE: Irv Smith (appears to have it but will he stay)
OL: Leatherwood, Willis (Willis looks to be the most likely if he cuts it loose)
DL: Davis (if he stays can he step up and take the lead?) (If not him then who?)
OLB: Jennings and Lewis (I expect both of them to take the lead assuming Jennings stays)
ILB: Wilson, Moses (if Wilson stays he needs to step up if not does Moses have it in him to grab the entire defense by the balls?)
DB: Thompson (is too quiet) Diggs and Carter (look to be the best candidates)
QB: Tua (not sure that is part of his personality)
RB: Jacobs (if he comes back has the Dog in him) Harris (a little quiet but may have it down there somewhere), Robinson (runs like he has it but has been quiet so far), Trey Sanders (has the vibrato but not the time yet)
WR: Ruggs, Jeudy, Smith, Waddle (all seem to be quiet at least in group dynamics)
TE: Irv Smith (appears to have it but will he stay)
OL: Leatherwood, Willis (Willis looks to be the most likely if he cuts it loose)
DL: Davis (if he stays can he step up and take the lead?) (If not him then who?)
OLB: Jennings and Lewis (I expect both of them to take the lead assuming Jennings stays)
ILB: Wilson, Moses (if Wilson stays he needs to step up if not does Moses have it in him to grab the entire defense by the balls?)
DB: Thompson (is too quiet) Diggs and Carter (look to be the best candidates)
This post was edited on 1/8/19 at 5:29 pm
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Posted on 1/8/19 at 5:26 pm to Tw1st3d
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ILB: Wilson, Moses (if Wilson stays he needs to step up if not does Moses have it in him to grab the entire by the balls?)
You can't be an "alpha dog" if you can't play your own effing position well and with some consistency against good teams.
Posted on 1/9/19 at 4:25 pm to Tw1st3d
Bump for Boz and Bama3714
Posted on 1/9/19 at 5:03 pm to Tw1st3d
What you have Twisted is a larger group of selfish players. Some of them are leaving but from my knowledge your leaders will be
Diggs
Moses
Tua
Najee
Waddle
Wills (borderline crazy)
Lewis
Jennings (If he returns)
Diggs
Moses
Tua
Najee
Waddle
Wills (borderline crazy)
Lewis
Jennings (If he returns)
Posted on 1/9/19 at 5:05 pm to CrimsonBoz
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a larger group of selfish players.
Can you elaborate on this?
Posted on 1/9/19 at 5:08 pm to prevatt33
Also kind of seems like Monday morning QBing. We didnt hear any of this until after things went bad.
Posted on 1/9/19 at 5:16 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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We didnt hear any of this until after things went bad
Do you recall any conversation about the me-me-me twitter habits of a LB or questions about where kwon on the D-line had disappeared to when Q started grabbing most of the attention?This post was edited on 1/9/19 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 1/9/19 at 5:23 pm to Tw1st3d
LOL, good point
Posted on 1/9/19 at 5:44 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Correct nothing ever comes up when you’re winning George.
Posted on 1/9/19 at 5:48 pm to prevatt33
The extent of what I know is basically guys playing for draft grades and personal accomplish. Lack of motivation to help develop the younger players. I don’t want to blast our team but some of these people were in leadership positions, and that caused some serious entitlement issues.
Posted on 1/9/19 at 6:22 pm to CrimsonBoz
“Chronic feelings of underappreciation. The players who suffer from the “disease of me” syndrome constantly feel that they are overlooked in praise. We all want to be patted on the back, but some individuals demand constant attention and sulk when they believe, rightly or wrongly, that their skills and efforts are being underappreciated. It leads to jealousy and bad chemistry.”
Posted on 1/9/19 at 6:26 pm to Tw1st3d
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ILB: Wilson, Moses (if Wilson stays he needs to step up if not does Moses have it in him to grab the entire defense by the balls?)
Both are Wills imo and our teams have done best when the alpha is a Mike or DL (no offense CJ)
Posted on 1/9/19 at 6:31 pm to nb200016
Bama needs an ILB with some football savvy and neither 32 or 30 have that. Just two athletes chasing people around.
Posted on 1/9/19 at 6:38 pm to CrimsonBoz
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The extent of what I know is basically guys playing for draft grades and personal accomplish. Lack of motivation to help develop the younger players. I don’t want to blast our team but some of these people were in leadership positions, and that caused some serious entitlement issues.
Sounds like we'll benefit from both the loss as lesson and some good ole addition by subtraction.
Posted on 1/9/19 at 6:55 pm to CrimsonBoz
Boz, is your list taking into account certain guys leaving early or is Jacobs not leadership material? Also, sad to not see any of the other 3 starting receivers on here.
Posted on 1/9/19 at 6:55 pm to prevatt33
I actually think the loss will produce more success in the end even though it sucks right now.
Posted on 1/9/19 at 7:25 pm to CrimsonBoz
quote:meh... I slept like a baby after the game.
even though it sucks right now.
It was mentioned in another thread prior to the game, but we're playing with house money with Saban right now.
It has surpassed any realistic expectation and most people's wildest dreams.
It sucks we didnt win, but getting punched in the face like that can be cathartic for a team and fanbase growing complacent and trying to hide a championship gut.
Plus, being out of the game that early gives a head start on rationalizing the loss vs a last second heartbreaker.
Cant wait until Sept.
This post was edited on 1/9/19 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 1/9/19 at 7:40 pm to Che Boludo
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meh... I slept like a baby after the game.
I did as well for about an hour. Damn dogs woke me up barking their asses off and I couldn’t go back to sleep.
Posted on 1/9/19 at 9:35 pm to Che Boludo
24 hour rule
I sulked like a little titty baby yesterday but am over it. Just sucks we have to listen to all the off season bullshite
I sulked like a little titty baby yesterday but am over it. Just sucks we have to listen to all the off season bullshite
Posted on 1/9/19 at 9:42 pm to 14&Counting
I would have slept like a baby if I'd slept.
It sucked, but it was definitive. They won, we lost. I mean I'm just a lame arse alum fan and I'm already more locked in and fired up about next year than I was after last year. Cant imagine what the guys who had their manhood taken feel like.
It sucked, but it was definitive. They won, we lost. I mean I'm just a lame arse alum fan and I'm already more locked in and fired up about next year than I was after last year. Cant imagine what the guys who had their manhood taken feel like.
This post was edited on 1/9/19 at 9:42 pm
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