re: Fall Practice Thread. "Practice?" "We Talkin' Bout Practice?"

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Alabama returned to the practice field Monday afternoon, as the Crimson Tide players practiced outdoors and in full pads on a mostly-cloudy, 86-degree afternoon in Tuscaloosa. It was the team's first practice of Wisconsin week.

Here are several tidbits from the media viewing portion of Alabama's Monday practice session:

- Although the Crimson Tide released its first depth chart Monday, the quarterback line remained the same as it has all fall. The QBs split up into two lines in the second viewing period, with Jacob Coker, Alec Morris and walk-on Seth Franks making up one line, while David Cornwell, Cooper Bateman and freshman Blake Barnett made up the other.

- Linebacker Dillon Lee, however, was practicing with the outside linebackers, after spending most of the team's prior practices with the inside 'backers. Lee was third in line, behind Denzel Devall and Ryan Anderson and in front of Tim Williams, Rashaan Evans and Christian Miller.

- Lee and Devall were the first two OLBs up when working on formation-based drills, as Lee was the starting SAM 'backer and Devall was the starting JACK on the depth chart. When Lee left to work on dime, Evans stepped in for him.

- In the second of two viewing periods, the outside linebackers wore arm restraints to keep their elbows inside.

- Wide receiver Cameron Sims (knee) was wearing a white jersey Monday. His left knee was wrapped and housed a brace.

- In fact, the only players wearing black, no-contact jerseys during the viewing portion of practice were the quarterbacks.

- The first-team offensive line was -- from left to right -- Cameron Robinson, Ross Pierschbacher, Ryan Kelly, Alphonse Taylor and Dominick Jackson. The first two tight ends with the O-line were O.J. Howard and Dakota Ball.

- Toward the end of the viewing portion of practice, some Alabama's defenders appeared to line up in its dime package. The cornerbacks were Cyrus Jones and Marlon Humphrey, the safeties were Geno Smith and Eddie Jackson, the Star was freshman Minkah Fitzpatrick, the Money was Maurice Smith and the Mack linebacker was Reuben Foster.

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There seems to be less moving around / experimenting with the Oline this "fall" practice compared to previous fall practices. This lineup has been pretty consistent except for the Taylor/Bozeman battle at RG. Hopefully that helps the continuity right off the bat this year.

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I thought Cotton might push Jackson for RT but they have him backing up CRob at LT. If we land Little it'll be interesting to see if we move Cotton to RT next year

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