Alabama could be a run heavy team in the first season of DeBoer. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by everything I’ve seen about their run scheme in this video and several others. It reminds me of the versatility Jim McElwain brought in his play calling early in the Saban era.

Inside and outside zone base with counters as a change up against teams playing too aggressively up front is a very Shanahan NFL run game approach. The real question is whether we have the OL to run this scheme to its full potential. I think we do but it is going to involve an offseason commitment to losing bad weight and improving conditioning.

I think this team will pass more effectively than 2023 but pass less overall. We have a really strong IOL trio now with Washington’s all-conference center transferring in. Tackle is what needs to be figured out. Frankly, Proctor was a bad fit at OT in this scheme and would probably need to go guard to be effective yet guard is a point of strength in 2024.

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Posted by PowHound

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Posted on 1/26/24 at 11:55 am to Diego Ricardo

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I think we do but it is going to involve an offseason commitment to losing bad weight and improving conditioning.

First film session the entire OL looked around and knew the next 6 months of strict dieting was going to SUUUUUUCK. Nobody even had to tell them to lose 30 pounds the film did all the talking lol

Yeah, Proctor is gone, but not a big loss because he is definitely a guard, and we got that covered.

In fact both our tackles last season are guards. Whoever replaces them will be at least as effective especially with a competent coach making personnel decisions.

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Posted by DeBoersTheMan

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Posted on 1/26/24 at 7:20 pm to Diego Ricardo