re: The Bama DB's................ How We Doin'?

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Now, we have Milliner at one CB, and he'll be fine. We have Lester at safety, and he'll be fine.

Filling in at the other CB/CB's will be Belue, and Fulton. We've all heard that Belue is doing well. Two years ago, I thought Fulton looked like one of our best DB's in spring, but he hasn't played much since. There has to be some drop off here, at least early on. I expect a few more busted coverages.

The new safety prospects are Vinnie, Clinton-Dix, and Collins. Vinnie seems to be the leader in the clubhouse, but he's not the physical talent the other two are (spare me the rhetoric here and just accept that I'm right). He's solid and knows the system. Clinton-Dix......... I thought he'd gain ground on Vinnie this year as he learned the system, and maybe he has, but I haven't heard much about him out of camp. Hope he's not destined to become a BJ Scott. Collins could be the future, but being so green will likely mean he gets a lot of time on special teams and mop up duty this year. There's not a senior-level Barron ready to step up, so I expect a small drop off here as well.

All in all, they'll still be very good. I just don't think we can match last year's combination of talent and experience.

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