Looks like Dickson is with the OLBs, right? So who will be the sixth man in the DL two deep? Ivory/Lake at NG, Pagan/Stinson/Tomlinson at End. Empty spot without Fanning, if the move is permanent I wanna see who grabs it.

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Posted by Chadaristic

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Posted on 8/2/13 at 11:20 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin

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*Eight linebackers in the morning practice with CJ Mosley, Trey DePriest, Tana Patrick and Reggie Ragland inside and Adrian Hubbard, Xzavier Dickson, Denzel Devall and Dillon Lee outside.

DePriest (stress fracture) looks to be in good shape after missing some of spring drills while Dickson appeared to be a little lighter than he was in the spring. All four outside guys looked great, including Lee, who has adopted the Duck Dynasty look. Interesting that Ryan Anderson wasn’t a part of the morning practice but without knowing specifics difficult to read a whole lot into that.

*LaMichael Fanning and Jalston Fowler worked with the TEs/Hs. Fanning could be a solid third or fourth tight end with a specific role in short yardage and goal line. Fowler showed in the first couple of games last season what he can bring to the FB/H roles. Seemed to be moving well coming off the knee injury, although he's still sporting a knee brace.

Interesting that Malcolm Faciane wasn’t a part of the AM practice. Assuming he’s healthy and available, getting late to be practicing late on opening day. Brian Vogler, Harrison Jones and Kurt Freitag rounded out the group.

*Offensive line mirrored what we saw at the end of spring drills. After some rumblings in the offseason about his status, Leon Brown was with the second group at right tackle. Brandon Greene worked with the 2s at left tackle. Standing next to guys like Brown and Cyrus Kouandjio, Greene looks more like a guard than tackle but the same could be said for Austin Shepherd too.

*As far as the defensive linemen go, Ed Stinson looks great. Think Darnell Dockett minus the harassing twitter account. Nose tackles Brandon Ivory and Darren Lake both made strides in the offseason. With LaMichael Fanning over on offense, Anthony Orr worked with the second group at defensive end along with Dalvin Tomlinson.

*DeAndrew White looked very explosive. Really was the highlight for me in the limited time we had inside. Apparently on same rehab program as Adrian Peterson. No knee brace for White, who is nine months removed from an ACL tear. Kevin Norwood showed no signs from offseason toe surgery. In and out of cuts quickly and nice burst.

*Three quarterbacks were AJ McCarron, Blake Sims and Alec Morris. Between the quarterbacks and the receivers the ball wasn’t on the ground a lot during individual drills, which is a good sign on opening day.