re: *** OFFICIAL WE TALKIN' BOUT PRACTICE! ***

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I'm not sold on Bateman being ready for the speed of the SEC

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I'm not so sure about that either, not at this moment.
But, the only way to correct that is getting reps, and he's getting them now.
He will continue to get them against what could be, one of BAMA's fastest defenses in a while. I would love to see him practice with the 1st team so we could really judge his pocket presence.
I hope Coker has more touch than i've seen & doesn't turn out to be more of a kitchens type. 5 yard rockets that the receivers cant handle/overthrows/etc..
I love the fact that Coker has a big arm, but does he have the touch?
Just from what i've seen, Bateman appears to have great touch, and is probably underestimated on his arm strength. If I remember correctly, he throws a 65+ yd (in the air) TD bomb on the 1st play of his highlight film. I would think that is adequate enough.