re: What is one area your team may struggle at?

Linebackers, frick KS.

Well, LSU can take DB off this list.

Secondary and front 7 depth. Bama is going to have to score points this year.

and probably academics.

Secondary ..all new starters and Saban d complex

Two things:

I'm hoping we don't struggle a little bit on offense, but I'm in wait-and-see mode regarding Locksley.

And I seriously doubt we will be lucky enough to get matched up again against a team in the CFP that cannot even score a touchdown.

Most will say secondary for Bama.

I'd say special teams will likely be an issue

Our wide receivers, even though very talented are still very young. We will just have to see how they do.
secondary may surprise some. I hope.

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Is there no one on this board who knows how to spell corps

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Technically Bama's LB corps and core are injured. So it still accidentally made sense.

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We have SERIOUS question marks at:

QB - Fromm lost his crutches, Fields unproven
RB - Swift is a utility back, White injured
WR - true #1 Wimms is in NFL, no proven alpha
OL - Lost our best OL in years to draft. Lots of youth
DL - two best players gone. Seriously struggled recruiting here
ILB - Roguan gone, nuff said
OLB - lost two senior leaders. No proven production returning
S - Reed returns and is good, but Lecounte is a huge question mark on the other side
P - true freshman stepping in. Nervous.

HC - eerily similar trajectory to Mark richt and/or Will Muschamp. Hoping we can make it through the third year dip without the wheels falling off.

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I agree with some of that.
1) Can Fromm improve? It is easy to assume yes. But he was at a very high level in 2017. Throwing more on first down could be great and dangerous at the same time.

2) I'm not worried about RB unless other injuries creep in. This goes for every team. It only takes a bad week for a team strength to turn into a liability.

3) Ridley can do the Wims jump ball. Can he block like Wims? Add a 2nd year for Hardman, senior leadership for Godwin, and the addition of Robertson, and I am not worried about receiving other than their ability to block downfield (which was huge last year).

4) we are a slight question-mark at tackle. And that could bite us early in the season. I expect continuity and communication to make us dominant by season's end. But we have to get through the first month. And then to LSU without injuries.

5) Atkins will be missed. Absolutely. Hays replaces Thompson (probable upgrade in production). Injuries/attrition is the question-mark.

6) there is no replacing Roquan. Not going to happen. I actually see playmakers developing at OLB, S, and Star to make the big play. If it works, it will be different (missing Atkins fits this narrative, too).

7) Reed is underappreciated. Lecounte will be the real deal. My concern is depth. We rotated quite a bit last year. Who is first off the bench and how good will he be?

8) punter will be a downgrade. If we convert 3rd downs like last season, I'm not so concerned. But that is asking a lot.

My biggest concerns are tackle spots early in the year for offense.
And stopping the run as effectively on defense (we look very different up the middle... and are we stout enough on the edge to contain?)

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What is one area your team may struggle at?

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Do they still have placekicking in college football?