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re: Why WASHINGTON can beat Alabama
Posted by RWS on 12/4/16 at 11:01 pm
This is exactly right. It was painfully obvious that Alabama's defense was not built to defend spread HUNH teams at that time. He had actually already been recruiting for the change for Signing Day 2014. The Hightower and DePreist type LBs and Mount Cody DL were no longer effective. He needed CJ Mosley, Reggie Ragland, and Reuben Foster type LBs and Jonathan Allen type DLs.
Alabama's defense is night and day from then from a personnel standpoint in the front 7. Sometimes the spread HUNH teams give them some problems, but it's an offense designed to give the defense problems. You're going to have that. Anyone who compares this defense to 2013 or 2014 is stupid.
Alabama's defense is night and day from then from a personnel standpoint in the front 7. Sometimes the spread HUNH teams give them some problems, but it's an offense designed to give the defense problems. You're going to have that. Anyone who compares this defense to 2013 or 2014 is stupid.
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re: LSU & Bama Experience - Perspective
Posted by RWS on 11/8/15 at 7:16 pm
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I firmly believe that if Reggie Ragland & A'Shawn Robinson played for LSU, they would have gone pro last year.
I don't know if it is Saban brainwashing them or their player salary at Bama that keeps them there, or both.
Last season was Ragland's first as a starter, and he was the weakside LB. He slid over to MLB this season and now makes defensive calls whereas that was Trey DePriest last year. He probably wouldn't have gone in the first two rounds after last year. He hadn't blown up like he has this season, but you could pretty much tell it was coming. He actually had enough sense to come back and make himself some money down the road.
Robinson was a sophomore last year, so he couldn't come out. He can (and probably will) this year.
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You would think however, that a coaching staff that does so well in recruiting the high school kids could recruit our guys to stay too.
It just doesn't work that way anymore. Some players at places like Alabama and LSU are typically better suited for the NFL, and there is no convincing them to stay. For example, Fournette will leave early when he is able as will Henry. It's always been a given that the really talented guys will go. However, you have a layer of guys under that who are still pretty talented (relative to college ball), and we all know they probably won't be superstars their rookie years and won't go in the 1st or 2nd rounds, but they go anyway just so they can get paid something. It's better than playing for free.
re: LSU & Bama Experience - Perspective
Posted by RWS on 11/8/15 at 4:15 pm
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Alabama started about 12 Seniors last night. LSU started about 3. This makes a huge difference. It seems like they are always full of seniors but that's another subject. LSU was playing an experienced, talented team, on the road. LSUs roster is young and will only get better. Will still have to figure out a different offensive approach, but that's also another subject.
If LSU can go 10-1 with this young of a roster it will be a major accomplishment.
Alabama also replaced 10 starters on offense this year, and is missing at least one WR that was going to be a starter. There are three senior starters on offense: one transferred to Alabama in the Spring (Mullaney), one was a JUCO transfer last season (Jackson), and one transferred to Alabama before last season (Coker). They also rotated in plenty of second string guys in the front 7 the whole game; none of which are seniors. Just saying, that perhaps the "experienced" statement should come with an asterisks.
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