Transition is tough, it's even tougher since they specifically chose to live in Tuscaloosa to get coached by Saban. The value proposition has changed and DeBoer isn't the guy to convince them otherwise.
On top of that, they can make better money, live in a better town, and potentially get better development by leaving.
Not a hard decision if that's why you came.
I assume you're counting the Buck and Jack in your 140-150 snaps per game.
Don't forget we had Jett Bush and Mo Blackwell rushing the passer from the SLB position at times too, so there are plenty of ways to get more pass rushers out there in the 70 or so defensive snaps per game.
Sucks for that kid, must be hard to look in the mirror while watching Milroe have the success he thought he was heading for.
I still remember those offseason workout vids where he looked a step or two below the guys he was going through drills with.
He played with Donovan smith, Samuel brown and Joseph manjack last year.
My point is that, in the past, we’ve seen WRs further down the depth chart (B. Thompson) whine about the WR room getting crowded. It’s good to see him supporting all the new people who could potentially reduce his targets this year.
This is already a better WR room than last year. Will they produce like it? Who knows.
The drop off from Sanders to Niblack is probably a solid one, but it’s hard to determine the kind of output he and Bond would have in a more competent passing offense. At the very least, he provides a different look in the red zone and on money downs.
The team needs to gel over the offseason for things to really start to take off.
I originally assumed Matt Golden was coming here to have more of a target share than he has in his career thus far. I’m glad he’s good with all these other receivers coming in.
Or you have an opportunity to shore up positions on the roster that would have been question marks heading into the season
The talent on campus at these positions is young, unproven, or both.
Jabbar Muhammad would put us in position to cross train Brooks at the other db positions if needed. Having all that proven performance in the secondary and at WR makes it easier to evaluate the young guys there too.
Iron sharpens iron.
He's an impressionable 17 year old kid with family that would rather he be closer to home. He was a flight risk even when we had Bo.
Good luck to him. Wonder if he'll finally make it to Austin on Nov. 9.
Robinson was never going to contribute this year. January might, Hills needs a lot of time to develop.
He's from Louisiana, so hopefully he doesn't eventually follow Bo to LSU as well.
You guys are off base, Terrion Arnold is really really good. He'll have a brain fart here and there, but he's really good in man coverage and great in run support. It is so rare for guys who can cover like him to be a plus in tackling on the edge. He can improve in zone, but most Saban guys don't really major in that.
Even with the penalties, he's worth the pick.
He's like a slightly more explosive Johntay Cook with better hands.
I think Cook runs better routes though. Similar athletes.
I can see what Vogel meant when he tweeted the interchangeable thing.
If we get Bolden, he'd be the jitterbug/make you miss guy of the group.
Lost all starters at WR and TE from the previous year. Can't rely on a bunch of 2023 recruits to carry your water there with Quinn's final year and the tone setting season in the SEC.
The 2022 recruiting cycle at WR made this a major need. Both guys we have landed were in that class.