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Title: Good Article About Bama from Bruce Feldman Post by: crtuneman on April 22, 2015, 04:02:20 PM Here's a really god read about Bama's outlook by Feldman, writing for MSN sports. Of course the defensive line is the main focus.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/alabamas-front-seven-is-built-to-torment-the-sec-in-2015/ar-AAbrjSQ (http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/alabamas-front-seven-is-built-to-torment-the-sec-in-2015/ar-AAbrjSQ) Title: Re: Good Article About Bama from Bruce Feldman Post by: Marshal Dillon on April 22, 2015, 05:03:52 PM This is the key to our season, in my opinion.
Quote * Led by budding star A'Shawn Robinson, the Tide should have the biggest and best front seven in college football this year. The 6-4, 316-pound Robinson has a great first step, awesome power and long arms and is primed for a dominant 2015, I'm told. He's got a better sense of things now that he's had two seasons in Saban's system. Scarier still is the level of talent around him. Jarran Reed's an athletic 315-pound senior while junior Dalvin Tomlinson is a 295-pound former prep wrestling champ who can be unblockable. Former top-five recruit Da'Shawn Hand, up to 275 pounds, is living up to his hype while 310-pound freshman O.J. Smith is athletic and relentless and will be a force before too long. Behind them at linebacker, it's almost as strong a group. Reggie Ragland, a 255-pound senior, is terrific. Reuben Foster, a 240-pound junior, has a lot of talent but just needs more consistency. Rangy Tim Williams has the potential to be a ferocious pass rusher. He's another one to keep an eye on this fall. :dog: Title: Re: Good Article About Bama from Bruce Feldman Post by: bamaphil on April 22, 2015, 05:55:38 PM I think we're going to see the most dominant defense this season than we've seen since 2011. We finally have talent, depth, and experience on D from the line to the DBs. I know there are some concerns at safety, especially with Geno Smith's uncertain status, but I think the problems of the last two seasons will be fixed this year.
At least I hope so, because the offense may struggle this year. Title: Re: Good Article About Bama from Bruce Feldman Post by: Jamos on April 22, 2015, 07:32:22 PM I think we're going to see the most dominant defense this season than we've seen since 2011. We finally have talent, depth, and experience on D from the line to the DBs. I know there are some concerns at safety, especially with Geno Smith's uncertain status, but I think the problems of the last two seasons will be fixed this year. At least I hope so, because the offense may struggle this year. After watching them practice earlier I had the same feeling. There were 6 defensive starters with black jerseys on that day and they whipped the offense pretty bad with some great pursuit from the dline. I'm hoping that was the real deal because they made the offense look pretty bad. |