Click here for linkBetter, still far from perfect.
That was Nick Saban’s assessment of Alabama’s second spring scrimmage held Friday in an empty Bryant-Denny Stadium. Depth is the issue for a team replacing the heart of its defense and most of it top offensive skilled position players.
The first teams are still performing well entering the final week of spring practice leading up to the April 14 A-Day Game. The young guys playing behind them need the most work.
“That’s why we have spring practice,” Saban said. “And that’s why they call us coach.”
Overall, though, action was “a lot crisper, a lot faster,” Saban said, compared to last Saturday’s first run-through.
Jalston Fowler, the top healthy returning running back, had the most impressive numbers among the limited stats released by the school. He rushed 22 times for 151 yards and three touchdowns. A 68-yard run was included in an improved outing for the running backs. Numbers for the other backs were not provided.
“Jalston probably ran it a little bit better today,” Saban said. “T.J. Yeldon didn’t gain a lot of yards but got some good experience...
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