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Alabama Weekly
April 15, 1998 -- Issue 4 -- Volume 2
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What Quarterback Controversy?
By John Hinds
Alabama Weekly Staff - Boston Bureau
What some people see as a controversy others see
as an embarassment
of riches.
Maybe Charlie Stubbs knew what he was doing when he
turned down the
head coaching job at UNLV and numerous NFL offers to remain as
quarterbacks
coach at Alabama.
Stubbs has the enviable task of coaching a two headed
monster or
maybe you would call it the best one-two punch at quarterback in the SEC
if
not the nation.
Andrew Zow stepped in as the Bama signal caller after
John David
Phillips floundered in the Florida game last fall. All Zow did with that
opportunity was lead the Tide to a 6-2 record with wins over LSU and
Auburn.
But lerking in the wings was Pelham High's Tyler
Watts. If you
followed him in high school and watched him on the practice field you
saw
something special. Watts has all the tools including great judgement in
reading a defense. Some have compared Watts to Joe Namath at this point
in
his career. A redshirt season and work in the weight room has added
strength
to his 6-3, 205 body and by all reports to his passing arm.
Zow has the game experience and a cannon for a right
arm that saw him
pass for 11 touchdowns and more yards than any other freshman in Alabama
history. In seven starts he threw for 1,969 yards, seventh best in
school
history.
In the first scrimmage of the spring Zow was 10 of 18
for 118 yards.
Watts countered by completing seven of his 11 passes for 64 yards and
the
only offense of the drills.
"Trust me, that position is the least of my
worries," said Tide head
coach Mike Dubose.
It will give Bama fans something to look forward to
this fall. But in
either case it's been a long time an Alabama football team had two
quarterbacks this good.
Bama Baseball Drops to Fifth Spot in the SEC West
By Grif Carden
Alabama Weekly Staff - Tuscaloosa Bureau
Alabama came into the past week-end in a second place tie with Auburn,
one game behind SEC-west leading Arkansas. However, Arkansas, Auburn,
and
Ole Miss each swept their three game sets with opponents from the
eastern
division, while Bama lost its series 2 games to 1 to seventh-ranked
Mississippi State. Arkansas now leads the division at 12-3, with 11-4
Auburn, 10-5 Ole Miss, 9-5 Mississippi State, 9-6 Bama, and 8-7 LSU all
in
close pursuit. South Carolina is the only team in the eastern division
with
better than a .500 record, at 8-7.
Alabama had more hits in each game against MSU (10-9 in the first game,
14-8 in the second, and 14-11 in the finale), but won only game one
(6-4),
losing the final two by scores of 5-4 and 10-9. The problem was one that
plagued Bama in the early part of the season, inability to hit with
runners
in scoring position. Game two was especially disappointing, as Bama got
14
hits - including home runs by Jayson Cox and Jeremy Brown - but left 13
runners on base against only 5 left by the Bulldogs, to lose a game that
should have been an easy victory. The final game was much the same, as
errors and mental mistakes by the Tide led to a quick 8-2 lead by MSU.
Bama
fought back, but again couldn't get timely hits; despite getting 14 hits
and
receiving 10 bases on balls, the Tide came up one run short. Bama had
the
bases loaded with no outs in the sixth inning, but failed to score as
the
result of a strikeout and double-play grounder. The Tide hit into four
double plays on the day, including one on an attempted sacrifice bunt.
The
loss was made even harder to swallow, when in the ninth inning Derek
Wigginton hit what appeared to be a two RBI triple down the right field
line.
The only person in the stadium who thought it was a foul ball was first
base
umpire Jay Asher; unfortunately, he's the only person whose opinion
really
mattered. Coach Wells and first base coach Todd Butler argued the call
long
and hard, but without success.
Alabama plays at UAB Wednesday night before hosting LSU in a critical
three game series next week-end. Still remaining are games against Ole
Miss,
Arkansas, Florida, and Vanderbilt, so there's still plenty of
opportunity to
climb back up the ladder.
Joe Namath My Dream TD's for Bama
by Joe Bivona, Alabama Class of 1964
Special to Alabama Weekly & BamaNation.com
I want to share 3 events concerning Joe Namath as BAMA'S starting QB in
the
1962 season. In BAMA'S opening game with UGA @ Legion Field Namath was
HOT
from his first possession. It was a night game, and a jammed packed
Legion
Field. BAMA got the opening KO, and #12 Joe Namath is the last BAMA FB
player to the huddle....getting final instructions from Coach Bryant,
and the
BAMA fans are yelling for Namath to throw, "the BOMB."
Well it did'nt take Namath long to throw his 1st TD pass. I believe on
his
3rd pass attempt....Namath threw a 52 yd "BOMB" for BAMA'S
first TD. It was
a perfect throw, and the BAMA receiver was wide open. Before the night
was
over, Namath threw TWO more TD passes and BAMA beat UGA 35-0.
Second story on Namath was @ the Auburn game. As both teams were warming
up, the Auburn students started yelling...."WE WRECKED
TECH"......and they
kept this up for 10 minutes. BAMA did lose to Tech in Atlanta, 7-6, when
COACH decided to go for the TWO point Conversion. That loss really hurt
BAMA,
and BAMA had just played Tech earlier that month.
So to get back at those AU jerks.....BAMA had stomped UGA 35-0, and UGA
beat
Auburn....So the BAMA students began yelling bach...."WE STOMPED
GEORGIA &
WE'LL STOMP YOU" this yelling war lasted for 30 minutes. Then both
teams
went back to their dressing rooms. Back in those early days, BAMA, would
send out the Qb's & Pass Receivers just to throw passes back &
forth just to
warm up. BAMA would usually sent these players out about 5 minutes
before the
BAMA Game Captain's came out for the coin toss. They would usually throw
from
the 50 to the 40 yd line, (10 yd passes). The yelling battle between
both
student bodies was still going on.....so Namath runs to the 30 yd line
& all
of the QB's follow him...Then the AU band starts playing, "war
eagle" and
Namath is smiling, clapping his hands, and patting his feet. as if he
was
trying to do a little dance between his pass warmups.
FInally the FB game starts and BAMA'S Butch Wilson returns the KO 92 yds
for
a TOUCHDOWN>>>BAMA!!! Only 12 seconds have run off of the game
clock, but for AUBURN the game WAS OVER. BAMA WON 38-0....and that was
the
quitest Auburn crowd ever @ Legion Field.Alabama was invited to play
Oklahoma
in the Orange Bowl. Former President Kennedy was present for the coin
toss &
this brought alot of media to the game. Namath threw 2 TD passes &
BAMA won
17-0. After the game Namath was being interviewed by the media and one
of
the sports writers from the EAST asked Namath what his major at BAMA
was...BASKET WEAVING???? Namath paused for a moment, as if he were in
serious thought, and then he replied..."No its JOURNALISM." I
guess that the
EASTERN writer was trying to take a shot at Namath for going to ALABAMA,
but
Joe Willie put him right where he belonged...along with his foot stuck
in his
mouth. Joe Namath was so gifted and well liked by his teammates and THE
UA
student body. Joe Namath LOVED THE University of Alabama!
ROLL TIDE!
Joe Bivona
UA '64
AEKDB
Kappa Sigma
A Denny Chimes Suggestion
by Joe Bivona
Special to Alabama Weekly
Today, Denny Chimes is lit up at night with special lighting in which
you can
see the full Tower and it is beautiful. I would like to see Denny Chimes
lit
up on Football weekends, starting at sundown on Friday to Sunday
midnight be
lit up with CRIMSON flood lights. I believe that it would look great,
and be
a start of a new TRADITION. It may be so beautiful that this Crimson
lights
for Denny Chimes could be lit up in Crimson every weekend.I got this
idea
back when I was at Alabama from some cousins of mine that I visited
every
summer, who live in Houston, Texas. They all graduated from The
University
of Texas in Austin. On their campus, their administration bldg. is a 15
story tower, made of a Ivory color. The windows on each side are 4 rows
per
floor. During their FB season, the Texas Tower is lit up in a burnt
orange
color with each side, 4 sides, the windows are in specific offices are
lit
up, using the white office lights being left on forming the T coming
theough
U, and it's beautiful. It just adds more spirit to their beautiful
campus.
Bama Hoops Takes Giant Step Forward
by Brett Young
Alabama Weekly Editor
Mark Gottfried, Rah Rah Scott, and the rest of the Crimson Tide hoops
staff
haven't even begun to rest following the season. Instead, they landed
what
many insiders say might be the best basketball talent ever signed at the
University of Alabama. Bama has secured the two recruiting class in
America
for the 1999-2000 season. JUCO All-American guard Schea Cotton recently
added his signature to those of Kenny Walker, Rod Grizzard, Erwin
Dudley, and
Terrance Meade. Walker, Grizzard, and Dudley are all Top 100 prep
players.
Cotton is a winner of the California prep player of the year and was a
top 10
player nationally as a high school senior in 1997. Look for the Tide to
sign
one or two more players this spring.
Soup's Jokes
by Dennis "Soup" Campbell
Alabama Weekly Staff - At Large Bureau / Parts Unknown ;)
Bubba the awb was going for his morning walk one day when he walked past
his
friend, Dufus the awb's house and saw a sign that said "Boat For
Sale."This
confused Bubba because he knew that Dufus didn't own a boat, so he
decided to
go in and ask Dufus about it."Hey Dufus," said Bubba, "I
seen that there sign
in your yard what says 'Boat For Sale,' but y'all ain't even got a boat.
All
y'all's got is'n your ol' John Deere tractur and some rickety ol'
combine.""Yessir" Dufus replied, "And dey's boat for
sale."
Shaun Alexander for Heisman Campaign
Alabama Weekly Staff Reports
If you haven't seen the Shaun Alexander for Heisman Campaign
"Headquarters"
at BamaNation.com, you should 'schedule' a visit. In actuality, all you
need
to do is go to http://BamaNation.com/SA4Heisman to get all the
information
you need about Shaun Alexander. The site includes a bio, stats,
pictures,
video links, news releases, online resources, a "campaign kit"
and "Bumper
Stickers." The site was recently mentioned on Alabama Live as a
recommended
site for Alabama fans.
Practice Reports
Jay "BamaJay" Lisby - Special to Alabama Weekly
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jay "BamaJay" Lisby has been fortunate to be at
virtually
every practice and scrimmage. Here is his latest report.
By traversing a convoluted path in and around the practice field and
managing
to avoid getting run over by some piece of heavy machinery, the coaches
and
team were able to conduct a fairly effective work out…on this day
before the
last practice before the A-Day Game. Actually, when you think about it,
if
you absolutely have to turn one of the athletic team fields into a
hard-hat
area, I guess it's only appropriate that it be the football field. The
money
saved on extra protective headgear alone must run into the hundreds of
dollars! :^) Actually, the only significant problem with having one
field
torn up was the wind. On a blustery day, players (and spectators) often
wound up with dirt being blown into their eyes.
As I predicted last time, with the punters kicking
"cross-ways" across the
field, it was only a matter of time before a football wound up in the
middle
of Hackberry Lane. Luckily, neither the ball nor the player retrieving
it
suffered any permanent damage. I've heard of the occasional stray golf
ball
hitting a car on streets next to golf courses, but I would've loved
to've
seen the look on the face of the driver of car! Try explaining THAT to
your
State Farm agent. :^) Just hope he's an Alabama fan.
I don't know if there was any significance to it, but the tarp covering
the
fence along Hackberry Lane had been removed. Normally, passing cars can
only
catch a glimpse of the players over the top of the barrier. With a
suddenly
clear path of vision, there were quite a few gawking passersby, honking
drivers and even a few hollerin' passengers trying to get someone to
look
their way. To their credit, the players managed to ignore most of the
distractions.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Milo Lewis had probably his best day yet as an Alabama player. Today, he
looked every bit the JUCO All-American we all heard about during
recruiting
season. Lewis showed excellent ability in press-man coverage and
outstanding
speed. I first noticed Milo this afternoon when he repeatedly shut down
Sam
Collins during one-on-one drills. That by itself was impressive enough,
but
later in the drill he was matched up against Freddie Milons three times
in a
row. Each time Lewis stayed right with him stride for stride preventing
any
receptions and once not even allowing a throw. Even Coach Swinney
commented
to Milo as he passed by "You owned Freddie, today."
Kelf Bailey, Marcus Spencer, Phillip Weeks, Tony Dixon, Milo Lewis and
Reggie
Myles all continue to wear the Crimson 1st team jerseys. Phillip usually
runs with the 2nd team and Kelf Bailey is probably behind Lewis and
Myles---but not by much. For those who have asked, Kelf is significantly
more aggressive than last year.
Tony Dixon was dressed out in full pads and appeared to take part in all
work. Because of that, Reggie Myles looks to be back at corner.
Shontua Ray looks good on some plays and then gets beat badly on others.
He's got the tools to play corner, but he definitely needs more practice
time. He seems to be readily accepting the challenge of tackling. During
one drill, he went out of his way to close on T.J. Jr. and take him down
hard
when it really wasn't necessary. At that point the coaches were just
blowing
the whistle as the defender got close to the ball. Apparently, Shontua
felt
he needed the practice. However, it's not all roses for the newest
member of
our D. On one scrimmage play, he got the worst of a collision in the
secondary with Jason McAddley. As Ray slowly hauled himself to his feet,
Coach Ivy Williams showed no pity on his former RB by calling out
"Ya gotta
MOOVE when you're on D…or they'll Roooll you UP!" Shontua glanced
over at
him and then turned and jogged gingerly back to the defensive huddle.
Gary Barnes has got to get the Courage Award for scout teamers today.
Playing against the 1st team defense, he ran up to make the tackle on
"Big
Red" McClintock who had just taken a swing pass and turned upfield.
As
Barnes was positioning himself to make the tackle, T.J. Jr. clipped him
from
behind driving him into Dustin and then into the ground. The coaches
were
concerned about Gary and wanted to substitute for him, but Barnes
refused to
leave the field waving the replacement off. It may or may not have been
the
smart thing to do, but it was certainly courageous on his part.
Coach Harbison is definitely one of the most entertaining coaches to be
around. He's got a word for everyone and a comment for every play. As
bad
as Sam Collins looked against Milo Lewis, he was looking that good
versus
Shontua Ray. After a nifty fake that left Ray at the LOS and allowed Sam
to
break free down the sidelines for a completion, Coach Harbison shouted
to
Shontua "He's gonna make you lose your shoes…Gonna make you lose
your shoes!"
The best part about the scene though came as Harbison trotted by Collins
on
the way to Shontua. "Good job, Collins!" CCH said just loud
enough for Sam
to hear, but not so loud as to embarrass his DB.
LINEBACKERS
Canary Knight, Darius Gilbert and Miguel Merritt wore the Crimson 1st
team
jerseys. However, Marvin Constant got plenty of work with the first
unit.
Miguel Merritt normally uses excellent technique when tackling. However,
on
those occasions where he has taken a bad angle and he must reach for the
ball
carrier, he seems to have a knack for hooking his man and not letting
go.
Canary Knight (along with Merritt) is one linebacker who shows no fear
of
Dustin McClintock in one-on-one drills. He doesn't always hit him
squarely
(Dustin is surprisingly elusive), but he definitely attacks his man.
Darius Gilbert, with another year or two in the weight room, could wind
up as
something special. He has good speed and tackles well.
Chris Horne had his best practice that I've seen. He was involved in
play
after play during his work with the 1st unit. He's probably too small to
play LB, but don't tell him that.
DEFENSIVE LINE
Number 95, Antonio White, a 5'9" 265 lb. walk-on Defensive End
earned a point
of personal pride today. In blocking drills versus the 1st and 2nd team
OL,
he and other scout team DLs were sort of "human blocking
dummies." His job
was to stand and wait while the blocker came out of his stance and moved
to
execute the block. After the drill started, Coach Cottrell arrived with
the
Tight Ends and lined them up opposite Mr. White. Except for T.J. Jr.,
however, none of the Tight Ends could manage to move Antonio. After
exhorting his athletes to work harder, Coach Cottrell finally took White
out
of his position and put in a back-up Tight End. Score one for the
walk-on!
Cornelius Griffin, Reggie Grimes, Shawn Draper, Kindal Moorehead, Kenny
Smith
and Jamie Carter all wore the Crimson 1st team jerseys.
PLACEKICKING AND PUNTING
The "usual suspects" (Arvin Richard, Freddie Milons, Eric
Locke and Reggie
Myles) all worked at catching and returning punts. To my untrained eye,
Locke seems to be improving. I don't know if the others are getting
better
or if Arvin's losing ground, but the other contenders are fielding the
punts
just as well as AR.
It was a blustery day (especially early in practice) which made it a
terrific
day to practice punting, fielding kicks and field goals. The wind
appeared
to hurt the punters more than Pflugner. Ryan seemed to adjust well and
looked pretty good. However, in a game, you don't get a second (and
third)
chance at a field goal after seeing how the wind affected the first
kick. :^(
Patrick Morgan seems to still be our best choice for Pope's replacement.
There are a lot of things you look for in a punter and consistency is
right
up there at the top of the list.
If Jason Kellen could eliminate 1/3 of his kicks (he can be a little
erratic), he very well might be the front-runner for punter. However,
you
just can't afford to give away important field position. If you're
punting
from midfield, shanking a kick for only 25 yards isn't that bad.
However, if
you're punting from your own endzone, it can cost you the game.
His background as a baseball player clearly shows when Reggie Myles
fields
punts. He always attempts to circle under the ball and catch it with his
momentum headed forward. That's classic technique if you're an
outfielder
making a throw to the plate. For a punt returner? I don't know.
QUARTERBACKS
Tyler Watts obviously watched Zow last year and how much more effective
our
offense was when Andrew was not afraid to throw the ball down the field.
Watts seems to always look long first and isn't afraid to throw the ball
even
if the receiver isn't wide open---especially if it's single coverage.
With
Tim Bowens streaking down the sideline, even though the CB was running
with
Tim, Watts threw the ball out in front. The corner wound up slipping
down
and Bowens made the catch for what would've been a TD. The only thing
this
young QB needs is repetitions. Tyler looked great in drills. Then, when
the
scrimmage work started he seemed to struggle. Of course, that might've
had
something to do with the fact that he began by running the 2nd team O
versus
the 1st team D. As the scrimmage wore on, however, TW settled down and
looked more and more comfortable. The coaches seem to recognize this and
made sure Tyler got work with the 1st unit offense. We've got to
remember
that he's only a redshirt freshman. Unless he's seriously injured, he'll
wind up playing plenty of QB for Bama over the next four years.
Andrew Zow had a good day. He began the scrimmage work with the 1st team
O
and led them steadily down the field for a touchdown. He has a clear
tendency to look for Shaun Alexander out of the backfield whenever SA is
in
the game. I guess old habits die hard. Given the number of times Shaun
bailed our offense out last year with Zow at the controls, it's
certainly
easy to understand. Zow had one pretty pass on a go route over the
middle
that just barely fell incomplete off the fingertips of Eric Locke. A
little
more timing work over the summer on that route between those two and
that
play could be a big one for us next fall.
Luke Tucker is a solid #3. He invariably gets in with the 2nd (almost
3rd)
string offense and often has to face the best our defense has to offer.
He
hasn't backed down yet. Tucker has developed a good (and necessary)
roll-out
and he's getting better at looking for an outlet receiver and releasing
the
ball quickly. He and Jay Stubbs hooked up on a nifty sideline route for
a
1st down against the 1st teamers.
RUNNING BACKS
Shaun Bohanon is wearing the White 1st team jersey. Apparently, he's
ahead
in the battle to backup Alexander. He had several good runs though I
can't
honestly say he looked better than Galloway. Ahmaad certainly hasn't
given
up and turned in numerous hard runs against the 1st team D---some even
effective. :^)
You don't realize how big Dustin McClintock is until you see him
standing
next to the Offensive Linemen. Honestly, Dustin looks like something out
of
Hollywood Casting. As big and tall as he is and with that distinctive
red
hair, he looks like the lead character in the movie version of
"Eric the Red:
King of the Vikings!" It's certainly no exaggeration to say that
we'll be
counting on Dustin to lead us to plenty of 1st downs next year. I don't
think we've got a more reliable play in our arsenal than the swing pass
to
McClintock---especially after it's been set up with some effective
running by
the Tailback. Dustin is an excellent receiver. On one play he saved the
QB's rear end by reaching up for a badly overthrown pass, tipping it in
the
air, and then running under the ball to make what should've been an
incompletion into a 5-yard gain. It was DM who scored the 1st TD in the
scrimmage work by taking a swing pass from Zow and beating the Free
Safety to
the corner of the endzone. On quick trap plays up the middle, Big Red is
simply a horse. I was surprised once to note that his forward progress
was
stopped rather quickly…then I realized that there were three defenders
that
had hold of him. When running the ball, Dustin seems to explode into the
tackler, bounce back slightly and then run through the hapless defender
who
is invariably falling backwards.
I'm not certain, but I think that Marvin Brown was slightly injured. He
didn't seem to participate in all drills---especially some of the
scrimmaging.
Coach Ivy Williams continues to bring his unique intensity to practice.
He
actually gets excited when he sees the defensive linebackers walking up
to
the LOS. Seeing the blitz coming, CIW shouted out "GO!!!
Score!!!!" to the
running back. To him, the blitzing LBs didn't promise danger. The way he
saw it, the RB was only two steps from breaking into the clear. One
telling
example of his coaching philosophy occurred after Shaun Bohanon broke
clear
for a long run and 1st down on an option pitch from Tyler Watts. He
grabbed
"Bo" and sent him to congratulate Sam Collins for throwing the
block that
opened the lane. This was done instinctively and without even a touch of
grandstanding. This is one Coach who understands that football is a team
game.
WIDE RECEIVERS
It's really interesting to watch Coach Swinney direct the receivers in
their
warm-up drills. Each player in turn catches a different pass---first
from
this angle, then from the opposite angle---next on a low throw, then on
high
throws. This continues on throw after throw in rapid succession
including
practice catching intentionally poorly thrown balls. They even have a
drill
requiring the receiver to reach around a pole to catch the ball.
Obviously,
the intent is to develop muscle memory so that hard catches become
routine
and almost impossible catches become simply difficult.
Casual fans probably don't realize the extent to which good receivers
are
literally the quarterback's best friend. Even the best NFL QBs are not
absolutely accurate all the time. Quality receivers adjust to the ball
almost instinctively making balls as much as 5-10 yards off-target
appear to
be good throws. Beyond that, what allows quarterbacks to sleep well at
night
is what is euphemistically called "good hands." The ones
deserving of that
phrase (like Milons, Locke, Bowens and Collins) literally make it look
easy.
Like the children's plastic Velcro "glove," these WRs seem to
be able to
simply reach out and touch the ball and have it stick to their hands.
It's a very good sign when a receiver gets visibly angry just for
dropping a
ball during a drill. Eric Locke simply expects to catch everything.
Watching him run with the ball reminds me of a bounding coiled spring.
Not
only is he able to twist his body to avoid tacklers, but defenders can
seem
to almost bounce away from "The Deuce." With AC Carter and
Leonard Fulgham
added to the WR mix (making it impossible to double), next year and
years to
come should be interesting.
His concentration on the ball was what impressed me most on one play by
Freddie Milons. It was a sideline fade route and the ball was slightly
underthrown. Shontua Ray was defending and he came running up with his
arms
raised. The ball tipped up in the air. Freddie calmly let Shontua run
by,
plucked the ball out of the air and proceeded to run upfield for what
would
have been a long-gainer.
Sam Collins had a good practice overall. Early on, Milo Lewis sort of
had
his way with Sam (of course he did the same with Milons), but Collins
had
several good efforts against other corners including Shontua Ray. You
wouldn't necessarily guess it by looking at him, but Sam is very quick
and
elusive off the line. On a couple of occasions, Collins out-quicked Ray
and
blew by him for long receptions. Later, the two managed to get locked up
leading to a fight. Despite giving away 20-odd pounds, Sam didn't back
down
an inch. He's tough. We're going to like this kid.
TIGHT ENDS
T.J. Jr. is clearly our best TE at this point. He not only is the best
receiver, but he's easily the most effective blocker. Junior got himself
a
TD by laying out to catch a pass on a 10-yard route into the corner of
the
endzone. I don't doubt that some of our Tight End recruits may challenge
for
playing time (especially since it looks like we're going to run some
2-tight-end sets). However, I'll be surprised if anyone manages to
displace
T.J. without a battle.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Sam Matthews was missing from the drills I saw. Across the field I could
see
someone riding a stationary bike, but I don't know if it was Sam or not.
Jason McDonald, Griff Redmill, Paul Hogan, Will Cuthbert and Chris
Samuels
appear to be our first unit. Kenric Lott is still wearing the White 1st
team
jersey, but he usually worked with the 2nd unit. McDonald and Redmill
are
back at 1st team Guard.
The other players running 2nd team Offensive Line were Marico Portis,
Lannis
Baxley, Carlos Stennis, Michael Barfield and Bart Raulston. I expect
that if
Matthews had been there he would've been in Barfield's spot.
Whether or not we redshirt our Offensive Line recruits this year will
probably depend on whether the coaches want to go 2 or 3 deep on the
depth
chart. At this point, we can probably go a solid 2-deep. Whether or not
they're solid enough is up to the coaches. However, I don't see any way
we
can be 3-deep---certainly not at all positions.
Editor's Note 2: We will be bringing more of BamaJay's reports to you at
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