http://blog.al.com/rapsheet/2008/11/alabama_defense_some_stellar_f.html
Buried at the bottom of this article I found an interesting bit of info about senior opinions on the young guys to watch. IMO, a player's opinion carries as much weight as any expert scout, as these guys are physically facing these players day after day. I remember talking to some outgoing seniors one year (Chad Key and a few others) and I asked them a similar question. They all had the same opinion: a young RB named Shaun Alexander was going to be one of the best ever at Alabama. I found out later they were right.
Nick Walker named Julio, Ingram, BJ Scott, Jerrell Harris, and Mark Barron. No real surprises there.
Rashaad Johnson had this quote:
Buried at the bottom of this article I found an interesting bit of info about senior opinions on the young guys to watch. IMO, a player's opinion carries as much weight as any expert scout, as these guys are physically facing these players day after day. I remember talking to some outgoing seniors one year (Chad Key and a few others) and I asked them a similar question. They all had the same opinion: a young RB named Shaun Alexander was going to be one of the best ever at Alabama. I found out later they were right.
Nick Walker named Julio, Ingram, BJ Scott, Jerrell Harris, and Mark Barron. No real surprises there.
Rashaad Johnson had this quote:
Is Matchett now on defense? I know he was recruited as a RB, but I haven't seen him in a depth chart. RJ's quote read like a defensive perspective (citing "Saban's scheme"), so I thought maybe IM had been moved to the other side of the ball with our depth at RB?
