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TheRealPokeChop said:
Roq Montgomery

After that I assume one of the freshman may have seen some time reps at center as well but im not certain. I though ionata was a good candidate but I think he's been lining up at tackle

We would be looking to the portal again. Already need at least one more OL (not including proctor) if Parker leaves we will need at least 2 for depth purposes. (Don't have to make an immediate impact)
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it was stated that everyone on OL get reps at Center each week, to get them some valuable experience . I think we'll be fine, should he leave. I know we all know that coaches will target few OL players in transfer portal anyway... We're thin there. I think we take 5to 7 transfers this spring.
 
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Ledsteplin said:
He was a 5*, so who knows?
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So was Campbell and this is a position change for Alexander. Probably a good move long term as he doesn't have the length oe really needs to play edge. I don't think he'll push one of them out of a role this year but with a year of reps and learning how to play off ball he could turn into a really solid player
 
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Bama Lee said:
Here is a mash video of first scrimmage
Scrimmage Video
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Nice, thanks. Short but sweet. I wonder if the new coaches that came with CKD are thinking, We had some dudes like this back at u-dub but not a whole team. Trouble is, most every team in the SEC have guys like this. Welcome to a brave new world. I like this guy, we should be just fine.
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What is the deal with Parker Brailsford? It was rumored that he wasn't at the scrimmage on Thursday. There has been some speculation, but I haven't heard any official explanation.
 
I guess we will know more at the next practice. In the past, there have been numerous reasons why a player was excused. I am hoping that was the case.
 
Bamabuzzard said:
I'm not going to read too much into this. But from other snippets I've read the passing game ain't there yet.

“To me the first scrimmage with a new offense, new defense, I think it’s all relative. Have I had better first scrimmages? Yeah. But I think areas where we can improve probably both sides, a couple penalties that are going to be great lessons for us to learn. Not things that were out of control, just mentally we got a gain, we don’t need a hold downfield, just things like that.”
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I agree in that I wouldn't expect a whole new offense to be fully installed and ingrained in the personnel yet.

What bothers me is the continued mental mistakes and stupid penalties. For a time under Saban we were one of the least-penalized teams in CFB. In Saban's last few years, however, that was definitely not the case. This has been going on for a long time now, and there are no more valid excuses.
 
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4Q Basket Case said:
I agree in that I wouldn't expect a whole new offense to be fully installed and ingrained in the personnel yet.

What bothers me is the continued mental mistakes and stupid penalties. For a time under Saban we were one of the least-penalized teams in CFB. In Saban's last few years, however, that was definitely not the case. This has been going on for a long time now, and there are no more valid excuses.
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I don't think there is just one cause for this, I think it was a combination of changes in both Saban and the kids he was coaching. When he started, he was probably the toughest coach in the nation and kids were tougher mentally. As time has gone on people in general have become more fragile mentally plus the power dynamic used to be entirely with the coach and now it's actually more with the players than the coach. I also think the complexity of Saban's systems required more of a mental discipline, which also does not often exist with kids today. (video game culture). I believe to get mistake free ball today you have to run a simpler system that allows them to just react and play fast. Add to that Saban mellowed once his grandkids arrived. All of what I'm saying is going to filter into the NFL. You'll see them having to simplify systems as well. I'm not saying there aren't smart players, but you have 11 players who have to get it all right. All it takes is one to screw up to draw the penalty. The law of averages never loses.
 
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bamaslammer said:
I don't think there is just one cause for this, I think it was a combination of changes in both Saban and the kids he was coaching. When he started, he was probably the toughest coach in the nation and kids were tougher mentally. As time has gone on people in general have become more fragile mentally plus the power dynamic used to be entirely with the coach and now it's actually more with the players than the coach. I also think the complexity of Saban's systems required more of a mental discipline, which also does not often exist with kids today. (video game culture). I believe to get mistake free ball today you have to run a simpler system that allows them to just react and play fast. Add to that Saban mellowed once his grandkids arrived. All of what I'm saying is going to filter into the NFL. You'll see them having to simplify systems as well. I'm not saying there aren't smart players, but you have 11 players who have to get it all right. All it takes is one to screw up to draw the penalty. The law of averages never loses.
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Just like everything else, the lowest common denominator sets the tone for everybody.
 
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