Transfers - a dreary question...

[Krymsonman]

And yet his snaps damaged us all year long. I expected both Downs and Bond to do well. Seth was a surprise...

Yeah, how to you go from crazy snaps at BAMA to Mr. Reliable at OSU. Some have blamed Milroe etc for the bad snaps at BAMA, but that doesn't make sense. If it was a cadence thing then the snap might be early or late, but his bad snaps were all over the place - wide, high, in the dirt, or bounced back. Maybe he did have too much on his plate such as calling the protections etc. Regardless, I think we did get a good replacement at center.

 

[Krymsonman]

I think losing Downs was the biggest loss. Bond was #2 but Mr. Williams made me forget about him. If sure would have been nice though, to have both of them on the field together. Our young DB's are really making progress, but I think Downs would have given us a much more stable defensive backfield early on. With him, maybe Georgia doesn't make that massive comeback.

 

[Joefus]

I do feel like Brailsford is an upgrade overall. McLaughlin was an excellent center (minus the yippy snaps) but Brailsford has been very, very good.

I’d take Brailsford all day everyday over Seth. I was kindve ambivalent about him leaving but then when all the talk of snap cadence being the reason for the bad snaps….good riddance

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

Amos and Downs were the 2 biggest losses. Our defense with both of them would be elite.

 

[KrAzY3]

I think it would be Downs by a wide margin. He's at Alabama and Alabama is likely ranked ahead of Ohio State.

Bonds was a big loss on paper, but you have to try to calculate the downsides of his selfish nature. Seth... if he didn't develop the yips, he would have been amazing but instead he might have cost Alabama a championship. Someone mentioned Brailsford had a couple bad snaps as well, alright... that compared to half of the snaps being bad against Michigan. No comparison whatsoever, clear upgrade due to what ever was going on with him.

 

[CrimSonami]

Caleb Downs hurt more. Way more.
Bond staying might have swayed RW elsewhere and he’s more dynamic IMO.

 

[arthurdawg]

Caleb Downs hurt more. Way more.
Bond staying might have swayed RW elsewhere and he’s more dynamic IMO.

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