Alabama Depth Chart Released
Just another thing to obsess over until Saturday. Have at it..
DEFENSE
DE 49 Ed Stinson 8 Jeoffrey Pagan
NG 54 Jesse Williams 62 Brandon Ivory
DE 92 Damion Square 90 Quinton Dial
SAM 42 Adrian Hubbard 19 Jonathan Atchison
MIKE 33 Trey DePriest –OR- 35 Nico Johnson 18 Reggie Ragland
WILL 35 Nico Johnson –OR- 32 C.J. Mosley 11 Tana Patrick
JACK 47 Xzavier Dickson 30 Denzel Devall
CB 13 Deion Belue 24 Geno Smith
CB 28 Dee Milliner 10 John Fulton
SS 37 Robert Lester 27 Nick Perry
FS 3 Vinnie Sunseri –OR- 6 HaHa Clinton-Dix 26 Landon Collins
OFFENSE
LT 71 Cyrus Kouandjio 63 Kellen Williams
LG 65 Chance Warmack 78 Chad Lindsay
C 75 Barrett Jones 70 Ryan Kelly
RG 61 Anthony Steen 77 Arie Kouandjio
RT 76 D.J. Fluker 79 Austin Shepherd
TE 89 Michael Williams 84 Brian Vogler
TE/H 31 Kelly Johnson 82 Harrison Jones 21 Brent Calloway
QB 10 AJ McCarron 12 Phillip Ely
RB 42 Eddie Lacy 45 Jalston Fowler –OR- 4 T.J. Yeldon 1 Dee Hart
WR(X) 2 DeAndrew White 9 Amari Cooper 80 Marvin Shinn
WR(Z) 83 Kevin Norwood 7 Kenny Bell
WR(H) 22 Christion Jones 8 Cyrus Jones
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK 5 Jeremy Shelley – OR- 43 Cade Foster
KO 43 Cade Foster
HOLD 10 AJ McCarron 3 Vinnie Sunseri
P 29 Cody Mandell 5 Jeremy Shelley
SN 51 Carson Tinker 31 Kelly Johnson
PR 22 Christion Jones 1 Dee Hart
KOR 22 Christion Jones 28 Dee Milliner 1 Dee Hart 83 Kevin Norwood
August 28th, 2012 at 5:19 PM ^
I very much have a Southern accent, but remember, Southern and Country and very different accents. You don't sound like Jed Clampett if your IQ is 150.
August 28th, 2012 at 5:58 PM ^
He was a perfectly kindly old fellow.
August 28th, 2012 at 5:18 PM ^
fast forward to Saturday...
August 28th, 2012 at 5:22 PM ^
August 28th, 2012 at 6:01 PM ^
That's an interesting point, because as I see it UM is likely to be much better at the end of the season than at the beginning. The same is presumably true of Alabama, but I tend to think UM's improvement will be more pronounced (only second year under Borges/Mattison, lots of young players) than Alabama's (lots of upper-classmen playing in a familiar system).
Of course, we will be able to tell for sure which of us is right when UM faces Alabama in a national title game rematch, right?
August 28th, 2012 at 10:43 PM ^
I agree considering how many starters they lost compared to UM and how quickly talent tends to ramp up with a little experience. I think UM has a better chance, albeit slightly, getting Bama earlier than later. Remember they are also adjusting to a new OC to boot.
In looking at Bama's schedule last year they really laid wood on almost everybody except that first LSU game. Most of the games where their opponents actually scored more points were also games where the opposing QB had some appreciable rushing yardage. Interesting to note that although PSU lost to Bama, they had the second smallest scoring differential outside of the loss to LSU.
Not sure any of this proves anything but it makes me feel a little better.
August 28th, 2012 at 7:52 PM ^
Rebuilding is not the right word for our defense. Reloading is better, particularly for the front 7. We have 5 (Definitely 4) future NFL players in the front 7, and 2 in the secondary. Secondary is a combo of rebuilding/reloading. We could make a couple of mistakes in the secondary with communication, but if you're expecting a wide-eyed, thinking-too-much, mistake-prone group to step on the field on D in Arlington, you've got another thging coming. I fully expect Alabama to have a top 5 defense this year, and should be the odds on favorite to be # 1. The scheme is top notch and we return A LOT of Talent.
Tailbacks:
1) Eddie Lacy
2) Jalston Fowler
3) Dee Hart
4) TJ Yeldon
5) Kenyan Drake
All of the above are legit, although Hart needs space to work and Fowler is a do-everything jumbo back. Lacy, Yeldon, and Drake are all about 6'2" 215-220 pound every down backs. Yeldon is 6'3" I believe. Drake may redshirt, however.
August 28th, 2012 at 8:14 PM ^
August 28th, 2012 at 11:15 PM ^
I agree with your sentiment, but Saban's worst defense at Bama has still been top 10, so in order for us to have a "lousy defense" our entire first and second string's must die in a fiery plane accident. Bama's D could be awesome, but at our worst we're talking 15-20 in the country - at absolute worst.
August 29th, 2012 at 1:28 AM ^
August 28th, 2012 at 5:38 PM ^
The matchups in the two deep, if we're talking size, don't look too bad really. I haven't had time to do too many comparisons, but as an example, our offensive lines are similarly sized for the most part.
LT: Average is 6-4, 307 for Alabama, compared to 6-7, 297 for Michigan
LG: 6-3, 305 for Alabama, compared to 6-3, 302 for Michigan
C: 6-5, 295 for Alabama, compared to 6-4, 292 for Michigan
RG: 6-4, 307 for Alabama, compared to 6-4, 312 for Michigan
RT: 6-6, 324 for Alabama, compared to 6-8, 302 for Michigan
So you get an idea what our defense would look like against their OL in terms of size, using this site's unofficial two-deep for the sake of argument:
SDE: 6-5, 278
NT: 6-4, 300
DT: 6-5, 292
WDE: 6-4, 269
Compared to some select elements of the Alabama defense:
Their DEs average 6-4, 289
At NT, you're looking at 6-4, 317
Linebackers for the Tide average around 6-3, 241. Ours are around 6-2, 232
Again, this is not exhaustive, but hopefully it is somewhat useful.
August 28th, 2012 at 7:21 PM ^
August 28th, 2012 at 7:46 PM ^
Yeah, but you aren't watching enough ESPN because they have ESS EEE SEE speed!
August 28th, 2012 at 6:12 PM ^
August 28th, 2012 at 6:38 PM ^
Reggie Ragland at #3 at his position......wow ! that kid is a hell of a talent yet still 3rd string !
August 28th, 2012 at 7:48 PM ^
We're busting at the seams with 4 and 5 star linebackers. They're everywhere.
August 28th, 2012 at 8:10 PM ^
Eddie Douche George said over on yahoosports today that "Michigan has no chance".
fuck you Eddie
August 28th, 2012 at 8:16 PM ^
August 28th, 2012 at 8:18 PM ^
Not surprised those words came from that idiot.
August 28th, 2012 at 11:30 PM ^
August 29th, 2012 at 1:46 AM ^
August 29th, 2012 at 7:58 AM ^
I am excited, I am excited, and there is dread.