Hoping that Alonzo Lawrence can be a shutdown corner.

would be plus and backing up Javier, then being a 2 year starter. He is to good of an athlete to stand on the sidelines. I’m sure CNS will find a place for him if he works hard enough.

The move of Scott to cornerback is a given at this point. That was largely the plan all along — star him off at wide receiver and then move him to cornerback — and it was made concrete by Scott’s lack of development at wide receiver this year.

Honestly, it’s probably a good move. Scott is an unreal athlete, and someone who is probably going to be a much better cornerback than a receiver. His athleticism was great, but the hands and route-running never quite came around. That won’t be an issue at corner, and judging by his high school film, he’s pretty fundamentally sound while playing DB.

I think you can rest assured that, with him moving in the Spring, he’ll see a lot of playing time in the defensive backfield next year.

get BJ Scott on the field. I think our DB’s for next year and then years to come look awesome- with or without Dre K. Once we get the best secondary in the country we can shut down the UF’s and OU’s of the world. This is Alabama Football.

I don’t think we will find a compliment receiver to julio unless we go to a more pass oriented offense. most of our receivers seem like downfield blockers, so no wonder one could easily switch to CB. now… I’m no football guru, but I think we used the pass sparingly this year. sometimes in that surprise 1st down HAI JULIO grab bag… or the omg it’s 3rd and 7 and we need a 1st down. I don’t recall many 2nd down pass calls… we like to plow the ball into the defense and mixed in a pass to exploit a defense expecting run. almost any quarterback can hand off a ball consistently… I think the less known wide receivers will shine as brightly as their new quarterback. Julio is in a class of his own.

I think clearly the passing game will become much more prevalent in the coming years at Alabama. Saban did a great job of developing wide receivers at LSU, and is already doing a great job of recruiting them to Alabama.

I am certain there will be more emphasis put on balancing the run and pass, as Saban has said in the past. It is easy to forget, but Saban also had some really good passing teams at LSU (2001 and 2003). It should come as no surprise that both those teams had good balance on offense, and went on to win the SEC.