Trent Richardson to wear #3

He did it...

…just to confuse Gary Danielson and Verne Lundquist.

You had me at "ROLL TIDE"!!!

by bamavicki on Jun 16, 2009 10:55 PM CDT reply actions

I can see it now.

If they have trouble when one is playing on offense and the other is on the sidelines, what are they going to do when one is on offense and the other on defense?

by jsholt969 on Jun 16, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions

… right now there really hasn’t been any firm information on numbers. Richardson says he will take three, but that’s about it. Kirkpatrick will presumably get #21 now that Hall is gone, assuming Dre qualifies.

Some rumblings have Nico Johnson getting #35, but who knows?

We’ll find out something relatively soon.

by outsidethesidelines on Jun 16, 2009 11:13 PM CDT reply actions

Sorry to break it to you

but your boy gets burnt way too much, and i feel like we should have someone better to put in his place.

by Bret on Jun 17, 2009 4:17 AM CDT reply actions

Bingo!

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Jun 17, 2009 7:33 AM CDT up reply actions

just a guess...

but, with CNS as our DB coach, I’m pretty sure we don’t have anyone else that is better! This comes as a suprise because I for sure would have thought that Alonzo Lawrence would have made a bigger splash than what he has.

by BigChief on Jun 17, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions

He

Is a great cover guy……………………….but his only problem is getting his head around to look for the ball. How many times last year did he have blanket coverage. Just to miss the ball cause his back was to it. I believe he will come out in true form this year though and look like the true freshman of 2 year ago.

I am a member of the Sabanation Roll!!Tide!!

by lawbama1 on Jun 17, 2009 6:02 AM CDT reply actions

That's

a common theme with young DB’s, I recall a few times last year when Javy did the same thing, didn’t turn around and look for the ball.

"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken

by Bens4vcobra on Jun 17, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Have to agree

with Bret on this one. Kareem Jackson gets burnt way too much. He may seem like a good blankey coverage guy due to some flashes of ability in his early career, but teams consistently picked on him last year. If someone got burnt right off the line or out ran down the sidelines, most of the time it was him last year. I root for the guy as a player but I would not be disappointed to see one of these new freshman step in to take over some duty for him.

by MountCody'sTacklingDummy on Jun 17, 2009 6:57 AM CDT reply actions

Blanket* not blankey...

I can’t type either.

by MountCody'sTacklingDummy on Jun 17, 2009 6:59 AM CDT up reply actions

Like this?

I bleed crimson and white...I puke Vol puke orange. RTR

by SugarBowl93 on Jun 17, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions

In case you guys didn't know...

cornerback takes the most athletic ability to play. Besides quarterback, db’s have the most difficult job on the field. I think Kareem has progressed nicely and I would like to see a breakdown of how many times he was thrown at compared to successful completions on his behalf before you guys bash him too much. I may be mistaken, but did OTS do a spreadsheet on this last year, or the year before? If not, and in light of the importance of the db position with more offenses moving to the spread, I hereby request that this be a summer project…Nico….OTS….Todd? Any takers?

by BigChief on Jun 17, 2009 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions

sorry but after watching the

end of the SEC CG and the Sugar bowl…i have to say we have enough evidence for a proper ripping.

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Jun 17, 2009 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions

It

wasn’t just lapses in coverage, but poor tackling as well. No excuse for that.

"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken

by Bens4vcobra on Jun 17, 2009 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions

yeah

i was rewatching the SEC CG last night and he does just fine with coverage…its that whole..tackling thing he struggles with.

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Jun 17, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions

and....

don’t get me started on Marquis

I just won a t-shirt tearing contest against the Tennessee coaching staff

by Stuck in the Plains on Jun 17, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh GOD!!!!

may he ever defend another WR again..

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Jun 17, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions

except on the scout team

I just won a t-shirt tearing contest against the Tennessee coaching staff

by Stuck in the Plains on Jun 17, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Kareem and Marquis Johnson...

I would like to do a piece looking at all of the balls thrown in their direction, but it’s really impossible to do. That is not always listed in the official game stats, so the only other way would be to go through and break down all of the game film this year. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time or the resources to do that.

On some more general notes, though, Jackson did struggle a pretty good bit in 2008. He didn’t regress, mind you, as much as he didn’t make much progress over his 2007 campaign. Lots of teams picked on him last year, and he gave up more than his fair share of big plays. That’s not to say he’s a bad player, mind you, but it does make you wonder just how much upside he has at this point. Perhaps he will be one of those players who plays early and effectively, but one who never develops much past that.

Johnson, on the other hand, was somewhat in the same boat. He really struggled against Florida and Utah — then again, so did everyone in our secondary, including Rashad Johnson — but aside from that he was generally very sound in 2008. There was a reason he played so much, and people constantly downing him are just way off base.

by outsidethesidelines on Jun 17, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions

No problems with Kareem...

(except for that lack of tackling and getting his head around bit). But Marquis is not getting slammed, he’s being rightly criticized…it wasn’t two games; he was consistently out of position (head in the clouds). Think LSU, Ole Miss along with the aforementioned UF/UTAH games. In fact, I fault him LESS for the UF game than any…Tebow did make two impossible passes that only could have been snatched by the receiver…both were on Johnson, but those plays weren’t “on” him.

I just won a t-shirt tearing contest against the Tennessee coaching staff

by Stuck in the Plains on Jun 17, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions

God..

i think it was the 3rd quarter of the SEC CG where he let the WR go down the sidelines and Tebow hit him for a long gain to the 5….UF scored a few plays later…

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Jun 17, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions

You must be a masochist...

…to be watching that game again.

You had me at "ROLL TIDE"!!!

by bamavicki on Jun 17, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

and even after the analogy to Clockwork Orange made on this site.

"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken

by Bens4vcobra on Jun 18, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions

i had it

TiVo’d and i wanted my baby to get a glimpse of the future…trust me i didn’t watch the 4th quarter..

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Jun 18, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Listen guys

I know Reem’s been struggling, but he is still my boy. I can’t just ditch him. Also, I do think that people jump on his case way too much because he is our #1 corner. It is a lot more noticable when he makes a mistake as compared to the DT. He struggled mightily against Florida and Utah, but please tell me what DB(other than Rashad) did better? CNS has been working with him a BUNCH this offseason, and now that he is a junior, I expect him to do much better. Plus, he will be pushed by newcomers.

36-0

by Bamabrave4 on Jun 17, 2009 11:55 AM CDT reply actions

can i ask..

why do you consider him your boy? Do you know him personally?

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Jun 17, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah I do, it's kind of a long story

But to make it quick: I worked with his former coach at a warehouse one summer. The summer going into his senior year of high school. Kareem had already commited to Alabama. Anyway, I got to meet him that summer and he seemed like a nice guy so I told him I would officially adopt him as “my boy” on the football team. See, I have always picked a freshmen player that came to the university under the radar and adopted them as “my boy” and it just worked out perfectly.

36-0

by Bamabrave4 on Jun 17, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions

what we should do

is adopt a freshman cheerleader and make her “our girl” and follow her around…take pictures..go through her trash….wait…

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Jun 18, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions