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🏈 🏈 Alabama's Fall Camp~2021
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Yeah, he pushed off on the right foot to swing the ball forward.
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Thanks for the updates!
J. Williams must be making a ton of plays... In any and every update, his name is on the + side.
Branch is a cool story as well. Took some huge snaps as a frosh late last season and should be a stud next season. Only a matter of time for someone to miss a few games, I feel great about whatever role he's in.
The QB situation appears to be absolutely ideal. It's been a while since there wasn't some type of controversy, but the depth looks like it's in a perfect situation. A young stud who's not looking over his shoulder (yet), a protypical NFL type QB who's been in the mix for multiple years and should be ready to step in if/when ready, and a young buck who's learning and growing with tons of potential waiting in the wings. Pretty rare air to have a situation like this in 2021!
Crimson Tide Continues Fall Camp Before Second Scrimmage - Alabama Athletics
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team returned to the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields in shorts and helmets Friday afternoon. The Crimson Ti...
Alabama practiced for two hours in helmets and shorts
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama football team returned to the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields in shorts and helmets Friday afternoon. The Crimson Tide spent the two-hour session making final preparations for its second and final scrimmage of fall camp.The workout was the 15th in a series of 27, putting the Crimson Tide over the halfway mark through fall camp. It comes almost two weeks before the team travels to Atlanta, Ga., to square off against Miami (Fla.) for the season opener on Sep. 4. The two teams will meet inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, with the meeting set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC.
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He had two today: another pick of Milroe
Dallas Turner. He had several sacks today as well.
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They got him at Defensive End or Outside Linebacker?
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quote:
-- Quarterback Bryce Young threw for roughly 195 yards and a pair of touchdowns as he guided the first-team offense. One of the touchdowns was an 80-yard pass and catch to receiver John Metchie, while the other was a short pass to tailback Jase McClellan (4 yards).
-- Quarterback Paul Tyson threw for roughly 125 yards and a touchdown while he again led the second-team offense. The touchdown was a 60-yard throw to wideout Jameson Williams, who head coach Nick Saban said is a player that has made “a big impact” this preseason.
-- Like last week, a couple of offensive line starters were held out of the scrimmage -- this time it was right guard Emil Ekiyor and right tackle Kendall Randolph, who is sidelined by a sprained ankle. That meant the first-team O-line was Evan Neal at left tackle, Javion Cohen at left guard, Chris Owens at center, Tommy Brown at right guard and JC Latham at right tackle.
-- I didn’t hear much about Darrian Dalcourt or Damieon George, suggesting they might have been held out, as well, as the second-team line consisted of tackles Tommy Brockermeyer and Pierce Quick, guards Amari Kight and Tanner Bowles and center Seth McLaughlin.
-- A couple of other players that didn’t scrimmage included linebacker Shane Lee and safety DeMarcco Hellams (ankle). Hellams had been having a strong preseason, but he was replaced by a player that has generated a lot of buzz in Brian Branch. However, Branch and tailback Jase McClellan met for a big collision, but Saban said there were no significant injuries.
-- Sticking with the running backs, Brian Robinson and Roydell Williams found the end zone on Saturday from five and three yards out, respectively. McClellan and Trey Sanders both saw a lot of work out of the backfield, with Sanders continuing to put together a solid preseason.
-- In terms of turnovers, each of the quarterbacks tossed at least one interception in the game. Cornerback Marcus Banks picked off Young, while linebacker Dallas Turner intercepted Tyson. Cornerback Josh Jobe had at least one interception against freshman Jalen Milroe.
-- Linebacker Will Anderson remains a problem for opposing offenses, including UA’s. This quote from Saban says it all: “He’s been really good. Will’s probably the guy that creates more havoc for our defense in terms of his ability to pass rush. He’s a more complete player now.”
-- Closing things out with special teams, James Burnip and Ty Perine handled punts, with Burnip having the better day. Will Reichard and Jack Martin both attempted field goals and kickoffs. In the return game, freshman JoJo Earle was the primary punt returner, while several players were back deep on kickoff returns. Earle has also had a good preseason at receiver.
Alabama will have Sunday off before returning to the practice field on Monday, Aug. 23.
-- Quarterback Bryce Young threw for roughly 195 yards and a pair of touchdowns as he guided the first-team offense. One of the touchdowns was an 80-yard pass and catch to receiver John Metchie, while the other was a short pass to tailback Jase McClellan (4 yards).
-- Quarterback Paul Tyson threw for roughly 125 yards and a touchdown while he again led the second-team offense. The touchdown was a 60-yard throw to wideout Jameson Williams, who head coach Nick Saban said is a player that has made “a big impact” this preseason.
-- Like last week, a couple of offensive line starters were held out of the scrimmage -- this time it was right guard Emil Ekiyor and right tackle Kendall Randolph, who is sidelined by a sprained ankle. That meant the first-team O-line was Evan Neal at left tackle, Javion Cohen at left guard, Chris Owens at center, Tommy Brown at right guard and JC Latham at right tackle.
-- I didn’t hear much about Darrian Dalcourt or Damieon George, suggesting they might have been held out, as well, as the second-team line consisted of tackles Tommy Brockermeyer and Pierce Quick, guards Amari Kight and Tanner Bowles and center Seth McLaughlin.
-- A couple of other players that didn’t scrimmage included linebacker Shane Lee and safety DeMarcco Hellams (ankle). Hellams had been having a strong preseason, but he was replaced by a player that has generated a lot of buzz in Brian Branch. However, Branch and tailback Jase McClellan met for a big collision, but Saban said there were no significant injuries.
-- Sticking with the running backs, Brian Robinson and Roydell Williams found the end zone on Saturday from five and three yards out, respectively. McClellan and Trey Sanders both saw a lot of work out of the backfield, with Sanders continuing to put together a solid preseason.
-- In terms of turnovers, each of the quarterbacks tossed at least one interception in the game. Cornerback Marcus Banks picked off Young, while linebacker Dallas Turner intercepted Tyson. Cornerback Josh Jobe had at least one interception against freshman Jalen Milroe.
-- Linebacker Will Anderson remains a problem for opposing offenses, including UA’s. This quote from Saban says it all: “He’s been really good. Will’s probably the guy that creates more havoc for our defense in terms of his ability to pass rush. He’s a more complete player now.”
-- Closing things out with special teams, James Burnip and Ty Perine handled punts, with Burnip having the better day. Will Reichard and Jack Martin both attempted field goals and kickoffs. In the return game, freshman JoJo Earle was the primary punt returner, while several players were back deep on kickoff returns. Earle has also had a good preseason at receiver.
Alabama will have Sunday off before returning to the practice field on Monday, Aug. 23.
While the question posed by Hurt was directly related to Billingsley the answer—as he always has spoken to the team through the media—wasn't directed purely at JH. There are a couple who need that "mental reset;" young and older alike.
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Nick Saban Details Areas of Improvement, Competition after Scrimmage
With two weeks until kickoff, Jahleel Billingsley still has to work his was back up the depth chart, and the offensive line and wide receiver groups are a "work in progress."
With two weeks until kickoff, Jahleel Billingsley still has to work his was back up the depth chart, and the offensive line and wide receiver groups are a "work in progress."
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Exactly two weeks from Saturday, Alabama will be kicking off the quest to repeat as national champions when it takes the field against Miami in Atlanta. The team held its second scrimmage of fall camp, and head coach Nick Saban said the team has made improvements from the first scrimmage, but there is still a long way to go in those two weeks leading up to game time.
"There was a lot of good things out there today, but there's also a lot of things that we need to improve on," Saban said. "So, I’d say all-in-all, we made good progress, but we’ve got a long way to go."
One player that Saban seemed particularly fired up about when asked is Jahleel Billingsley. The junior tight end was not at the first two practices of fall camp, but when he returned Saban said he would need to work his way back up the depth chart after going through COVID protocols. On Saturday, the head coach said that Billingsley knows what he's supposed to do at practice to get where he needs to be.
"This is not a democracy," Saban said. "Everybody doesn't get to do what they want to do. Everybody doesn't get to do what they feel like doing. You gotta buy in and do what you're supposed to do to be a part of the team and do the things you need to do in practice everyday sense of urgency, play fast, execute, do your job.
"It's a privilege for everybody to go out there and be able to create value for yourself."
Billingsley was fifth on the team in receiving yards and touchdowns in 2020 but still seems to have work to do to find himself back in the starting lineup by kickoff.
There were no major injuries in the scrimmage according to Saban, but because Kendall Randolph is still out with an ankle sprain among other factors, it creates a lot of competition along the offensive line. He singled out right tackle and center as competition areas.
"I think we've got work to do, especially in that group playing together and getting confidence in the calls and especially in pass protection and so forth," Saban said. "But I'm confident that they're going to make the kind of progress. I saw a lot of improvement from week one to week two.”
Another position group on offense that still has a lot of competition according to Saban is the wide receivers. The leading returning receiver, John Metchie III, is coming back from a few surgeries but has done well when he's had the opportunity.
Saban also said Slade Bolden, Ohio State transfer Jameson Williams and true freshman JoJo Earle have also made an impact at the position during camp. However, some of the other freshmen receivers are still coming along in the offense.
"I think it's going to be a bit of a work in progress with this group, but I do think we have enough talent there to have some really good players that can play fast and be explosive and, obviously, you know John Metchie is the guy that has the most experience doing that and we feel like he's getting more and more healthy, and I thought he played fast today," Saban said.
This was the final scrimmage of the fall as Alabama enters the last
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I had the privilege of sitting in on another scrimmage, so I thought I’d share my impressions with you of what I observed. It’s late, and I’m to be up early, so please forgive the more-amateur-than-usual nature of this post. Thanks.
QB: Bryce Young was, as expected, the #1 guy. His most exciting play had to be the 90-yard TD pass to Metchie, but he had several other good plays and mostly made good decisions out there. When he didn’t, it usually seemed to have more to do with lack of time than anything else. More on that later.
Paul Tyson played pretty well. He had a nice TD throw of his own to Jameson Williams who beat Kool-Aid McKinstry on the play. He also threw a pick that was almost taken to the house, except Tyson ran him down and shoved him out of bounds inside the ten.
Jalen Milroe is an exciting player to watch, big, athletic, and throws a dart. He does not look as in command as the other two QBs, which should be expected of a freshman, so no surprise there.
RB: IMO all the running backs looked good. As has been true of pretty much his entire career, Brian Robinson didn’t do anything particularly flashy but was strong and tough to bring down for the defense. Roydell Williams, who had plenty of muscle before the got to Tuscaloosa, looks like he’s still benefited from the strength program and had several nice runs. Trey Sanders looks like he’s healthier than ever and may have gotten more carries than any of the other backs.
Jase McClellan was the back I enjoyed watching the most today. He’s got plenty of power, but he absolutely excels at making cuts to gain extra yardage in close quarters. I can’t wait to see him get more touches this year.
WR: John Metchie’s TD was the offensive highlight of the day, and as expected, he looked like the top receiver on the field. Slade Bolden didn’t dazzle me, but he played a ton and didn’t do anything particularly bad, either. Jameson Williams looks like a starter IMO. Ja’Corey Brooks, Agiye Hall, and Traeshon Holden all played well.
I don’t think it happened in the scrimmage, maybe in warmups beforehand, but the best catch of the day was made by JoJo Earle. Bryce sent a pass his way that was under thrown and outside, the kind of ball that plenty of people would have given up on, but Earle laid out and grabbed it before it hit the turf. Who knows, maybe it will mean little going forward, but to me it was incredibly impressive.
TE: The only thing that really grabbed me here was that, for a guy who’s supposedly in the doghouse, Billingsley was in on a helluva lot of plays. I don’t think he started with the first team, but he had to be on the field more than any other tight end or receiver. And I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but if Coach Saban’s problem with Billingsley has anything to do with his vaccination status, he surely disguised that fact well in his comments after the scrimmage. He clearly wants #19 to get with the program, but what he talked about (apologies to Allen Iverson) was practice.
OL: These guys had their issues (Emil Ekiyor was held out, FWIW), but holy steak and potatoes do we have depth here. I think the starters (L-R) were Evan Neal, Javion Cohen, Chris Owens, Tommy Brown, and JC Latham, but don’t quote me on that. Our big guys excelled in run-blocking but often struggled in pass protection. More on that to come.
DL: As is often the case, these giants didn’t do a ton of spectacular stuff, but they also didn’t do much to cause criticism, which means they pretty much did their job. I will say this: Phi Mathis looks like he’s ready for people to talk about him this fall. So much energy.
LB: Speaking of energy, this was the position group of the day. Christian Harris made big plays stopping the run and in pass coverage. Henry To’o To’o looked like he’s been here for a few years already. He had one play where I thought he was gonna kill the quarterback, but thankfully he remembered they play for the same school now. Freshman Dallas Turner had the pick off Paul Tyson, and he looked very good rushing the QB as well. I don’t know how we’ll keep this kid off the field. Drew Sanders played very well. King Mwikuta has nice speed on the outside. Will Anderson is exactly the monster we thought he was. Deontae Lawson made plays. Demouy Kennedy did, too. Chris Braswell and Jaylen Moody both had good days.
This position group is just so deep now, and so, so fast. You’ll never convince me that our OL or QB will see this kind of pressure the rest of the year from anyone. And most if not all the teams we play are going to be up a creek when they attempt to keep these guys out of their own backfields. It’s going to be something to watch, kids.
DB: Good stuff here from the usual suspects (except for DeMarco Hellams, who’s dealing with an ankle injury). Despite getting beat on the one long TD pass, Kool-Aid played well and played a lot. There was a Daniel Wright sighting, and he seemed to do his job. Khyree Jackson looked good. Kristian Story and Terrion Arnold played pretty well. Brian Branch looked good. Marcus Banks had a terrific series when he had the pick on Tyson that began with an equally impressive PBU.
K: Will Reichard is still a stud. That is all.
P: Ty Perine returned from who-knows-where to take the first few punts of the game. The first one was ugly as sin, but he seemed to warm up as the day progressed (I do think he had at least one more shank later on, though). James Burnip, our redshirt freshman from Melbourne, started with three fantastic punts, then added a shank of his own before the day was done. My guess would be that he’ll win the job, but consistency seems to be lacking here at the moment.
All in all, it was a good day. CNS was doing CNS things, directing the show and getting in the ear of anyone who needed it — players, coaches, officials, fans, birds, blades of grass, etc.
It was wonderful being back inside BDS to watch our guys go to work. I won’t make any predictions about trophies or titles, but I do think we’re going to have yet another highly enjoyable team to watch this season. There’s no way that any other program has this level of talent, and despite us coming off another national championship year, there are plenty of people with something to prove. Here’s hoping they achieve it. Roll Tide.
QB: Bryce Young was, as expected, the #1 guy. His most exciting play had to be the 90-yard TD pass to Metchie, but he had several other good plays and mostly made good decisions out there. When he didn’t, it usually seemed to have more to do with lack of time than anything else. More on that later.
Paul Tyson played pretty well. He had a nice TD throw of his own to Jameson Williams who beat Kool-Aid McKinstry on the play. He also threw a pick that was almost taken to the house, except Tyson ran him down and shoved him out of bounds inside the ten.
Jalen Milroe is an exciting player to watch, big, athletic, and throws a dart. He does not look as in command as the other two QBs, which should be expected of a freshman, so no surprise there.
RB: IMO all the running backs looked good. As has been true of pretty much his entire career, Brian Robinson didn’t do anything particularly flashy but was strong and tough to bring down for the defense. Roydell Williams, who had plenty of muscle before the got to Tuscaloosa, looks like he’s still benefited from the strength program and had several nice runs. Trey Sanders looks like he’s healthier than ever and may have gotten more carries than any of the other backs.
Jase McClellan was the back I enjoyed watching the most today. He’s got plenty of power, but he absolutely excels at making cuts to gain extra yardage in close quarters. I can’t wait to see him get more touches this year.
WR: John Metchie’s TD was the offensive highlight of the day, and as expected, he looked like the top receiver on the field. Slade Bolden didn’t dazzle me, but he played a ton and didn’t do anything particularly bad, either. Jameson Williams looks like a starter IMO. Ja’Corey Brooks, Agiye Hall, and Traeshon Holden all played well.
I don’t think it happened in the scrimmage, maybe in warmups beforehand, but the best catch of the day was made by JoJo Earle. Bryce sent a pass his way that was under thrown and outside, the kind of ball that plenty of people would have given up on, but Earle laid out and grabbed it before it hit the turf. Who knows, maybe it will mean little going forward, but to me it was incredibly impressive.
TE: The only thing that really grabbed me here was that, for a guy who’s supposedly in the doghouse, Billingsley was in on a helluva lot of plays. I don’t think he started with the first team, but he had to be on the field more than any other tight end or receiver. And I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but if Coach Saban’s problem with Billingsley has anything to do with his vaccination status, he surely disguised that fact well in his comments after the scrimmage. He clearly wants #19 to get with the program, but what he talked about (apologies to Allen Iverson) was practice.
OL: These guys had their issues (Emil Ekiyor was held out, FWIW), but holy steak and potatoes do we have depth here. I think the starters (L-R) were Evan Neal, Javion Cohen, Chris Owens, Tommy Brown, and JC Latham, but don’t quote me on that. Our big guys excelled in run-blocking but often struggled in pass protection. More on that to come.
DL: As is often the case, these giants didn’t do a ton of spectacular stuff, but they also didn’t do much to cause criticism, which means they pretty much did their job. I will say this: Phi Mathis looks like he’s ready for people to talk about him this fall. So much energy.
LB: Speaking of energy, this was the position group of the day. Christian Harris made big plays stopping the run and in pass coverage. Henry To’o To’o looked like he’s been here for a few years already. He had one play where I thought he was gonna kill the quarterback, but thankfully he remembered they play for the same school now. Freshman Dallas Turner had the pick off Paul Tyson, and he looked very good rushing the QB as well. I don’t know how we’ll keep this kid off the field. Drew Sanders played very well. King Mwikuta has nice speed on the outside. Will Anderson is exactly the monster we thought he was. Deontae Lawson made plays. Demouy Kennedy did, too. Chris Braswell and Jaylen Moody both had good days.
This position group is just so deep now, and so, so fast. You’ll never convince me that our OL or QB will see this kind of pressure the rest of the year from anyone. And most if not all the teams we play are going to be up a creek when they attempt to keep these guys out of their own backfields. It’s going to be something to watch, kids.
DB: Good stuff here from the usual suspects (except for DeMarco Hellams, who’s dealing with an ankle injury). Despite getting beat on the one long TD pass, Kool-Aid played well and played a lot. There was a Daniel Wright sighting, and he seemed to do his job. Khyree Jackson looked good. Kristian Story and Terrion Arnold played pretty well. Brian Branch looked good. Marcus Banks had a terrific series when he had the pick on Tyson that began with an equally impressive PBU.
K: Will Reichard is still a stud. That is all.
P: Ty Perine returned from who-knows-where to take the first few punts of the game. The first one was ugly as sin, but he seemed to warm up as the day progressed (I do think he had at least one more shank later on, though). James Burnip, our redshirt freshman from Melbourne, started with three fantastic punts, then added a shank of his own before the day was done. My guess would be that he’ll win the job, but consistency seems to be lacking here at the moment.
All in all, it was a good day. CNS was doing CNS things, directing the show and getting in the ear of anyone who needed it — players, coaches, officials, fans, birds, blades of grass, etc.
It was wonderful being back inside BDS to watch our guys go to work. I won’t make any predictions about trophies or titles, but I do think we’re going to have yet another highly enjoyable team to watch this season. There’s no way that any other program has this level of talent, and despite us coming off another national championship year, there are plenty of people with something to prove. Here’s hoping they achieve it. Roll Tide.
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