📝 Depth on the defensive line going into spring camp (split from recruiting updates)

[TerryP]

I have not analyzed number of snaps for people so this is speculative but it appeared that during the games against better teams there was not as much rotation. If this is true wouldn't it point to the coaches not having confidence in the backups in those situations?

There wasn't much against Clemson, but Mathis took more than half of the snaps Williams recorded for the game. It's not so much broken down against better opponents, though that comes into play. As a rough ratio, last season Ray and Mathis had one snap for every three that Buggs, Davis, and Williams took (total snaps 600's vs 200's.) Dwight was your third lineman with the 2's and he had fewer than Mathis or Ray.

Musika--a guy who I believed looked pretty good early on in the season--fell out of the rotation after game five. Wynn was discussed a little earlier--coming along nicely and had an injury.

The rotation this season didn't look a lot different than the rotation we saw in 2017. As mentioned earlier, if you don't have things down pat by the time fall camp rolls around you have little chance of getting into the rotations heavily.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

I believe that Wynn was able to get his redshirt this year?...4 games played. Losing #24 was huge and then to lose #47 for that last game was of no help.

 

[TerryP]

@JoseyWalesTheOutlaw, I believe he only played against Ole Miss, ULL, and Mizzou.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

@JoseyWalesTheOutlaw, I believe he only played against Ole Miss, ULL, and Mizzou.

This ........

FTBL - Who Can Take a Redshirt?

 

[TerryP]

@JoseyWalesTheOutlaw, well aware of the four game cap. Just building on what you'd posted...I have it at three games.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Man I would love to read the minutes from Nick's 1st staff meeting with the new hires. A couple of guys a promotion (Enos and Gattis) but the most part the rest were cut. JMO but Nick's demeanor during the Clemson game simply showed Bama wasn't up to the challenge and in so many ways. He didn't get into any of his players or even the coaches during the game. His actions since speaks volumes. A complete reboot for the most part. I like all the folks he hired even though that receiver coach over the Taylor kid kind of surprised me.

 

[TerryP]

I like all the folks he hired even though that receiver coach over the Taylor kid kind of surprised me.

From what I've been led to understand he didn't do well in the interview. "Blew it" was the actual quote.