I've seen a few articles about "be wary, he's smiling." The way that presser closed wasn't the funny moment, it was his comment to Smith about Nick's Kid's questions.
Just that one word has got me feeling better about the group. He used the word "improvement" a lot last year at this time. "Improvement" to me means betterment at something. "Progress" means getting closer to a goal. Saban can be meticulous with what he says, that's why I'm a little excited about it. I could also be reading too much into his words, and be completely wrong. I hope to see this group play to the old standard, I(and many others) have been starving to see this group play the way I know they can.
Sifting through what I could find from last year. Not once did he use "progress". "Improvement" was the word he most used at camp last season. That's what's got me excited about the this group, progress is what I've been wanting to hear for years about this position group.
Running back room.
We're loaded just about everywhere, veterans at each position, guys who've gotten significant playing time last season, and depth as well at each position. Tight-ends would be the position I'd say we're lacking in terms of production, but we do have a lot of talent there at the moment. This teams personnel is capable of winning a championship. We'll see soon enough, I'm excited.
I may be mistaken, he might have been a part of the “Covid class”. No camps, no in person evaluations, etc. His ceiling may very well have been in HS and he simply got passed.
I don't know if it was missed evaluation or him not clicking at right time.
He enrolled in January of '20: a lot going on then. I don't remember him visiting that summer for a camp. I do remember several unofficials through his recruitment...
