🏈 Javy joins the staff to test the coaching waters...

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Former consensus All-American joins Alabama staff | TideSports.com

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Yea!!!!!!! One of the good guys back with the good guys.......Roll Tide

 

[#80]

Great to have Javy back in T-town!!

 

[JoshB]

Def. someone I'd like to see mentor those young corners.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Def. someone I'd like to see mentor those young corners.

Yup.

He was the first guy that cemented and excelled in the Star/Nickel corner role in this Saban D.

 

[rammerjammer]

Yup.

He was the first guy that cemented and excelled in the Star/Nickel corner role in this Saban D.

EXACTLY........Javy is my favorite player of the Saban era, followed closely by Rashad Johnson.

Javy pound for pound, was the best open field tackler I can ever remember watching. So good on the corner blitz. I loved that guy on the field. I hope he is super successful as a coach.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

EXACTLY........Javy is my favorite player of the Saban era, followed closely by Rashad Johnson.

Javy pound for pound, was the best open field tackler I can ever remember watching. So good on the corner blitz. I loved that guy on the field. I hope he is super successful as a coach.

And dont forget as a punt returner....lightning quick

 

[TUSKtimes]

I was watching a replay of the SECCG 2009 and Javy's interception in the end zone was a true death knell for Tebow and the Gators. I don't think they beat Bama that night regardless if they score, but they were moving and it would have got interesting from that point forward. Having to listen to Danielson telling the world that Javy is the player nobody wanted was irritating as usual but Shula did have some good players on that team that was not everyone's first choice. Javy was a diamond, I mean, All-American in the rough.

 

[bamachine]

And dont forget as a punt returner....lightning quick

Those bastards in the last few games, avoiding punting to him, which barely kept him from setting a new NCAA record.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

EXACTLY........Javy is my favorite player of the Saban era, followed closely by Rashad Johnson.

Javy pound for pound, was the best open field tackler I can ever remember watching. So good on the corner blitz. I loved that guy on the field. I hope he is super successful as a coach.

I failed to mention that corner blitz, with which his timing was IMPECCABLE. Had 2 big sacks and blew up a couple run plays in the backfield in the 09 Iron Bowl off that corner blitz.

 

[JoshB]

Yup.

He was the first guy that cemented and excelled in the Star/Nickel corner role in this Saban D.

And shockingly a Mike Shula guy.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

And shockingly a Mike Shula guy.

Whats that old adage about blind squirrels?

 

[JoshB]

Whats that old adage about blimd squirrels?

lol but to be fair Shula was also responsible for Demeco, Rolando McClain, Tyrone Prothro, Brodie, etc. too. He wasn't a TERRIBLE recruiter, just not Nick Saban.

 

[bamachine]

^Shula also came within a cunt whisker(something Tim has likely never seen) of landing Tebow. Thank goodness he did not land that signing, likely would have given him another year and we miss out on the dynasty.

 

[sean]

^Shula also came within a cunt whisker(something Tim has likely never seen) of landing Tebow. Thank goodness he did not land that signing, likely would have given him another year and we miss out on the dynasty.

i have thought about that and talked about that on many, many occasions.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

lol but to be fair Shula was also responsible for Demeco, Rolando McClain, Tyrone Prothro, Brodie, etc. too. He wasn't a TERRIBLE recruiter, just not Nick Saban.

Still though. That's half a dozen studs out of what... 100+ players signed during his tenure?

That's blind squirrel numbers, bro...lol

 

[TUSKtimes]

Still though. That's half a dozen studs out of what... 100+ players signed during his tenure?

That's blind squirrel numbers, bro...lol

Between Dubose, Fran, Price, and the NCAA, national perception with recruits was not great in the dark ages. Talent wise, in a numbers crunch, we were just trying to hold our own with the Arkansas's of the SEC.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Between Dubose, Fran, Price, and the NCAA, national perception with recruits was not great in the dark ages. Talent wise, in a numbers crunch, we were just trying to hold our own with the Arkansas's of the SEC.

Pretty much.