🏈 The Cam Robinson experiment

[PhillyGirl]

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Alabama took a gamble and went with true freshman Cam Robinson as the starting left tackle.

It was a risky move due to his inexperience, but the five-star athlete held his own with a his 6-foot-6, 323-pound frame.

Robinson started the first four games. He’s part of an offensive line that allowed only three quarterback sacks, two of them with the backups in the game.

“Cam did a good job; has played better in every game from the first game on,” coach Nick Saban said. “He’s playing with more confidence because of the knowledge and experience that he has. He has played better every game, and he played his best game the last game.”

Senior left guard Arie Kouandjio likes blocking next to Robinson.

“I think Cam did very well,” Kouandjio said. “He’s still learning. Cam showed a lot of growth in the short amount of time. I have faith in him and I enjoy playing with him.”

Kouandjio also compares Robinson to his brother, Cyrus, who stood out for the Crimson Tide and is now in the NFL.

“There pretty similar in a lot of things,” Kouandjio said. “They both have mental energy, focus. They really want to be tenatious and give all they have and do well.”

 

[riz]

That's some quality spellchecking right there.

 

[bama alum]

I guess technically Cam gets the blame for the sack in the UF game; Sims just held the ball too long. Regardless, he has been stellar as a true freshman.

 

[BamaFan334]

He's one of the three Freshman, along with Tony Brown and Rashaan Evans that I thought would make the biggest impact. He is such a large man as I stood by him at Fan Day. Very happy for him and his success and I know it'll only produce more quality starts in the future.

 

[alabama mike]

Glad that he has played well so far, just want him to continue to get better. If he works hard and stays injury free, he will be a beast and playing on Sunday in the future.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

Absolutely one of the brightest spots of the season so far. He is going to be special and from I can gather so far is that he knows that it is all up to him.