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I think this year could shape up to be much better than next year, but i wouldn't count alabama out for years to come. It will be difficult to replace a Senior QB, but until recently, he's not been that impactful on our success. Not to say he's deterred us, not at all. But until the past few games, his inconsistency hampered our offense at times, so the drop off next year will be noticed, but not that big.

On the other hand, all of those Seniors off the offensive line will be missed. Certainly Andre Smith will be a HUGE loss to the NFL, but losing Caldwell will be huge too, because the Center has to do so much. My hope is that Cody comes back next season on that DL. He says he will....but we know how that goes.

Other positions that we might notice a drop in are at Tight end, which has become pretty integral in this offense this season.

<blockquote data-quote="ExiledTidefan" data-source="post: 449415" data-attributes="member: 14049">I think this year could shape up to be much better than next year, but i wouldn&#039;t count alabama out for years to come.&nbsp; It will be difficult to replace a Senior QB, but until recently, he&#039;s not been that impactful on our success.&nbsp; Not to say he&#039;s deterred us, not at all.&nbsp; But until the past few games, his inconsistency hampered our offense at times, so the drop off next year will be noticed, but not that big.On the other hand, all of those Seniors off the offensive line will be missed.&nbsp; Certainly Andre Smith will be a HUGE loss to the NFL, but losing Caldwell will be huge too, because the Center has to do so much.&nbsp; My hope is that Cody comes back next season on that DL.&nbsp; He says he will....but we know how that goes.Other positions that we might notice a drop in are at Tight end, which has become pretty integral in this offense this season.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ExiledTidefan, post: 449415, member: 14049"] I think this year could shape up to be much better than next year, but i wouldn't count alabama out for years to come. It will be difficult to replace a Senior QB, but until recently, he's not been that impactful on our success. Not to say he's deterred us, not at all. But until the past few games, his inconsistency hampered our offense at times, so the drop off next year will be noticed, but not that big. On the other hand, all of those Seniors off the offensive line will be missed. Certainly Andre Smith will be a HUGE loss to the NFL, but losing Caldwell will be huge too, because the Center has to do so much. My hope is that Cody comes back next season on that DL. He says he will....but we know how that goes. Other positions that we might notice a drop in are at Tight end, which has become pretty integral in this offense this season. [/QUOTE]