🏈 Will Anderson Jr.

Tops in the country I suppose? I know the Bama vs LSU game in 2011 would have been the best at least by the eye test

I guess my point is that having a great defense is important, but having a high level offense is more important in today's game.

And in that regard, I think in December there's a good chance Georgia will be wanting our offense if we want their defense... And 1 is a little more valuable than the other

2018 Clemson was dominant, but they had an elite QB, WRs, and RB too.

Alabama's offense is really good but still has some issues. The RT situation won't get improved this year. They can't run it quite well enough. TEs can be great, but have disappeared. Billingsley has to be a dominant player. The WR group needed an additional physical guy out there - that perhaps got addressed just now with Traeshon Holden.
 
Were you with me on this one?

Kliff Kingsbury will be a complete failure as the Cardinals HC...

I assumed he would be like most that go from college to pros at a younger age. I did not think he would make it. I also questioned Kyler Murray's ability in the NFL too. Kingsbury has done well. He just seems so laid back that I wouldn't think it would succeed, but in the NFL, that knowledge along with a laidback style does see success.
 
2018 Clemson was dominant, but they had an elite QB, WRs, and RB too.

Alabama's offense is really good but still has some issues. The RT situation won't get improved this year. They can't run it quite well enough. TEs can be great, but have disappeared. Billingsley has to be a dominant player. The WR group needed an additional physical guy out there - that perhaps got addressed just now with Traeshon Holden.
I agree to a certain extent that the offense isn't generational... There are imprefections. I'm a little more optimistic at RT.... I just think there's too much talent to "let it be". Maybe the by week it gets addressed.

But in comparison to Georgia - Which offense is more dynamic/capable/threatening? And I see that margin widening by December... As you saw last weekend, Bryce showed huge strides in terms of his level or road play which was a glaring issue compared to his home starts this season.
 
I assumed he would be like most that go from college to pros at a younger age. I did not think he would make it. I also questioned Kyler Murray's ability in the NFL too. Kingsbury has done well. He just seems so laid back that I wouldn't think it would succeed, but in the NFL, that knowledge along with a laidback style does see success.

That's sort of how I saw it... I could see possible success as an NFL OC in the right spot, but I've been pretty shocked at how well he's adapted.
 
Speaking of Will Anderson, the Super Sophomore.... Let me point out a positive to the new NIL rules that will allow him to make a few bucks while at UA.

IF he remains healthy and continues to produce at this ridiculous level, he would be a perfect example of a kid that could (and possibly should) sit out his junior season in preparation for the NFL draft. Knowing how he's wired, I hightly doubt he would make that choice, but it could easily be argued that would be the best path for his future earnings.

However, the new NIL rules give serious motivation for a kid like him to play next season and cash in on some big time endorsements. Just some food for thought that hadn't crossed my mind until thinking about Will and the rare dominant sophomore draft prospects in college football
 
Speaking of Will Anderson, the Super Sophomore.... Let me point out a positive to the new NIL rules that will allow him to make a few bucks while at UA.

IF he remains healthy and continues to produce at this ridiculous level, he would be a perfect example of a kid that could (and possibly should) sit out his junior season in preparation for the NFL draft. Knowing how he's wired, I hightly doubt he would make that choice, but it could easily be argued that would be the best path for his future earnings.

However, the new NIL rules give serious motivation for a kid like him to play next season and cash in on some big time endorsements. Just some food for thought that hadn't crossed my mind until thinking about Will and the rare dominant sophomore draft prospects in college football

Probably would have said that about Spencer Rattler last year as well, and we see what he's done this year. Could have been a really short NFL career, but now he has a shot to reinvent and work on some faults and sustain a career.
 
That's one way to look at it.. The other is that sitting out would have likely guaranteed a larger rookie contract

I don't like the idea of 19-20 year olds (or anyone for that matter) thinking they can pull the wool over the eyes of a prospective employer. It sets up failure and arrogance, plus it will hurt future players. If you owned a company would you want someone essentially lying to you about the qualities they'd bring to your business?
 
I don't like the idea of 19-20 year olds (or anyone for that matter) thinking they can pull the wool over the eyes of a prospective employer. It sets up failure and arrogance, plus it will hurt future players. If you owned a company would you want someone essentially lying to you about the qualities they'd bring to your business?

Hold up - You think if Will Anderson sits out next year he's lying to NFL teams?

And if I owned a company I would do a simple risk/reward analysis. If I thought the employee's potential to earn outweighed the risk of loss, and compare that to others in the field, and made an educated decision from there.

I would take extreme ownership of that decision and not blame a prospective employee for what they did or didn't do leading up to MY decision.
 
Hold up - You think if Will Anderson sits out next year he's lying to NFL teams?

And if I owned a company I would do a simple risk/reward analysis. If I thought the employee's potential to earn outweighed the risk of loss, and compare that to others in the field, and made an educated decision from there.

I would take extreme ownership of that decision and not blame a prospective employee for what they did or didn't do leading up to MY decision.

I'm talking about Rattler, not Anderson. A lot more Rattler's out there, than Anderson's.

You make it sound easy, but when all you have to go off of is a resume and a face to face, anyone can lie their way through that. Look at how Rattler fooled everyone and the media built him up into something he wasn't. Just like DJ at Clemson, and Sam Howell at North Carolina. There are fifty of these guys for every one William Anderson. Also look at the running back from Stanford a few years back. NFL execs will start realizing and these guys will fall to later rounds more time than not, off the same risk/reward you mentioned. I just don't see it as a good business decision.

On top of it all, Anderson still has a lot to learn before going up against an NFL tackle. A double team in college is like going up against a single tackle in the NFL a lot of the time.
 
I'm talking about Rattler, not Anderson. A lot more Rattler's out there, than Anderson's.

You make it sound easy, but when all you have to go off of is a resume and a face to face, anyone can lie their way through that. Look at how Rattler fooled everyone and the media built him up into something he wasn't. Just like DJ at Clemson, and Sam Howell at North Carolina. There are fifty of these guys for every one William Anderson. Also look at the running back from Stanford a few years back. NFL execs will start realizing and these guys will fall to later rounds more time than not, off the same risk/reward you mentioned. I just don't see it as a good business decision.

On top of it all, Anderson still has a lot to learn before going up against an NFL tackle. A double team in college is like going up against a single tackle in the NFL a lot of the time.

It's in the potential employee's best interest to maximize their earning potential. It's in the employer's best interest to find the best fit for their job. Both sides have to make decisions on what is best for them, and just like in most every business dealing, each side isn't worried about the other's feelings about how they've handled the process itself.

Bottom line is that there is a legitimate argument to be made that Rattler lost $$ on his draft status by playing this year, and the same argument can be made that Will runs that risk next year as well. If Will tears his ACL next December, will these potential employer's you speak of who won't draft him then going to pay his bills because he made an honorable decision? Highly unlikely.

Ultimately it's the scout's job to evaluate talent, identify pitfalls, and see through media hype. It's not the players job to expose themselves and/or put themselves at extra risk. I fully agree with you that experience is always a good thing in terms of development, but its weighing that against physical health and certain type of exposure that is a legitimate decision for players who've demonstrated and EARNED high draft value in their first 2 seasons.
 
It's in the potential employee's best interest to maximize their earning potential. It's in the employer's best interest to find the best fit for their job. Both sides have to make decisions on what is best for them, and just like in most every business dealing, each side isn't worried about the other's feelings about how they've handled the process itself.

Bottom line is that there is a legitimate argument to be made that Rattler lost $$ on his draft status by playing this year, and the same argument can be made that Will runs that risk next year as well. If Will tears his ACL next December, will these potential employer's you speak of who won't draft him then going to pay his bills because he made an honorable decision? Highly unlikely.

Ultimately it's the scout's job to evaluate talent, identify pitfalls, and see through media hype. It's not the players job to expose themselves and/or put themselves at extra risk. I fully agree with you that experience is always a good thing in terms of development, but its weighing that against physical health and certain type of exposure that is a legitimate decision for players who've demonstrated and EARNED high draft value in their first 2 seasons.

We've always disagreed on sitting out, and that will not change. I just think it goes against everything you're taught growing up and why society today is everyone for themselves and not caring whose throat they cut to get there. It's all Team Me now. Look no further than some of our own players that get pissy about playing time, yet not wanting to put in the work like those around them and those before them. College football has adapted an NFL mentality and will lose fans over it. Sitting out only pisses fans off more, as will paying them. NFL fans will always be the lesser fans, depicted by the dumbass drunk brawls we see on a weekly basis now and the live or die attitudes so many show. College football used to be more refined and a step above with a more family environment and an academic presence that rang throughout a program. It's time for them to simply create a minor league program for the NFL and get all of the guys out that don't want to buy in and just go make their money now. We'll start seeing whether or not sitting out helps a guy or not. We got the receiver from Texas sitting out his Senior year, and a few others that reclassified like Ewers. JT Daniels, I had his back after his Freshman year at USC, but you have to wonder if taking a beating a year earlier without any college weight program if his body just isn't holding up. Who knows anymore, but I can tell within my body I'm caring less and less about any of it.
 
Kentucky showed some mojo early. They weathered the storm a heck of a lot longer than Arkansas did. It will take a seasoned team to take them to the limit. We can do that. We have the endurance to make them play for an entire four quarters against quality talent. They're currently playing four quarters, but their opponents are giving out of gas in the first half. I still have my doubts about us against them, but our offense is the only one in the country that can go toe to toe with them size wise, depth wise, and talent wise. No one has had the opportunity to stretch them deep because the front seven has absolutely dominated everyone. If we can find a way to hold up early and send a few deeps shots, I think we can beat their untested secondary, no matter how hard Lewis Cine thinks he can hit somebody. Stetson Bennett has been dang good for them, and probably better for them than JT Daniels. His little touch passes to his tight ends concern me. All in all, it'll be a killer game to go against them. You can bet your bottom dollar it'd be a VERY heavy Georgia crowd in Atlanta.
The thing going for Bama v UGA is time. Bama’s O-line should get better by 12/04 … especially if they move the C playing RT back to C and a true T steps up. The D should get better at communication as time goes by and hopefully injured players will heal up during that same period of time. Of course, more time can also mean more injuries but there’s only one irreplaceable player, Will Anderson, on that side of the ball (Young on the other side).
 
The thing going for Bama v UGA is time. Bama’s O-line should get better by 12/04 … especially if they move the C playing RT back to C and a true T steps up. The D should get better at communication as time goes by and hopefully injured players will heal up during that same period of time. Of course, more time can also mean more injuries but there’s only one irreplaceable player, Will Anderson, on that side of the ball (Young on the other side).

Have we heard anything about any changes or even any looks at changing the offensive line?
 
Have we heard anything about any changes or even any looks at changing the offensive line?


There were rumors from another board (I didn't see the actual post, or who made it), that Damien George and JC Latham were pushing Owens at RT, but Owens held them off for Miss St.

I haven't seen Latham play RT in a game lately - all his PT has been RG. That could be a function of him helping our 2nd team OL that way, but it just doesn't appear he's a factor at RT somehow. George may be, but it's hard for me to see Owens getting benched at this point. The coaches have been risk averse this year in playing true frosh - this may be the fewest I can recall seeing meaningful PT.
 
There were rumors from another board (I didn't see the actual post, or who made it), that Damien George and JC Latham were pushing Owens at RT, but Owens held them off for Miss St.

I haven't seen Latham play RT in a game lately - all his PT has been RG. That could be a function of him helping our 2nd team OL that way, but it just doesn't appear he's a factor at RT somehow. George may be, but it's hard for me to see Owens getting benched at this point. The coaches have been risk averse this year in playing true frosh - this may be the fewest I can recall seeing meaningful PT.

I could have been a few pops deep, but were there a few more snapping issues last weekend? Thought I remembered a couple
 

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