They have 4 seniors that are all SEC (three first team, one second). There are reports that three of the juniors that are all SEC will also leave. 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Alabama Juniors Will Be in High Demand | Bleacher Report When you consider the other seniors that get quality playing time, they will see a severe drop off in experience. Of course they have recruited well, but to lose those numbers could really hurt them. Why wouldn't they go pro? I don't like this one so well, all he does is yell, yell, yell
I'm not sure how many Juniors we may lose but the Senior losses aren't too bad this year. Not many will consider the loss of Jefferson or Lee as a bad thing. Adams, Kendrick Baker, Ryan Blackwell, Will Brooks, Ron Bryant, Derrick Crappell, Joey Debusk, Taylor Detz, David Dworaczyk, Josh Francois, Stefoin Hatcher, Carnell Hebert, T-Bob Hebert, Trent Howard, DJ Johnson, Dennis Joseph, Mitch Kinchen, Austin Peterson, Deangelo Russian, Alex Shaw, Greg Stampley, James Taylor, Brandon We'll be LOADED again next year. Can you imagine the defense being even better? WOW! Our defense and special teams MVPs return and our weakest position (QB) should be upgraded. Take the current team and and a passing game capability and DAMN...next year could be even better.
If Alabama wins...they go. If Saban leaves...they go. If LSU wins and Saban stays he may be able to convince a few to stay and attempt to unseat LSU. (NOT a good decision)
Mo and RR may be the only two Jrs. to leave early. I was looking at the bama game stats, 18 players that had defensive stats return. We played 82 players this year in games.
Mo is gone...and rightly so, Randle wil be back...but also I do not see why the NCAA would not grant Josh Dworczack a medical red shirt for this year. :helmet:
RR is putting out feelers, thats the word I'm getting. Josh D has a great chance to return. If he does, you could have the 5 OL, Josh D., Faulk, Hurst, P.J. and Williford. That would be unreal to have these 5 on the front line. Collins in the mix along with a few more......two deep. :tigereye:
What are the chances Josh Dwhatever his last name is, the offensive lineman, gets a medical hardship, and is back next season?
Here's my post from a week ago ... BAMA is done for 2012! http://forums.tigerfan.com/tigers-den/108293-merry-christmas-little-nicky-you-espn-dancin-fool.html LSU will hoist a :crystal: in 2011 and 2012 ... Look at the Bama bleeding ... sucking sounds :cry: OFFENSE Starters 3 Trent Richardson RB Jr. 5-11/224 ** 4 Marquis Maze WR Sr. 5-10/180 15 Darius Hanks WR Sr. 6-0/185 17 Brad Smelley TE Sr. 6-3/229 52 Alfred McCullough OL Sr. 6-2/311 73 William Vlachos C Sr. 6-1/294 75 Barrett Jones G Jr. 6-5/311** 76 D.J. Fluker OL So. 6-6/335 ** **Players most likely Leaving Early in bold DEFENSE Starters 4 Mark Barron S Sr. 6-2/218 5 Jerrell Harris LB Sr. 6-3/242 21 Dre Kirkpatrick CB Jr. 6-3/192** 24 DeQuan Menzie CB Sr. 6-0/198 29 Will Lowery DB Sr. 5-10/180 30 Dont'a Hightower LB Jr. 6-4/260 ** 37 Robert Lester S Jr. 6-2/210 ** 41 Courtney Upshaw LB Sr. 6-2/265 99 Josh Chapman NT Sr. 6-1/310 non-starters 9 Phelon Jones DB Sr. 5-11/194 11 Brandon Gibson WR Sr. 6-2/194 31 Kelly Johnson SN Sr. 6-3/230 31 John Baites TE Sr. 6-1/231 36 Chris Jordan LB Sr. 6-3/240 40 DeMarcus DuBose LB Sr. 6-1/240 43 Sam Kearns DB Sr. 5-6/155 46 William Strickland WR Sr. 6-0/191 48 Rowdy Harrell LB Sr. 6-0/219 58 Nick Gentry DL Sr. 6-1/284 67 John Michael Boswell OL Sr. 6-5/300 69 David Blalock DL Sr. 6-5/261 87 Chris Underwood TE Sr. 6-4/243 91 Alex Watkins LB Sr. 6-3/234 LSU beats a drum on their arses next year with Mettenberger at QB and almost all of the gang back
Yeah yeah .. just like all the talent that we lost from the 09 team .. we were rebuilding last year with young players on defense and still won 10 games.. if that is rebuilding I'll take that every 2 years
Right, and that could mean the difference between winning the west or finishing second behind LSU. Same goes for us. It's not like a rebuilding year for LSU or Alabama means the Music City Bowl, but for us, it could mean we lose to Alabama.
