BOL Round Table

didn't mean to stir the pot, its obvious there was some sort of falling out as I always found TiderNFL's posts to be pretty informative but it's clear his posts are no longer welcome. I didn't realize this when I posted the info so I apologize. Seems like I walked into a minefield blindfolded.

think he could be a whale of a lg, but i just think we need a nose for the future. williams will graduate, leaving a very unimpressive brandon ivory left to compete with undersized wilson love and possibly darren lake

hope we sign one this class

True. The move to OL could be temporary and to have enough bodies there to practice. I am sure our staff will find the best place for this guy. Nice problem to have - a guy talented enough to play on either side of the line of scrimmage.

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a ton. Didn't mean to insinuate I was expecting Lake to contribute this year but was looking past this year after Williams leaves.

Thanks a lot. It is appreciated.

i for one do nnot think it will be that long before AT contributes.. (would not evn be surprised to see him some at NT sooner than later regardless of wherr he is practicing today, considerng our lack of depth there)

Great insight on Taylor and Lake, thanks Lucky.

I really wish we would have taken that NG from the military school instead. We need a NG 100x's more than an OG.

DID NOT LIKE THE LAST PART. ARE YOU SAYING ALL KIDS FROM MOBILE ARE STUPID? BUT GOOD POST HE IS GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE IN THE FUTURE

Taylor was a who has the bigger ***** contest between Saban and Jimbo. We should have taken the JUCO. I hope the insiders are wrong about Ivory.

I look at it like this... and not to dumb down the skill set at NG, but you can plug any huge dude in there and he should be OK with some game experience. If Taylor has good feet, then he may be better suited on the O-line. That coupled with tremendous D-line depth and light depth on the O-line makes this move pretty solid.

Can you explain this to me? We have coaches that watch the team practice everyday in practice and who know 100 times more than you yet you think we need NGs and they don't. Can you explain that to me?

Not trying to be a dick but if NG was as big a need as you say and we have no depth as you say then why would we move a guy with all kinds of talent from that spot if we were a 100 times better at another spot?

I think he's going with the general thinking that you recruit NGs because great ones are rare and you backfill OGs with linemen who couldn't play other positions because anyone with the right build can be an OG. I agree with that to an extent but disagree that WE currently need NGs more than OGs.

We have quite a few very talented NGs and NTs but are dangerously thin on the OL. We have to build depth at OL any way we can right now. Taylor was taken over a pure NG for the simple reason that he is more versatile. I fully expect to see him settle in on D but for now, he's going to provide much needed depth at the position we are thinner. That's all there is to this move.