Remember we have Josh Jones also that was injured all year. Probably gets time at tackle.
Alabama C Tanner Bowles enters transfer portal
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Me either, I think Stoops is making his best effort to settle that position group down. He's made a couple of comments lately that suggest he doesn't lay this at Yenser's feet.
Kind of getting that too. I just think if Stoops was making a change there he would have by now. And it very well could be the entire O scheme could've handcuffed the OL. Still, I can't imagine NOT playing your backups, read Goodwin, Rodriquez, Young et al, any at all. Puzzling.
most of Alabama's depth can start any where in America. Not saying this is true of Bowles, but teams like Bama get 5 stars routinely to commit and sit for two years before they get a chance, or longer in some cases, so I wouldn't dismiss the kid on the fact he couldnt start at Alabama
I read he got about 60 snaps at 2-3 positions + special teams.
Is he better than the possible nine IOL we have on the roster? Obviously no way of knowing. He is not as big as most of them. If we get Keenum, we will have about three deep at the two guard positions and the center position. Unless someone leaves of course.
I respectfully disagree. Horsey was preseason All-SEC. Cox was a mid-season All-American last year. Manning was a part time starter at Auburn. Flax was the number one Juco. Burton turned down Bama, Clemson and OSU. Not to mention 5 star Goodwin couldn't get on the field nor could 4 stars Young or Buford until Flax was hurt and Buford looked better than Flax when he played. Not to mention Yenser rolled out Wohlabaugh early in the year when it was obvious to any casual fan that he was nowhere near ready to play.
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It will be interesting to see where Bowles works at UK. He had 3 OL coaches at Bama, moved around to all positions and never specialized, and never made it into the rotation. It will be surprising if he starts at UK. Where does he provide depth?
And we need to remember our problems were not all five of the front. I don’t recall any complaints about Manning.
If our tackles improve, much will be accomplished.
It'll be disappointing to the naysayers here but I expect Manning to be drafted.
LT- Marques Cox
LG- Ken Horsey
C- Eli Cox
RG- Tanner Bowles or Jager Burton
RT- Jeremy Flax, Deondre Buford, or a spring transfer
Cox has quick feet and smarts needed to be a good center. There is a learning curve for that position. 2022 was his first crack at it. He missed some assignments that he will not miss this year.
Right, we were spoiled by Jackson/Fortner. Cox will learn and will be good with signee Keenum in the shadows.
And toth before them. Jager underperformed but they shuffled everything to make sure he stayed on the field. Will be interesting to see what happens
Saw he got a combine invite. Pretty good indicator he's at least well on the radar
Drake Jackson was a very intelligent player who overachieved his physical traits. Fortner was the classic overachiever. When you stand next to Fortner, it is shocking how huge and sculpted he is. They were fantastic players. Cox is smart and hard working. Not worried about him.
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