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[quote author=winflop link=topic=18981.msg227549#msg227549 date=1523281553]
Hung out recently with a friend of a friend who is inside the program. They are positively giddy about this year's OL. They think it's the best of the Shawbaugh era, both in talent and depth. To paraphrase, "When a guy as talented as Foster Sarell can't find a starting job, you know you're scary good. He probably starts on every other team in the country, including Alabama."

“When a guy as talented as Kyle Murphy can’t find a starting job, you know you are scary good.”

BC
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BC - I had thought your original point was to never take happy talk out of spring training too seriously (good words to live by). Perhaps you were really just pointing out these guys looking like they are having parallel starts to their careers.

There is a striking parallel right now between Sarell and Murphy. Both superstar recruits. Both played year one but the other high profile OT in their class played more and started sooner. Murphy couldn't get a starting job year two - and now we're discussing that might happen to Sarell.

As for the happy talk, was it a sign of being scary good that Murphy couldn't beat out Fleming for a tackle spot sophomore year?
Probably yes.
Fleming was good. The fact that the soph Murphy couldn't beat out the senior Fleming was a sign of talent around.
And the 2013 offense was pretty good, generally under-rated in our memories (27th in FEI, 29th in S&P).
Much of that was led by the OL plowing the way for Gaffney and giving Hogan time to throw the long ball.

So happy talk ignored, it still ought to be a good OL this year and it could be a sign of great depth of talent if Sarell can't get a starting job.

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[quote author=winflop link=topic=18981.msg227549#msg227549 date=1523281553]
Hung out recently with a friend of a friend who is inside the program. They are positively giddy about this year's OL. They think it's the best of the Shawbaugh era, both in talent and depth. To paraphrase, "When a guy as talented as Foster Sarell can't find a starting job, you know you're scary good. He probably starts on every other team in the country, including Alabama."

“When a guy as talented as Kyle Murphy can’t find a starting job, you know you are scary good.”

BC
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BC - I had thought your original point was to never take happy talk out of spring training too seriously (good words to live by). Perhaps you were really just pointing out these guys looking like they are having parallel starts to their careers.

There is a striking parallel right now between Sarell and Murphy. Both superstar recruits. Both played year one but the other high profile OT in their class played more and started sooner. Murphy couldn't get a starting job year two - and now we're discussing that might happen to Sarell.

As for the happy talk, was it a sign of being scary good that Murphy couldn't beat out Fleming for a tackle spot sophomore year?
Probably yes.
Fleming was good. The fact that the soph Murphy couldn't beat out the senior Fleming was a sign of talent around.
And the 2013 offense was pretty good, generally under-rated in our memories (27th in FEI, 29th in S&P).
Much of that was led by the OL plowing the way for Gaffney and giving Hogan time to throw the long ball.

So happy talk ignored, it still ought to be a good OL this year and it could be a sign of great depth of talent if Sarell can't get a starting job.