With the loss of two very good TEs who were seniors, it was nice to see Colin Peek and Preston Dial step up and catch quite a few passes during the game. Dial, in particular, tied with Marquis Maze as leading receiver. Besides Julio Jones, Maze was the receiver that stood out. He had a couple of reverses that were outstanding. And he's supposedly the fastest guy on the team, so I expect him to the get the ball in his hands more often this season. The dude's short though. Unfortunately, he didn't catch a few balls thrown his way that drew the ire of Coach Saban and groans from me.
McElroy, for the most part, looked good, but in regard to those after him on the depth chart I wasn't impressed. The heralded recruit, Star Jackson, made poor decisions. And Thomas Darrah, presumably number 3 on the depth chart at QB as a walk-on, didn't do much early on, but got better as the game wore on. But if McElroy gets hurt sometime this year, that's scary. A freshman QB is coming in this fall, but he needs a year in the weight room and training table.
The rushing offense didn't look good at all. With both Upchurch and Ingram out of action for the sake of precaution, it's hard to tell if the offensive line and running offense stunk or the rush defense is just that good. I'd have to lean toward the latter.
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