{"id":143965,"date":"2025-03-19T15:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/gump-day-theres-a-lot-to-love-about-bamas-backfield-but-special-teams-are-nothing-but-questions\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T15:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:49:08","slug":"gump-day-theres-a-lot-to-love-about-bamas-backfield-but-special-teams-are-nothing-but-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=143965","title":{"rendered":"Gump Day: There\u2019s a lot to love about \u2018Bama\u2019s backfield, but special teams are nothing but questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"5mV53q\">Happy Gump Day and NCAA play-in Wednesday to all who celebrate. <\/p>\n<p id=\"VKpg3a\">We have more hoops for you the next few days, but first, we have to talk about That Other Sport. Most of the news coming out of \u2018Bama camp has been positive, but there is one loss that isn\u2019t being discussed nearly enough.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Soc9ED\">Kalen DeBoer threw the black fly in your chardonnay \u2014 namely, what are we going to do about our absent Aussie?!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"Z4OHMXQ5LBDIDL5K4C5XX6QLTM\">Burnip averaged 43.9 yards per punt, which ranks second all time in Alabama history. This past season, Burnip averaged his best net yards of 43.7 per punt. His longest went 64 yards, and his career long went 67 yards in 2023.<\/p>\n<p id=\"T3WWASA3YBHBLHI5DCPQMONG2U\">\u201cBurnip is going to be really tough to replace,\u201d DeBoer said Tuesday. \u201cI don\u2019t know if there\u2019s another Burnip right now just because he\u2019s different. He\u2019s the best I\u2019ve ever been around when it comes to punters. We were towards the top in the country for a reason. There are schematic things, but there\u2019s also just the guy kicking the football.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"ZUSF5a\">Alex Asparuhov is on deck, but he\u2019s not even practicing this spring because of injury. So, that\u2019s going swimmingly! Let\u2019s hope with a revamped running game, an improved passing attack, a better OC, and perhaps-addition-by-subtraction in the locker room, that Alabama will be lighting it up and won\u2019t have to rely on a punter after multiple sad Dave Rader-looking series. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"Qq7To4\">\n<\/aside>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"ZC6XEASI6RAXVJ5LZWHL5E3EHQ\"\/>\n<p id=\"Kq0bch\">Don\u2019t look now, but there are questions at kicker too. Oh, not in who has the job. It\u2019s Talty\u2019s. Rather, in what he can do; he\u2019s an unknown quantity as a scoring threat:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"aHtMvC\">Talty remained with the Tide through the winter transfer portal and a redshirt sophomore this fall is the presumed replacement for Nicholson at kicker. Coach Kalen DeBoer likes what he has seen from Talty through four practices this spring.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4QlwJ1\">\u201c[He\u2019s been] more consistent than what I remember seeing for sure last spring, but also more consistent from last fall,\u201d DeBoer said Tuesday. \u201cHe\u2019s doing a good job getting the ball up quick on field goals, and I think just really in control. I really haven\u2019t seen him have a bad kick. You\u2019re not gonna be 100 percent, but it\u2019s not like there\u2019s just ones where you\u2019re like, \u2018Where did that come from?\u2019 He\u2019s doing a really good job there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"Z7mX04\">Talty made all three of the extra points he attempted last season in spot duty, but was Alabama\u2019s kickoff specialist in attempting 76 of 81 kickoffs on the season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"UzDNS6\">\u201cLast fall you could see him continue to gain confidence,\u201d DeBoer said. \u201cI think it was great that he got out there, whether it was just to kick off. That was an important role, and he a really good job, I thought, most of the time. Got better as the season went along.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"4WkkXH\">Translation: He sucked last year, but hopefully he doesn\u2019t this year. He at least looks better. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"r1s9ii\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"cTfZ18\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/alabama-crimson-tide\/news\/kalen-deboer-assesses-specialists-as-alabama-has-to-replace-3-senior-starters\/\">Alabama didn\u2019t just lose a punter and a kicker either&#8230;it also lost their all-SEC long snapper. <\/a>\u201cQuestions\u201d is not even the word to use to describe the state of special teams.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Yl1CSf\">Wiped. Depleted. Rebuilt. Take your pick of adjectives from mild-to-spicy on this one. But \u2018Bama\u2019s special teams \u2014 right down to returners \u2014 is nothing <em>but <\/em>questions. <\/p>\n<p id=\"ECqfzF\">In a way, though, this should be reassuring, a sign that the Universe is healing. Alabama and kicking woes are an iconic duo and this could merely mark a return to normalcy. #Blessed<\/p>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"tiUvWr\"\/>\n<p id=\"vVN485\">The troubles aside, what might a new-look Tide offense actually look like?<\/p>\n<p id=\"8CVXOJ\">Well, because of injuries, it practically is a new rushing attack for the Tide this season. Here\u2019s what KDB had to say, and it sounds like RB1 is sewed up:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"VNDDT4PG3NFG7K57WJM632LFW4\">We had just some health issues throughout the season last year. So I\u2019m gonna be honest, there\u2019s some times where I\u2019m seeing things for the first time, too, with a few of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"B5BXZGMHVRE5DDJZHF7JQ6O3SE\">Not Jam Miller, though. He\u2019s back for his senior season after starting for the Crimson Tide in 2024. He ran for 668 yards and seven touchdowns on 145 carries a season ago.<\/p>\n<p id=\"66HBFNVKAFAB3FDBZ4H6EQIS7A\">\u201cWe know what Jam can do,\u201d DeBoer said. \u201cYou all know, as well, and have seen a lot of him. He continues to just work, whether it\u2019s in the weight room here in the offseason and then just a new quarterback and do his thing there. Most of the stuff is the same, but even a few little things that we\u2019re doing differently just to fit him in the offense.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside id=\"6luIT3\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"bJp7Cz\">And, one thing we know for certain, those carries that went to Jalen are going to the \u2018backs now instead:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"MMzhXY\"><em><strong>DeBoer on how he expects to make up production lost by QB runs\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"F28oYE\">\u201cYou kind of think, \u2018Well, the runs Jalen had just translate over to running backs.\u2019 But I think a lot of it was the style of offense, too. To me, those runs go to the running backs, but they also might be a few more pass attempts that you have that the play-action games gets opened up by more handoffs to the tailback. I see a lot of that kind of developing right now with the play-action game because there are more carries that the running backs have. The system is the same. The concepts are the same. It\u2019s just what direction you call more plays when it comes to the style of runs, which are definitely tailback-oriented right now, for sure, <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"9z7rtZ\"\/>\n<p id=\"2e9tiJ\">As Brent alluded to yesterday, the WR room is stacked. Coach DeBoer emphasized the thing that I\u2019ve been jazzed about for months too: the absolute length on these monstrous freshman wideouts:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"OObdNi\">TUSCALOOSA, Ala. \u2014 The early returns on a pair of freshmen receiver have been positive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"VxsSys\"><a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/Player\/lotzeir-brooks-46118631\/\">Lotzeir Brooks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/Player\/derek-meadows-46133698\/\">Derek Meadows<\/a> have stood out through four spring practices, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/college\/alabama\/\">Alabama<\/a> coach <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/Coach\/kalen-deboer-3580\/\">Kalen DeBoer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"lWt7EH\">Meadows is a physical presence. The former four-star and No. 10-ranked receiver in the 2025 class checks in at 6-foot-5 and 208 pounds \u2014 by far the biggest target on the field.<\/p>\n<p id=\"90pPKV\">\u201cYou can pick him out anywhere, right?\u201d DeBoer said of the <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/\">Las Vegas<\/a> native. \u201cHe\u2019s long and has a presence about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"3V9WRh\">During Tuesday morning\u2019s practice, DeBoer said a 1-on-1 rep involving Meadows caught his eye.<\/p>\n<p id=\"kwkkn8\">\u201cThat was really neat to see him use his body,\u201d he said. \u201cYou know, sometimes guys that are like that, they got that presence, but they don\u2019t use it. And he used it. \u201cReally got a long wingspan, so just get the ball in the vicinity, and he\u2019ll come down with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"aQlyWF\">Be prepared to hear the phrase \u201ccatch radius\u201d be tossed around with reckless abandon. But at 6\u20194\u201d, and playing to their size, it will afford a lot of wiggle room for where that ball can go. For years, LSU has made a living recruiting tall, physical beasts on the outside. I, for one, am happy to finally see some of that size migrate to Tuscaloosa. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"NLC42Z\">\n<\/aside>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"CaACJH\"\/>\n<p id=\"z0I5zH\">Here are the juiciest tidbits from practice, so you can read that and more:<\/p>\n<aside id=\"7Ienfl\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"Ctk6F9\">If you prefer audiovisual Gumping, here\u2019s the complete post-practice presser:<\/p>\n<div id=\"vUMYEH\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kalen DeBoer updates on Alabama&#039;s spring practice; Replacing Jalen Milroe&#039;s run game.\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vCt_lPcnhco?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"dIBAnY\"\/>\n<p id=\"MH6IS6ZLUVCR7JNHKBG5GEN2BY\">Mark Sears got a bit of a career valedictory yesterday, when he became just the second first-team All-American in Alabama basketball history. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"DPb6rl\">\n<\/aside>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"E2XOWY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/alabamabasketball\/\">Alabama basketball\u2019s <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/alabamabasketball\/2025\/03\/alabamas-guards-playing-like-that-wont-cut-it-in-march-madness.html\">Mark Sears<\/a> was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press on Tuesday. Sears became only the second Crimson Tide player to receive the honor, joining Brandon Miller.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5NFNUBBTMVDTVEIGMFC6CCUPZU\">The All-America nod was Sears\u2019 second among the four teams used to determine consensus and unanimous designations. He had already made the Sporting News\u2019 first-team list, with the United States. Basketball Writers\u2019 Association and National Association of Basketball Coaches teams yet to be released.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Z5KQA3KHVVCGHP6XJICR6IZYD4\">Sears was a second-team AP All-American last season. This year\u2019s first-team also includes Auburn\u2019s Johni Broome and Duke\u2019s Cooper Flagg, who were both unanimous selections, along with Florida\u2019s Walter Clayton Jr. and Purdue\u2019s Braden Smith.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"tXjVJK\">Alabama has played the remaining three of four first-team All-Americans. Auburn has played four of four. Don\u2019t tell me the SEC didn\u2019t earn their keep this year. <\/p>\n<p id=\"eMeD0K\">If you\u2019re keeping track at home, in Alabama\u2019s fairly decorated century-long program, despite guys like Hollywood and Spree and Horry and dozens others \u2014 there have been just <em>two <\/em>first team All-Americans to hit the parquet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"lWBA3v\">Nate Oats has recruited and developed both of them. And for Sears, it marks Alabama\u2019s first-ever back-to-back All-American. Build the man a damn arena already!<\/p>\n<p id=\"hetv2Y\">#BOG<\/p>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"4HbYlK\"\/>\n<p id=\"5yPCCD\"><strong>Finally<\/strong>, I leave you with this absolutely amazing story of NIL being done right, in a way that encourages players to stay at their school. It was developed of course by a former athlete. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"aiKyVO\">Alabama State fans or anyone else were so inclined \u2014 they could watch that play and deposit money in accounts belonging to Simpson and Knox to reward them directly for their March Madness heroics. There\u2019s only one catch: They\u2019d have to stay at Alabama State next season to get the money.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eYNCA5\">Cale Johnston is a former Division II tight end who never saw a penny of NIL money, but he did make millions creating a banking service called ClickSWITCH that he sold in 2021. Before he played at Concordia University in Minnesota, Johnston was a diehard Iowa fan \u2014 and he remains loyal to the Hawkeyes. But after his first experience donating to an NIL collective, Johnston decided his next creation would attempt to cut out the middleman between fans and athletes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eRy6iV\">\u201cI was like \u2018Here you go,\u2019 and then I never heard from the collective again,\u201d Johnston said. \u201cExcept a year later. They were like \u2018Hey, can we get more money?\u2019 And I asked \u2018Where did the money go?\u2019 And they said \u2018We\u2019re not going to tell you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mzenCC\">That inspired Johnston to create ROY (Return On You), which drew on his previous experience with financial technology software to create a platform that allows fans to pay into accounts earmarked for individual athletes. The athletes can claim the accounts and money in exchange for creating custom content to be sent to fans who paid them. A fan watching the NCAA Tournament this year can search any player\u2019s name in the ROY app and find that player\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7vMpkb\">The twist Johnston added is that players with eligibility remaining must stay at their current school to collect. If the player transfers, the fans get their money back. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"wRLhYu\">Just cool all the way around. It won\u2019t move the needle at big schools, of course, or for studs. But for the rank and file guys, like a backup punter at Directional Michigan, this kind of material benefit that includes roosting incentives is a nice nod. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"OehZon\">\n<\/aside>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"LDX6Vb\"\/>\n<p id=\"t2DJEB\">I\u2019m not sure what else we have for you today. There\u2019s a ton out there already. So, I\u2019m going to flog our Pick\u2019em Contest once again. If you\u2019ve not signed up for it, do so. You have about 24 hours remaining! Be the envy of your neighbors and a worthy role model to generations of young Gumplings. <\/p>\n<p id=\"E2AeX0\">Take care, and Roll Tide<\/p>\n<aside id=\"G26lD3\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"V0QnET\">\n<section class=\"c-poll\" data-cid=\"apps\/poll-1742399215_5438_358616\" data-cdata=\"{\" title=\"\" concerned=\"\" are=\"\" you=\"\" about=\"\" alabama=\"\" replacing=\"\" a=\"\" kicker=\"\" punter=\"\" and=\"\" long=\"\" snapper=\"\" on=\"\" fire=\"\" it=\"\" third=\"\" of=\"\" the=\"\" game.=\"\" but=\"\" hopefully=\"\" improved=\"\" offense=\"\" will=\"\" mitigate=\"\" losses.=\"\" is=\"\" life=\"\" as=\"\" an=\"\" fan=\"\" if=\"\" i=\"\" not=\"\" state=\"\" our=\"\" special=\"\" teams=\"\" filled=\"\" with=\"\" existential=\"\" dread=\"\" shallow=\"\" empty=\"\" nullity=\"\" wac=\"\" ball=\"\" that=\"\" what.=\"\" never=\"\" go=\"\" full=\"\" ball.=\"\">\n<h3 class=\"p-breaker-head\"><span class=\"p-breaker-head__wrapper\">Poll<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>How concerned are you about Alabama replacing a kicker, punter and long snapper?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"c-poll__results\" id=\"poll-results\">\n<ul>\n<li data-poll-option-result=\"3576198\">\n<div class=\"c-poll__container\">\n<p><h6><span class=\"c-poll__pct\">0%<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-poll__right\">\n<h6> &#8220;Hair on fire&#8221;-concerned. It\u2019s a third of the game.<\/h6>\n<p>              <span class=\"c-poll__option-votes\">(0 votes)<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-poll-option-result=\"3576199\">\n<div class=\"c-poll__container\">\n<p><h6><span class=\"c-poll__pct\">0%<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-poll__right\">\n<h6> Somewhat concerned, but hopefully improved offense will mitigate the losses.<\/h6>\n<p>              <span class=\"c-poll__option-votes\">(0 votes)<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-poll-option-result=\"3576200\">\n<div class=\"c-poll__container\">\n<p><h6><span class=\"c-poll__pct\">0%<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-poll__right\">\n<h6> What is life as an Alabama fan if I\u2019m not concerned about the state of our special teams and filled with existential dread? A shallow, empty nullity of WAC ball, that\u2019s what. And you never go full WAC ball.<\/h6>\n<p>              <span class=\"c-poll__option-votes\">(0 votes)<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <span class=\"c-poll__controls\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"c-poll__totals-count\"><br \/>\n        0 votes total<br \/>\n      <\/span><br \/>\n      <a href=\"#poll-vote\" class=\"back-to-vote\">Vote Now<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Gump Day and NCAA play-in Wednesday to all who celebrate. We have more hoops for you the next few days, but first, we have to talk about That Other Sport. Most of the news coming out of \u2018Bama camp has been positive, but there is one loss that isn\u2019t being discussed nearly enough. 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