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Title: "Nick Saban explains - at length - why Alabama freshman CB Eddie Jackson's playing time has decreased"
Post by: WALL-E on November 21, 2013, 08:55:02 PM
Nick Saban explains - at length - why Alabama freshman CB Eddie Jackson's playing time has decreased
(http://media.al.com/alabamafootball_impact/photo/13532326-standardjpg-7dce560fa25d8cf9.jpg)After starting three times earlier in the season, Jackson hasn't seen the field in Alabama's past two games.

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Title: Re: "Nick Saban explains - at length - why Alabama freshman CB Eddie Jackson's playing time has decr
Post by: Chechem on November 21, 2013, 09:18:08 PM
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"He's playing, he's just not starting," Saban said of Jackson. "He started a couple of games, did a good job. How many different people have we played at cornerback this year? We've started at least five different guys at some point in time. The two guys we start, does that mean there's something wrong with the other three guys? No, it just means the two guys that are starting are the best guys we have to play right now based on what we have to do right now."

On multiple occasions throughout an answer that stretched for more than 2 minutes, Saban praised both Jackson and fellow freshman Maurice Smith.

"Eddie Jackson's going to be a really, really good player," Saban said. "Him and Maurice Smith are both two freshman players that are going to be really, really good players, but it takes time for these guys to develop, especially at their position where one mistake is a total exposure. ...

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Title: Re: "Nick Saban explains - at length - why Alabama freshman CB Eddie Jackson's playing time has decr
Post by: Marshal Dillon on November 21, 2013, 09:55:41 PM
Uh oh, someone new in the Saban doghouse.



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Title: Re: "Nick Saban explains - at length - why Alabama freshman CB Eddie Jackson's playing time has
Post by: Jamos on November 22, 2013, 08:50:28 AM
I'm not so sure he's in the doghouse, he's just not better than the man in front of him. We should remember though, there's usually not that much difference between the 1s and 2s and sometime the 3s. Next Spring should be very interesting.