re: Players we signed that you thought would not be very good

I can’t believe no one has mentioned Robert Lester. If I remember correctly just about everyone thought he was a throw in for Julio and he turned out to be very solid by the end. I thought Derrick Henry would be a bust due to running so upright and his propensity to want to cut outside at his size.

Players I thought would definitely work out were Michael bowman and Eddie Williams. Bowman seemed like a sure fire stud to put opposite of Julio and Eddie Williams looked like he had the potential to be an all world safety. Also nick perry out of Prattville I thought he would contribute right away even though he had a successful career. I watched him live several times his senior year and became enamored by his athleticism because he wasn’t playing against or with players his caliber. Once at Alabama he was essentially just another guy trying to make it