I would like to see McCalleb used more as a secondary receiver and Zachery with a few extra totes. Also think the threat of Newton running gives defenses fits as a creator rather than Todd feeling he had to force some stuff after a few failed possessions in a row. It will be interesting to see how Malzahn gets around Tate's absence as the number one threat which defenses had to key on in spite of the varied formations and motion. Fannin, Burns and Dyer will get the heavy stuff done with this group in front of them, I'm certain.
The unpredictability of the offense could actually be more lethal without an bread and butter guy and everyone trying to make his own highlight film as long as Newton remains bent on dialing up the right numbers. We have the best overall receiver in the SEC in Adams. A true deep threat on the field is what is needed to make this the most entertaining offense in cfb. We can get by without the home run, but who wants to?
I'm not all that impressed with Newton's speed. I'm not so sure his promise lies in speed, but more of a Tebow type thing. Tebow wasn't really a blazer, just one big tall tough fucker, thus hard to bring down. Newton's Rivals profile lists him as 6'6" 247 lbs and runs a 4.53 40. I was re-watching a few spring games I had on the DVR the other day, and if that kid runs a 4.5 40, it's the slowest looking 4.5 known to man. He does look to be a hard runner, though. Honestly, I was more impressed with Caudle than Newton.
AJ Green may have something to say about the whole best receiver in the SEC thing. If you're basing it on stat lines alone, I'm not so sure that's the best way to crown somebody the best in the conference. He's good, and I wouldn't mind him playing for Alabama at all, but best in the SEC? Not so sure about that.
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