Alabama’s offensive line is one of the multiple positional units in college football that will endure huge expectations this season.
Providing that football happens, Nick Saban and Kyle Flood (offensive line coach) will look for this group to wear down opponents and put together drives to balance the team.
With experience such as Alex Leatherwood, Landon Dickerson, Deonte Brown, Evan Neal and Chris Owens returning, this has the makings of being a Joe Moore Award-winning bunch.
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Some analysts are hailing the Tide to have the best line in the sport, and Pierce Quick wants in on the conversation.
A redshirt freshman from Trussville, Ala., Quick arrived as a four-star in Alabama’s 2019 class.
Teammates describe him as the nicest guy in the community, but the ‘meanest’ player on the field.
Listed at 6-foot-5 and 291 pounds, he takes pride in having powerful hands and explosive footwork.
After playing in four games last year, members of the coaching staff have been impressed by his efforts throughout in-person voluntary workouts.
Quick has been labeled an ‘overachiever’ by his peers and according to respectable sources, yours truly of Touchdown Alabama Magazine has learned that he has added the weight and firmness to his game to be a potential starter.
If he earns the job at left guard, Quick potentially gives Alabama the most physical, dominant offensive line in college football.
On Monday, I spoke on what makes Quick stand out via In My Own Words.
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