By: Larry Burton
It’s something that every coach in America would like his players to believe, that everyone on the team needs to practice every practice like they were starting on Saturdays no matter what the depth chart says. But on some teams, the gap in talent between the first and second string is as wide as a gulf, not to mention the further separation to third and fourth string players.
But on Alabama’s team, when you have five star athletes on the bench, the gaps between players are more like blurred lines. Even rookies buried down the depth chart get to play on special teams, get their uniforms dirty and contribute.