Quote:I'd be very surprised if Alualu starts ahead of Marks. I think his role will end up being that of a rotational backup to all three guys.

perhaps my thoughts were a little muddled in their presentation.

i was going 1 tech miller 3 tech bryant 5 tech alualu but only on 3rd and shorts ie obvious run territory to add a bit of bulk up the gut

i think marks will be starting 3 tech for the majority of downs but the jags were vocal about wanting to reduce his snap count to keep him fresh when rushing the passer

 

contrary to what everyone seems to think I don't think bryant will start over alualu. bryant is older, slower and less explosive ,despite the popular conception that he is totally useless, alualu did a solid job last year.

 

He played well towards the end of the year and having another off season to adjust to the system and with a healthy roy miller next to him picking up some extra slack i think he can offer what bryant does in the running game.

 

they have both proven they can eat the double team make tackles and get penetration at the line of scrimmage, the main difference between them last year is alualu's ability to chase down the play, I'm not saying he is fast but he's a darn sight more nimble than red bryant

 

i see alualu as your starter and bryant as your situational and rotation guy and think he will see a large number of snaps at 5 tech and 3tech to keep both players fresh and help in the run game.

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