The University of Alabama has done more with less at the quarterback position than anyone else in recent college football history. Winning national championships with the likes of Greg McElroy and AJ McCarron [brilliant game managers, but otherwise underwhelming talents at the game's most important position] takes a special blueprint. The Crimson Tide's latest dynasty has been dependent on recruiting elite talent to execute a simple [as in straight-forward], yet devastating, game plan. It's a scheme that values decision making over play making at the quarterback position, and nothing breeds good decision making for a QB like having the time to figure it all out. That's why a commitment from top ranked offensive line recruit Cameron Robinson is a huge get for Nick Saban and the rest of Tide Nation. Robinson [6'5, 330lbs] is the type of prospect that allows the AJ McCarrons of the world to win national championships. Maybe more important than putting Robinson in a maroon uniform, is keeping him out of purple and gold one. Robinson, a Louisiana native, was a top recruiting priority for the rival LSU Tigers. However, Alabama got the job done in the living room, and now Robinson will be getting the the job done next year in Tuscaloosa. No one knows who will be quarterbacking the Tide this time next year, but we now know one of the men who will be protecting him. Cameron Robinson is Alabama's newest bookend.
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