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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 663414">They expect him to be a player by 2017, so he will need to hurry up regardless of his age.Age is not necessarily a function of the calendar.  It's more a question of mileage and the accumulated beatings a guy has taken from HS through into the pros by the time he hits the magical 30 mark..It's why Starks got a 2 year contract...he missed his senior year in college to injury and hasn't taken all that many snaps in the pros.Fackrell hasn't played all that much football, so consider him a "young 30".I've heard it said that Alabama's poor showing in this draft is partly a function of Saban having put a lot of wear on his guys, though I can't say I have a first-hand observation on that score.</blockquote>

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