Answered in the affirmative, he continued: "I was told what a great defensive line we have, by someone in your position. So I asked: 'What's the basis of your criteria that you're using to make this assessment?' And he says: 'Well, it looks that way on paper.' So, I just kind of took offense to that and said that we're not satisfied with how they're playing, but we're looking forward to them getting better.
"And they are getting better, and I think probably will be better, more athletic than we were a year ago."
Final Home Midweek for Alabama Brings Samford to The Joe