Keep in mind, a young offense was a big part of the problem at Ole Miss, plus the defense scored in that game on 2 FR and a PR...which kept putting them back on the field. They were gassed at the end.Coach Saban and his staff recruit like crazy and coach these young men very well, so I don't think there will ever be a bad defense out on the field as long as Saban remains at Bama. With that said, it is hard to imagine losing some of these guys and still being as good. However, I also wonder if our defense has been as great as some talk about or if we have played several limited offenses, which had no chance against this D. Earlier in the year, we gave up 40 to Ole Miss and 30 to Arkansas, and I wondered if our defense was going to gel or just be a bunch of individuals. There are times our defense has looked absolutely incredible, but I think the playoff will determine how they are remembered. I think Washington has enough weapons to challenge us and a QB who can distribute the ball if their line can hold up. I also think Clemson will beat OSU and will challenge our D once again if we both win and face off. If they shut down the Huskies and either the Bucks or Tigers, then we can call them great. Then, we will start really talking about who is coming back or not and which guys are ready to step up and be the studs of next year, and there will be plenty of studs next year.
The SEC CG depth chartI found USC but the AU or SECCG one would be better.
http://news.tidefans.com/2016/08/31/projected-depth-chart-for-alabama-vs-southern-cal/
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I'm pretty sure a lot of coaches would love our "problems." As good, probably not. Good? I would guess we will be good.DT/E9 Da’Shawn Hand90 Jamar King
NG94 Daron Payne69 Josh Frazier91 O.J. Smith
E Johnny Dwight
JACK33 Anfernee Jennings24 Terrell Hall
WLB20 Shaun Dion Hamilton42 Keith Holcombe31 Keaton Anderson
MLB32 Rashaan Evans3 Mack Wilson
SLB47 Christian Miller16 Jamey Mosley
RCB. 28 Anthony Averrett. 29 Minkah Fitzpatrick5 2 Jared Mayden
FS15 Ronnie Harrison14 Deionte Thompson39 Levi Wallace
SS29 Minkah Fitzpatrick 6 Hootie Jones23 Aaron Robinson
LCBTony Brown Shyheim Carter
Pretty safe to assume Marlon declares so I took him out. Minkah got put in two spots for versatility purposes.
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These are also valid and fair points, but I still want another title before I call them great. I'm so spoiled.Keep in mind, a young offense was a big part of the problem at Ole Miss, plus the defense scored in that game on 2 FR and a PR...which kept putting them back on the field. They were gassed at the end.
If we don't win this year's playoff, it won't be because the defense was lacking.These are also valid and fair points, but I still want another title before I call them great. I'm so spoiled.
We said that last year, too, and it took every big play our offense and special teams could muster in order to beat Clemson. Football is great because it is such a team sport. There are times in these modern times of offense when some teams can get on a roll and no defense can shut them down, especially if certain officials are calling the games. However, I am hoping to see all phases of our game clicking come 12/31.If we don't win this year's playoff, it won't be because the defense was lacking.
There's no doubt that our defense got us to this point but I think our D could still lose it for us. I think we are vulnerable in the secondary. So far this season our pass rush has been so awesome that opposing QB's were unable to exploit this. We are going to face some very good QB's here in the playoff, so if any team can somehow slow down our pass rush we could get beat.If we don't win this year's playoff, it won't be because the defense was lacking.