This defense has the potential to be our best one yet

I know some of us thought it could be even better than last year. You look at what we return in the secondary, Marlon and Minkah are two of the best corners in the game. Eddie Jackson may be the best Safety. Ronnie Harrison played a lot last year and he's playing well. Averett has the ability, just needs more reps.

Then we return our three best pass rushers, who ideally only get better. Plus Reuben Foster returns. Can we talk about Reuben Foster? He's out there playing the run AND pass at an elite level.

The only real concern was up the middle. Reed, Robinson, and Ragland shut down the run better than anyone else we've had in the Saban era up the middle. Payne is a beast who has stepped in, Tomlinson has added some more bulk and is an experienced guy who is clogging things up. Allen is a freak who is playing near 300 and still one of the best edge rushers in the game.

They were aggressive, they were hyped, and they were determined. JK Scott is gonna pin teams deep, and these guys are gonna eat.