re: How many SEC and BCS championships will Bama win in ...

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Yeah, and I was making that post in jest, but seriously, he may be in for a rough transition next year. It's not going to be easy to replace all 3 D-linemen, 2 LBs (3 if McClain goes to the draft), a CB, and a S from the starting '09 defense.

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I'm not as worried about the DL and LB as I am about the secondary. If Jackson leaves, that's a huge turnover. 2 CB's and a safety is a lot.

I think we'll be a little easier to run on without Cody but it's fortunate that Chapman has been really good for us and Dareus is going to kill people next year. Dareus was the scariest DE on our team this year. Luther Davis has gotten plenty of snaps as well. The starters will be ok but the depth issue will be interesting to see.

I think the LB's really depend on whether Hightower comes back healthy. If he's back then we'll look pretty good. If he's not, then it will make the loss of Rolo even more glaring. We've got a lot of talent there but it's mostly unproven. Hightower, Nico, Harris, and Upshaw doesn't sound too bad though.

Overall I'm glad that some of our guys got quality snaps this year so they're not a complete unknown quantity. Guys like Chapman, Dareus, Upshaw, Green, etc. all got enough to show if they can compete.