Remove the 14 points given up by the Bama O & Bama Special Teams and the D has surrendered an average of 13 points per game. Not sure where that ranks nationally or in the SEC, but one of the posted goals inside of the Alabama football complex is to surrender 13 points or less per game (seriously, that exact number). They may not be meeting your expectations, but they are right in line with their own expectations.

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they are last in sacks

Most teams they've played have used 3 step drops in their passing game game-plans thus minimizing the pass rush and getting the ball into hands of their playmakers against Bama's questionable secondary quicker.

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and interceptions

Again, routes used in the 3 step drop passing game are usually less likely to be picked (screens, slants, skinny posts, outs, etc).

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So, what does everyone think the problem is?

Got to give the opponents some credit for their gameplans.

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Youth?

Part of it, for sure.

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Coaching?

not from my perspective. the coaches have used a particularly wise practice tactic for the hurry up offenses in attempt to simulate that experience. I think it is helping, but will likely be something that helps more later in the year as the players are more used to it.

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Talent?

great Bama teams in the past have had very good LBs (there is no McClain, Hightower, Upshaw, or Mosley playing now - the talent at LB is young) and very good secondaries (there is no Kirkpatrick, Milliner, Barron, HaHa, etc playing now - Collins is the only first rounder, for example, that currently has experience. great bama teams lately have typically had multiple 1st rounders in the secondary at once...I do think Tony Brown has a chance to be a first rounder in 3 years, though).