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Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:42 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:42 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Yo george it's cool.
There's no doubt in my mind that the tide will have a rock solid starting front seven. My point being all along is that they don't have the EXPERIENCED backups they had in '15.
Some bama fans are trying to pass off smith and frazier as quality experienced backups on the DLine. That's not even close to reality. They only played in a few games last year with very little production to show for it.
Same at LB. The four backups I saw listed on a two deep depth chart had a total of 19 tackles with at least six coming on ST. Two didn't have any tackles at all.
There's no doubt in my mind that the tide will have a rock solid starting front seven. My point being all along is that they don't have the EXPERIENCED backups they had in '15.
Some bama fans are trying to pass off smith and frazier as quality experienced backups on the DLine. That's not even close to reality. They only played in a few games last year with very little production to show for it.
Same at LB. The four backups I saw listed on a two deep depth chart had a total of 19 tackles with at least six coming on ST. Two didn't have any tackles at all.
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Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:46 pm to 167back
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My point being all along is that they don't have the EXPERIENCED backups they had in '15.
I do agree that we will lack experienced backups at DT, which is where Frazier and the JuCo will be expected to contribute. I think our DE/pass rush DT spots are 2-deep with guys who have played a lot of important minutes, same with our DE spots.
LB has a plethora of guys who had huge game experience. Rashaan Evans played a ton against Clemson. SD Hamilton played quite a bit throughout the season. There will be 1-2 new guys expected to step in, as is usual, but that's how you keep building the depth.
I think that this group, across the board (including the secondary), is deeper, more experienced and more talented than 2015. I don't know that they will be a better defense because of how good the DL was last year. The secondary should be really, really good. The pass rush will be incredibly good.
The biggest thing is this team has experienced leaders at all 3 levels.
This post was edited on 3/14/16 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:55 pm to 167back
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Some bama fans are trying to pass off smith and frazier as quality experienced backups on the DLine. That's not even close to reality. They only played in a few games last year with very little production to show for it.
They are quality back ups who got snaps. Nobody said they played a ton. Not their fault as young guys that they were behind nothing but future first and second round NFL picks. As far as production, they both played nose...not their job to get tackles or stats of any kind for that matter. Clog the middle and demand double teams and you are a super star at nose, and will never have many stats to show for it. Fact. Again, you continue to look at the wrong things to gauge Bama's defense. Maybe stick to analyzing your team and let people who actually follow Alabama inform you of their strengths and weaknesses?
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