re: Tom Green at risk of becoming a bust for AL.com...

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and 2014's No. 1 overall recruit, Da'Shawn Hand, who is currently a backup defensive end at Alabama.

In Hand's case, Farrell said the 6-foot-4, 278-pounder fell victim to the numbers game at Alabama, especially after Jonathan Allen decided to return for his senior season. Even then, Hand is factoring heavily into the Tide's defensive line rotation and has 12 tackles, including a sack, to go along with a forced fumble and a hurry in seven games this year.

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So Alabama gets a pass because it's just a "numbers game" there. They have so many 5 stars that it's OK if Hand is a back-up.

But the same can't be true for AU, right? AU has no talent at all ahead of Cowart. Right?