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2013 SEC defenses - will they regress?
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:11 pm
Is the SEC poised for a bit of regression defensively this year? LSU and Bama are going to be inexperienced on the dline, there is definitely a lack of experienced lockdown corners (see below), and a lot of the traditionally strong defenses aren't returning a lot of tackles.
Gilmore list his top 5 corners going into the season.
1. Ifo Ekpre - Olomu (UO)
2. Bradley Roby (OSU)
3. Jason Verrett (TCU)
4. Darqueze Dennard (MSU)
5. Aaron Colvin (OU)
Purifoy and Belue miss the cut. Here is the cut from CFB Live. Of course, he does state that Purifoy has upside to put him in the top 5 and the NFL will love that.
Phil Steele's % of returning tacklers doesn't have a traditionally strong team until #46.
Tennessee #20
Mississippi #21
UK #24
Auburn #26
Vandy #45
Bama #46
Miss St #66
Missouri #87
Arky #88
A&M #97
LSU #101
Florida #107
S. Carolina #116
Georgia DEAD LAST #126
Even BAMA at #46 is retooling a defensive front. With what seems to be a lot of returning offensive talent and a perceived lack of returning experienced defensive talent, do you see regression?
Gilmore list his top 5 corners going into the season.
1. Ifo Ekpre - Olomu (UO)
2. Bradley Roby (OSU)
3. Jason Verrett (TCU)
4. Darqueze Dennard (MSU)
5. Aaron Colvin (OU)
Purifoy and Belue miss the cut. Here is the cut from CFB Live. Of course, he does state that Purifoy has upside to put him in the top 5 and the NFL will love that.
Phil Steele's % of returning tacklers doesn't have a traditionally strong team until #46.
Tennessee #20
Mississippi #21
UK #24
Auburn #26
Vandy #45
Bama #46
Miss St #66
Missouri #87
Arky #88
A&M #97
LSU #101
Florida #107
S. Carolina #116
Georgia DEAD LAST #126
Even BAMA at #46 is retooling a defensive front. With what seems to be a lot of returning offensive talent and a perceived lack of returning experienced defensive talent, do you see regression?
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 11:29 pm
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:13 pm to bisonduck
Not enough to let anyone else win an NC.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:15 pm to bisonduck
The Pac 12 posters here are terrible.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:16 pm to bisonduck
Guess A&M and SC aren't in the SEC anymore.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:16 pm to CNB
They just got added.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:18 pm to bisonduck
I don't feel any better. 
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:18 pm to CNB
It will be a down year for sure.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:19 pm to bisonduck
I wouldn't worry about Bama & LSUs defense 
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:22 pm to Warden
When has Chavis had a bad defense at LSU? Bad defense at all for that matter.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:22 pm to TeLeFaWx
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Recently converted SEC posters here are terrible.
FIFY
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:26 pm to bisonduck
We redshirt all Americans at Alabama on defense. Don't worry about us
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:26 pm to bisonduck
Things that never change on the defensive side of the ball for those SEC programs.
Quality Recruiting
Great Coaching/Player Development
SPEED
Quality Recruiting
Great Coaching/Player Development
SPEED
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:34 pm to bisonduck
Bama won't be inexperienced on the d-line. Bama rotates the DL a lot, so most of the DLs that will play a lot of minutes had plenty of playing time last year.
When has Saban not had a top 5 defense at Bama outside of his 1st year? Last year and in 2010 were our most inexperienced defenses, and both were top 5 defenses (if not top 3).
When has Saban not had a top 5 defense at Bama outside of his 1st year? Last year and in 2010 were our most inexperienced defenses, and both were top 5 defenses (if not top 3).
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 11:36 pm
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:34 pm to bisonduck
Bama will have 2 new starters on the DL but will be experienced and very good at LB. Safety should be excellent. CB is still a bit of a question mark. I'd be surprised if the D isn't top 5 in the country again.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:37 pm to sarc
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Bama will have 2 new starters on the DL but will be experienced and very good at LB. Safety should be excellent. CB is still a bit of a question mark. I'd be surprised if the D isn't top 5 in the country again.
LSU is almost identical to this post.
Only differences are that we replace 3 DL, and safety will be a bit inexperienced. Corner should be very solid:
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:37 pm to Bamatab
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Bama won't be inexperienced on the d-line. Bama rotates the DL a lot, so most of the DLs that play a lot of minutes had plenty of playing time last year. When has Saban not had a top 5 defense at Bama outside of his 1st year? Last year and in 2010 were our most inexperienced defenses, and both were top 5 defenses (if not top 3).
The SEC will field good defenses. I am asking if you think the league will regress overall defensively. Regression doesn't mean they will be bad or mediocre. Regression just means they will slip overall even if slightly.
Bama reloads. We all know that.
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 11:38 pm
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:39 pm to bisonduck
We frequently rotate guys on the D-Line, so it isn't like they are inexperienced. Stinson is a returning starter and Fanning and Pagan had a lot of PT last year. Dickson played a lot as LB and is being converted from Jack LB to a DE. At NT, Brandon Ivory has some PT although it is fair to say he is the least experienced as Jesse Williams played a lot.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:45 pm to sarc
When a team's fans have to start comparing their defensive units to their own past defenses they don't have too much to worry about. Bama and LSU are used to this, and it is a wonderful measuring stick to have to use.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:46 pm to bisonduck
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I am asking if you think the league will regress overall defensively
I doubt it. The last time I checked the high schools in the southeast were still producing animals and sending them to the SEC.
Basically, the top 4-5 defenses in the SEC will be the top 4-5 defenses in the nation
Posted on 6/18/13 at 11:49 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
Invite the Grinch, ruin Christmas...
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