re: Bama Football Tidings

Do we have any safeties big enough to play primary hybrid LB?

Looks like time to shift to a four man front (4-3) system as our base. Use what we have to cover what we don't.

4-3 blends of Base/Nickles/Dime with Kaho, Lee, Harris, Allen, Davis, Benton, Moody, Shy Cater, Xavier Making up the option from which to find the 3 LB's

Man this sucks!

It is what it is and even without Moses I like this defense better then last year. Until we get to Atlanta not a team on our schedule(at least on paper) that can light it up. They have 12 games to prepare for the tougher offenses.

This also means we get what most fans have wanted, Tua in for 4 qtrs and the Heisman.

Im not really worried about Dale for some reason but we’ll have to be patient with harris and lee

I think we have the personnel on the back end to play the type of defense that Saban played at LSU.

The calling card at bama has been to stifle the offense and it's a sin to give up a yard. Don't get me wrong, the Boa Constrictor mentality has been a thing of beauty. When he was at LSU it was more like a school of fricking Mako sharks. The linebacker group we trot out saturday as a whole will be better than anything he fielded at LSU and they used to just maul offenses.

I'd expect to see more 5 and 6 man rushes this season. Could be fun to watch. We've got some goons at pass rusher. The sit back and do your job approach is just going to be a lot to ask with 3 true freshmen forming the middle triangle of our front 7. Lost in the hysteria here is that DJ Dale is also starting in front of these guys.

don't give the offense time to pick apart rookies- just release the hounds on them and trust your first rounders on the back end. The offense will do their part.

In other (possible) good news? Cecil just tweeted this:

Saban said there was “misinformation” on [the reports of suspensions]. Sources indicate that no final decision regarding missed playing time has been reached, despite reports.

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Curious. Has a team won a championship in recent years with freshman inside linebackers?

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Saban just said on the SEC Teleconference that Shane Lee gets the first crack at it Saturday.

The gut of our defense is going to be DJ Dale at NT and Shane Lee and Christian Harris at ILB. 3 true freshmen who have never played a down.

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I don't think we'll need to make any changes to (or "dumb down") our defensive schemes, play calling, etc. I think Lee and Dale are probably as mentally ready as they are physically and Harris will catch up mentally pretty quickly. They mainly just need some college level game experience.

Shane Lee is very smart, has a high football IQ, great vision and instincts, and is a "bookworm" studying the playbook, film, etc. Lee and Dale arrived on campus last winter.

Lee, Harris and Dale may make a few mistakes in the first few games as they get settled in, but I think they'll be up to the task by the time we face tougher competition.

I hope the first few teams we play try to exploit the middle of our defense. That'll provide good learning experience for Lee, Harris and Dale.