re: Few things from today 11/12

Youth, inexperience, players leaving early for the NFL and recruiting misses is why Bama's defense has been so bad the last 2 years.

McClain is a little crazy and a Alpha, that's the reason for all of the off the field stuff. Does he have a little cousin or someone who's a baller?

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if Saban is the de facto DC

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Is he though? I think this is just a longstanding myth. He's heavily involved in the scheme and the coaching, but he's not the one calling the plays (the DC) or managing the personnel (the position coaches). We've lacked in both of those areas which will lead to a "bad" defense.

Some of those issues date back all the way to Kirby's days here. I think we got so used to having elite players on defense that we were lulled into a conservative mindset on that side of the ball. Don't risk an aggressive playcall (nickel blitz, double A gap, etc) when Jon Allen or Quinnen Williams is going to disrupt the play anyway. We've played a bend but don't break style for several years now, but we didn't even bend because we just had the dudes on that side of the ball.

As frustrating as it's been to watch this season...how does Clemson look if they lose two starting linebackers and a starting defensive end before the season starts? What about LSU? Ohio State? We were dealt a pretty shitty hand this season on that side of the ball. Add Labryan Ray, Dylan Moses, and Josh Mcmillon to this defense and I think you've got not only a much more talented unit, but a much more organized unit that isn't blowing assignments every week. You have to play the hand you're dealt though. It's why before the Duke game I predicted an aggressive scheme this year. If you've got guys that are unsure of what they're supposed to do, it's simplest to tell them to run downhill and go get the football in the backfield- not give a heisman candidate time for his 4 and 5 wide guys to find the soft spot in your coverage because you aren't exactly sure who you're supposed to be covering, or you get caught up in pre snap eye candy to realize your coverage responsibility is standing by himself in the flat. An aggressive defense mitigates a lot of that, because it forces the QB to make a decision before the offensive play design is complete. I've been pretty disappointed with the defense this year, but the kids are running the plays that are called in from the sideline. Yes, at the end of the day Saban is very involved in the gameplan and can over rule any call on gameday, but LSU didn't do anything against us that they haven't done all season, and we didn't figure out a way to attack it enough to slow them down. On the other side of the ball, they blitzed Tua early and often and timed much of it on the same cadence we've used since Jalen took over. They couldn't cover our receivers, but it didn't matter because they got to Tua before our guys finished their routes. A novel concept that Golding apparently doesn't grasp.

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A dude like Rolando McClain

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Grew up around gangs in Decatur. Barron grew up right outside of Pritchard. Jon Allen grew up in a military household. Ronnie Harrison grew up in Tallahassee. You just need a bad motherfricker on that side of the ball sometimes, and the others will take on that personality. Those guys got visibly pissed off on the field and took it personally when mistakes were made. I haven't seen a guy on this defense light into one of his teammates yet. Word is that Jennings is a badass, but he's not an outspoken one that demands excellence from his teammates. Maybe it's just a different generation now, it can't be easy to maintain that drive and desire when you're signing up to play for the unquestionable giant in the sport--it's human nature to a point to expect the jersey to carry some of the load when you're 18 years old. The days of AJ McCarron and Barrett Jones nearly coming to blows when we're up 4 touchdowns are long gone.

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The package we're in will be dictated by the offensive personnel

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Was this the case Saturday? I know previous years we were able to shutdown the run game because we could run our base D against passing personnel/down&distance.

I figured Saturday we were in dime mostly because of our own experience/depth and not LSU packages but I haven't rewatched.

Thank you for the clarification.

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The days of AJ McCarron and Barrett Jones nearly coming to blows when we're up 4 touchdowns are long gone.

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A couple or so games ago, Tua and Jeudy went off on one another...but definitely not seeing any of that on the defensive side of the ball...

You are in this for the "look at me, I'm in the know" element of it. You're no different than the other douchebags over the years who are desperate to be seen as "insiders."


No offense but get over yourself. You seem similar to so many others on Bama forums who want to be regarded as "in the know" regardless of what little you actually know.

AHM21, Boz has long proven that he gets inside info, and he also disseminates this info in a reserved manner, as any insider should. It's been proven over multiple years and across multiple boards. And a good lot of us really appreciate any info that gets shared, as it significantly increases our enjoyment of our beloved Crimson Tide in this little dysfunctional community here.

What you're doing now is just being a hater - a pathetic, pitiful hate-loser. Boz doesn't strut around here, and the only type of person who'd think he was and want to call him out on it as you have tried to is just the worst kind of loser - one who needs to belittle others to feel like a big man. This is pathetic.