re: So is it safe to say Golding is staying?

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At 68 years old, I'd rather have John effing Mitchell come home and coach on defense. I'd take all 68 years of him right now over everyone who has been mentioned.

Pittsburgh has led the league in sacks for three years in a row.

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Then you have who you want, congrats!

And the reason Pittsburg plays winning defense is for the same reasons Alabama played winning defense. Hoping for the best won't get you any closer.

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So you acknowledge all the other injuries? Because it sure as hell seemed like you were claiming you weren't putting it on injuries and named just the 2.

You know, since you were arguing in the other direction.

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Dude, it's hard to tell you anything. You are quoting back to me stuff that explains my argument, specifically.

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Well, our defense didn't lose us 2 games. Our TEAM lost us two games. If not for massive mistakes by our offense, we easily would've won the Iron Bowl, and we likely would've beat LSU.

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If and Buts. I'm pretty sure that wasn't the same recipe we were using the first 5 years of our playoff appearances.

I will sleep a lot better knowing that the Barner's freshman QB, could only score 34 points on our defense. Didn't leave much room for error, did it?

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that wasn't the same recipe we were using the first 5 years of our playoff appearances.

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but more offenses have changed the last 3 years than I think I've ever seen in a 3 year period. Till the rules favoring the offense change back to a more balanced game, not allowing linemen and dbs to hold, changing or at least enforcing the linemen downfield on pass plays, calling the wr picks, etc, it's only going to be more wide open. After all, it's what more people seem to like. There are entire leagues based on 7 player wide open football, and players evidently love it.

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not really counting on that, but it would be great

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Ha yea......

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If and Buts. I'm pretty sure that wasn't the same recipe we were using the first 5 years of our playoff appearances.

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You're right, sort of. We've been very successful when our offense doesn't have multiple costly turnovers in games, but even in some of the playoff seasons, we lost games because of mistakes on both offense AND defense. That is my point.

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I will sleep a lot better knowing that the Barner's freshman QB, could only score 34 points on our defense. Didn't leave much room for error, did it?

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Actually, it left room for PLENTY of error, seeing as how we scored 48 points WITH 2 pick sixes. That's my point. We held them in check plenty well enough to win the game.

Also, Bo Nix made some really incredible throws against us, as well as some good runs. Sometimes the other team makes great plays. Are we just going to not give him any credit at all, because he struggled a lot in previous games? And its not like he lit the world on fire against us. He threw for 50 percent and under 175 yards. Their offense scored one TD is the second half, and 2 40+ yard field goals.

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and that's where you lost me. Bo Nix is a very average quarterback, or at least he is yet.

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I am not saying that he isn't average. But he did show flashes of being more than average last year. And he did that against us. Just because a player is average overall, doesn't mean that he isn't allowed to make really good plays at times. See Stephen Garcia.

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but our defense was shitty and made Nix look better than he is.

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50 % completion percentage
under 173 yards passing
1 TD drive in the second half.
1 red zone trip in the second half.

I mean, come on, he was average against us.

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but more offenses have changed the last 3 years than I think I've ever seen in a 3 year period. Till the rules favoring the offense change back to a more balanced game, not allowing linemen and dbs to hold, changing or at least enforcing the linemen downfield on pass plays, calling the wr picks, etc, it's only going to be more wide open. After all, it's what more people seem to like. There are entire leagues based on 7 player wide open football, and players evidently love it.

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It's all relative these days. The offenses are dominating and it's as easy to prove as looking at the yardage the 2017 Bama #1 defense gave up as opposed to Bama, 2011.

So, no one should be thinking those days are ever going to be seen again. What we are looking for is good, fast, fundamental teams, that can tackle in space, like never before. And I think, can get to the QB, create negative yards and turnovers and get the hell off the field as often as possible.

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That's cool. Then next season should have you downright giddy. Cause there's plenty more where that came from.

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Plenty more of what?

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Giving up 34 points to that barner team.

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Oh. Well if we score 45 points, and no pick sixes, I'll be okay with it.