re: Alabama has a better defense, had a tougher schedule & Ga’s grossly underestimating Milroe

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I always thought Marshall's best strength was pass coverage.
He is a linebacker. So the bar is adjusted accordingly (don't expect him to play like a safety).
But he has good athleticism, instincts, and takes great jumps into lanes. Better than most other linebackers in college football.

It is the other stuff where he is average.

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Marshall had a terrible play where he had Daniels at the 5 yard line and whirred on the tackle resulting in a TD. He read the play but hesitated and was a step slow and missed the tackle. He's also not very effective in pass coverage.
Lawson had an awful play in which he seemed to be spying Daniels on a key 3rd down play. For some reason, he tried to rush up the middle, promptly was blocked while Daniels ran outside and gained about 30 yards. Another play, he got juked out his shorts by Daniels but I won't hold that against him too much. Still, I don't think you would have seen some of our LB greats of the past miss an open field tackle like that.