re: Bama hasn't had a top 5 scoring defense since 2017

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Truth. I've always wondered about that. It has to have something to do with the way they practice. Maybe the offense whipping the defense all the time carries over to games, and good defensive teams humiliate the offense all week at practice carries over ? That's all I got

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That and the more physical nature of practices. Defenses practicing against a physical Offense are used to making tough plays.

Also, time of possession. The best defenses almost always are complemented by a physical, ball control offense. Honestly, for Alabama to be in the teens in total defense over the past several years is really good imo. The problem I had with Goldings defenses are ability to get stops when needed. That improved substantially last year.