re: Which defensive units do you see being better/worse in 2014? A-Day thoughts

D-Line: Better. Agree with pretty much everything you said. I think A'Shawn and Allen will be monsters. It needs to be a wide open competition at Nose though. Ivory/Lake shouldn't be grandfathered in, they didn't play well this past season.


LB: Worse, but still one of the best in the country. Losing Mosley hurts big time. We still have DePriest, who in the last five games of the season played just as good if not better than Mosley. He's the second best ILB in terms of coverage we've had under Saban, but I think he'll have to compete with Lee for the Dime LB job. Devall will probably take more Jack snaps, but don't be surprised if Hand ends up earning PT at the position, if he even plays it. Reuben Foster at Will will be interesting. We know he has a lot of talent, and he is good in space from what we've heard despite some thinking he's just a downhill thumper, I think he could secretly be an amazing blitzer. At Sam, you'd think Dillon Lee and Ryan Anderson may end up sharing the spot, but I'd like to see Christian Miller get a chance to play some, and if we were to land Evans him too.


Secondary: Wash. Better CB play with Eddie Jackson, Tony Brown, and hopefully Marlon Humphrey getting the most PT. Safety play will take a hit, but Landon Collins is probably the best Safety in the SEC now that some guys left for the NFL. Jarrick played the Star well for the most part. Should be open competition at every position. Wouldn't mind seeing Hootie get PT at Safety or Money.