Oddly I found myself pulling for SC last night and I think I understand why. We know how to beat SC and historically do if for no other reason we generally recruit better and just have better athletes on our team. What bothers me is I had a sick feeling that our defense would not have fared any better vs A&M's prolific passing attack since I'm pretty sure our secondary will be one of our weak links.

We have always heard that defense wins championships and this has been true in the SEC to a large extent. But clearly there is a trend in the SEC towards more wide-open offense to the extent that without it, teams won't be able to compete. The days of conservative/safe offense are over and the champion of this concept, Nick Saban, sees the handwriting on the wall which is why he hired Lane Kiffin to instill some innovation in Bama's offense.

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Posted by wdhalgren

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Posted on 8/29/14 at 10:26 am to davesdawgs

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What bothers me is I had a sick feeling that our defense would not have fared any better vs A&M's prolific passing attack since I'm pretty sure our secondary will be one of our weak links.

I admit I was wondering how our defense would have looked against a team playing like TAMU last night. I'm not only concerned about our secondary, I still have doubts about the defensive front. In a fast paced game, especially in the heat, I just don't see enough depth to keep the big guys fresh. If our offense can be successful grinding out long drives, then that's not a huge problem, but if teams can force us into a shootout, it could be a problem.

This post was edited on 8/29/14 at 10:27 am

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