re: 2014 Alabama's Bad Statistics

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Saban is supposed to be a defensive back guru, but the cornerback position has hurt Alabama the past few seasons. Alabama prides itself on rushing defense, but has struggled versus nontraditional rushing attacks. I have no expectations for next season and am grateful for what Saban has done.

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I'm also grateful. Saban is outstanding at coaching DBs, but as he has said, his prototypical corner is 6'1", and as good as Saban and Smart are, they can't coach 5'10 corners to be 6'1.

Some have criticized the coaching in the aftermath of last night, but while we had some very good players on this team, no amount of coaching will ever turn a Trey Depriest into a CJ Mosely. Nor will it turn a Denzell Devall into a Dont'a Hightower. Or an Eddie Jackson into a Dee Milliner. Or an Austin Shepherd into a DJ Fluker. And certainly not a Christion Jones into a Javier Arenas. Our QB was coached up in a huge way, and put in extraordinary hours in the off season on his own to make himself better, but getting that kind of a bump in so many positions that were lacking isn't ever likely. It is what it is. Yet while this team isn't as talented as some recent teams, it has been a helluva lot of fun to watch, and has certainly accomplished great things. Certainly a team to be proud of.