re: Bama's QB Race

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What is the difference from last year. I still do not see an elite pass rusher, and the secondary doesn't have any star returners from last year. Last year Ragland was good, but I do not understand why people think he will jump to elite. Everyone is basing it on the star ratings, until I see it on the field I do not see where the improvement will be from last year.

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Tim Williams and R. Evans will both be elite pass rushers, were young last year. BTW, Bama finished like 4th in the SEC last year in sacks, so we were fairly good last year despite perception and will be better this year. Ragland was an ALL-American last year, he was and is elite...not sure what planet you've been living on but he is widely considered the best backer in the SEC this year. As far as the secondary, Cyrus is 1st team all-sec...he wasn't the problem last year. All the young 5-stars last year now know what they are doing, so whoever wins the other spot should be an upgrade. We now have two vets and former corners playing at safety which gives us a lot more range and athleticism on the back end to help us against spread and passing teams, and all reports from camp are that they have all looked much better than last years unit. We will see, but if only one SEC team was able to score more than 23 on our defense last year...what in the world makes you think 6 can this year against a much better unit?