re: The Bama defense will be close to 2011 numbers. A dominant front seven, a second

Anderson, Pettway, and Evans were all pretty effective on the edge last year, though stats do not back that up. The secondary isn't going to show remarkable improvements 3 months after the Sugar Bowl. This years defense will more than likely not mirror the '11 defense, but it definitely returns some very solid players at key positions this year and more experience in the secondary. Demarcus Milliner and Dre Kirk weren't all-Americans in their first year.