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The offenses are built around the RB position, so the QBs aren't the emphasis in your offense and they achieve predictable results accordingly.

I don't think that is really true anymore. The only teams that still implement a run first philosophy are Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Georgia and Arkansas. Florida is pro-style, but McElwain is not a ground and pound guy. Mullen adapts to his personel. A&M is air raid. Kentucky runs the spread. Tennessee runs a hybrid spread. Ole Miss is certainly not built around running backs.

As for the defenses, the SEC have better DL/LB talent every year than every other league. Whether the team defenses are better or not depends on the year, but the interior play in the SEC on defense is just light years better than other places.

This post was edited on 11/11/15 at 10:37 am

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Posted by mightysooner

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Posted on 11/11/15 at 11:00 am to SummerOfGeorge

I agree with you that it's not so much true anymore over there as it was 5-7 years ago due to new coaches implementing spread offenses but among the top teams in that league it most certainly is.

A&M, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Vandy, Florida, State, Mizzou, South Carolina, Auburn (running QB) and Tennessee (dual threat QB) offenses are built around the QB. It's no surprise that these are the teams that have the most productive college QBs in that league.

Alabama, LSU, Georgia, and Arkansas all design their offenses around the RB position. It's no surprise that these teams produce the most productive college RBs in that league. A lion's share of the DL/LB talent produced in that league is produced by Alabama, LSU, and Florida when they have their act together, not the entire league.

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