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re: Where Alabama ranks statistically after 3 weeks
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:52 am to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:52 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Half of the Shula era maybe. 2004 and 2005 were incredible defenses with NFL players all over the field.
So half of Shula's defenses were better than this one? That's depressing.
I mean, it's honestly concerning. I get that injuries have gutted our LB corps and that's understandable. Should get better there as we get Evans, Jennings and Moses back. However, this DL isn't playing in the opponents backfield AT ALL. And that's with 5-star Payne, 5-star Hand and a glut of 4-stars like Davis playing. Very few tackles for loss, pressures or sacks from those guys. Johnny Dwight honestly seems to be in the backfield more when he gets in than any of those guys. Starting to make me wonder about the Dunbar hire, quite frankly.
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 11:58 am
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Posted on 9/18/17 at 11:54 am to tider04
The starting 11 on those defenses were good. But they had no margin for error. However, that was definitely a different era of offensive football they were facing. They wouldn't rank anywhere near that now. The 2004-2005 defenses had little depth either.
Posted on 9/18/17 at 12:00 pm to tider04
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So half of Shula's defenses were better than this one? That's depressing.
I mean, as of now? I guess. Also, not sure how that would be depressing.
The 2005 defense had
DL - Mark Anderson (7 year NFL, 36.5 Sacks)
DL - Wallace Gilberry (9 year NFL, 34 Sacks)
LB - DeMeco Ryans (10 year NFL, 13.5 sacks, 7 INTs, 7 Forced Fumbles, NFL Defensive ROY, 2x Pro Bowl)
FS - Charlie Peprah (7 year NFL, 195 tackles, 8 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles)
SS - Roman Harper (11 year NFL, 818 tackles, 18 sacks, 11 INTs, 15 forced fumbles, 2x Pro Bowl)
CB - Ramzee Robinson (3 year NFL, 29 tackles)
CB - Anthony Madison (7 year NFL, 78 tackles, 1 interception)
That group also had a bunch of good, veteran players like Rudi Griffin and Freddie Roach. It was a dang good defense, for any era under any coach. There wasn't much depth there (see 2006), but the starting 11 was very solid with a lot of talent.
This post was edited on 9/18/17 at 12:03 pm
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