re: Bama Football Tidings

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rankings don't mean anything, especially since there were more good defenses this year than last.

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All the data I quoted is adjusted for opponents quality.

I really hate having to defend Golding because I think he was too much of a white board guy, but in retrospect by the LSU game our DL was really beat up and average at best.

I think our DL is much better this year talent wise and unquestionably deeper.

I think our OLB group is much better coached this year and I would take the 2023 ILB group as well over the 2022 group even though they’ve been banged up all year. I do think the 2022 group had to deal with blockers getting into the second level to a degree previous groups hadn’t seen so they get criticized somewhat unfairly.

Secondary is also better in 2023 talent wise due to the emergence of Arnold and Caleb Downs being a freak even though I loved what Branch brought to the safeties last year.

Bottom line I’d take the 2023 defense talentwise all day over 2022 due to the DL and the emergence of Terrion Arnold.