If you burn down the defense and rebuild, Bama will have the same terrible defense next year. You never want to depend on true freshman on defense. Bama will be a lot better next year on defense as long as injuries don't cripple them again.

Injuries have killed the Bama defense the last 3 years.

How much better would the Bama defense been against Clemson last year with a healthy Buggs, Diggs, Lewis, Allen and Miller?

Or this year with a healthy Moses, McMillan and Ray?

Losing Moses was crippling. It would be like losing a McClain, Hightower, Mosley, Ragland or Foster from the great defenses of Saban earlier teams.

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Posted by 251_Dreaux

Port-City, BAMA

Member since Jul 2013

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Posted on 11/10/19 at 8:09 am to remaster916

My gripe is this. Even with the injury bug striking the defense, there is no way we should still have players not knowing where to line up and there coverage assignments. I can live with the mistakes of Lee and Harris, but to see veterans like Mayden, Benton, Carter, Davis, etc. play out of position or simply not knowing what to do is disheartening and down right a reflection of poor coaching and scheming.

Having played defensive back in college, I can admit Golding knows more football than me; However, this defense has no identity. Most defenses have an identity (i.e. blitz happy, coverage tricks, etc.) at this point, and our only identity is giving up 3rd downs.

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