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Truth. The game is geared toward giving the offense the advantage. There are rule changes that could reverse that a bit, but there is no interest yet in going that direction.

For 140 years they allowed the defenses to get on the field and mix and match. It helped control the pace of play and allowed teams to simply play best on best.

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Which brings us to another point - you have to have defensive players who are 3 down players and versatile and not specialists. And you also need a guy at each level of the defense (DL, LB, and DB) who is the coach on the field because coaching defense from the sidelines (by calling in plays/audibles, sending in plays with substitutes, etc) is increasingly difficult and too much of that will have your defense not even ready when the ball is snapped. Alabama had this happen quite a bit this year.

For offenses to play this fast and proficient they have got to "simplify" their passing and running techniques. Speed is the great equalizer.

Bama needs to match speed and simplicity with these guys.

In 2017, under Pruitt, we were fast and simple and Mack Wilson led the team in interceptions. Including the big pick-six that turned the Clemson game. If the NFL could have gotten their hands on him he was a first-round pick.

In 2018 under Tosh/Golding Mac got his first interception in the LSU game and not much after.

Coach Saban believes we need to continue to try to "outsmart" these simple, fast as lightning offenses that are basically designed to throw short passes or execute an option run game. So, here we continue to run down that rabbit hole, through a series of complex defensive disguises that need to be made after the OC gives them the call at the LOS.

Why not just appreciate and "GIVE IN" that when we fight "simple and fast" offenses with "simple and fast" defenses, instinct and talent take over and turnovers and stops come more rapidly?

And all our Mack Wilson's get taken in the 1st round, as they should, and we win a lot more games.