re: So is Alabama the best team in the country rn?

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Bama's Defense is very good for what the game is today. I don't know that we will see teams with the stats of BAMA/LSU 2011 any time soon.

Rules and QB development has changed the game. The more talented teams 10 years ago didn't throw the ball 45 times a game regularly like you see today.

You can give up 450+ yds and 27-31 points and have a solid defensive outing these days if the Defense makes key plays and allows the O to get some separation at some point.

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No, it's not very good for what the game is today. It's above average, but very good is Georgia.

Nobody (well, nobody sane) expects us to put up 2011 Alabama defense numbers. However, there is an expectation to be able to get off the field on 3rd down and stop drives. Modern defenses have to be able to create disruptive plays to stop drives. We've done that at a decent clip so far, but doing that at a better rate and doing a better job of not making idiotic mental mistakes is the key to our future defensively.