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Pardon me but, I'm about to rant. Defense is not "one short unit." Defense represents closer to 50% of the team than it does 33.3%. Now factor in the fact that this team had special teams play so bad it could force blood from the eyeballs, and you've got a seriously flawed football team nowhere near "all time great." Lester Cotton was bad enough to pull the entire OL down to Meh at times. The LB's were awful. Ive read some bull shite on here about how the lack of depth on the DL contributed to the poor LB play... I'm sorry, but that is bull shite. The LB's were lost in coverage, in the wrong gaps, couldn't get off blocks, took terrible angles to the football, and missed open field tackles all season long. Awful. Putrid. Embarrassing. The DB's were hit and miss against the pass, and absolutely sucked in run support. I dont think this fanbase has realized how awful these DB's were in run support. Surtain in particular will run from contact, and he did that in H.S. as well... Watch his reel and you'll see. He's going to be a lockdown corner sooner than later as he is immensely talented, but he will never be a factor in run support. Add these DB's to our poor LB's, and there was a total lack of "gang tackling," and players "flying to the football" like we've seen from defenses of the past. The QB could not grasp the importance of taking what the defense gives. The QB talked about being humble, but always put his personal glory above the team concept with all the hero ball, and holding the ball so long waiting for the homerun that he risked injury and turnovers routinely. Players wide open in the flats all fricken season all the way down to the fricken title game... Wide Open. (the gunslinger giveth '17 - the gunslinger taketh away '18) Also, not to pile on, and not to say it is Tua fault that he is frail, but Tua could not, and likely will not ever be healthy for more than a couple of games a year. I can't recall having ever seen a player lay on the ground, and limp off the field as much as Tua. I held my breath every. single. time. he got so much as tackled. I mean the dude got hurt in almost every game he played this season. Broke his freaking hand in spring ball, and the injuries have never stopped since. What did he do to his right hand in the natty game ? The punt returner refused to return punts. No matter if he had room or not, Waddle was a fair catch machine. Love Waddle, and I think he is going to be a great one, but my gawd what good is all the speed and elusiveness if you take a fair catch 99% of the punts ? (yes, some teams punted short to neutralize, but even booming punts where he had fricken 15 yds of cushion he would call a fair catch) The DC grew a vagina vs every good offense Bama played, and lacked any creativity in getting pressure on the QB. To the point that even I bought into the homer notion that Bama was "saving" some exotic blitz packages for the "big game." Nope. They simply did not exist. The Head Coach has a phobia of using timeouts in any strategic way. Not to buy time for the defense to breathe in the midst of an opponent cramming the ball down the D's throat. Not to run a two minute offense before the end of a half. Not for anything. Not even to get the defense out of a bad alignment. (not even when there is one play to decide a title game, and he knows his D is playing the wrong technique. see '17 clemson natty) Can any of the Bama beat reporters ask Saban where the vault is that he keeps all his saved timeouts in, and why ?

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Saban sucks in the NFL, his schtick only works with college kids. He is a joke among professionals. Much like Petrino was with the Falcons.

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