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Great Topic Musso!!

Everything you say makes perfect sense about the shedding of weight and the need for speed, but one thing to keep in mind is the style of play that Saban wants from his D. I know over the past few years and even when Kines was hired there was a lot of concern over the bend but don't break philosophy. While he didn't necessarily play that style he still used a read/react style and played a containment type D. The D would allow you to run side to side all day long, but going vertical was another story. While it wasn't the most aggressive or exciting style of defensive play it was by all accounts effective. Bottom line the defense did it's job and did so quite well.

Back to my original thought. Saban likes for his defense to dictate to the offense and not vice versa. Therefore if our front three are hosses and stay in the backfield of the opposing team then I say a few pounds don't hurt.............Guess we'll find out soon enough.

<blockquote data-quote="rammerjammer" data-source="post: 405086" data-attributes="member: 11327">Great Topic Musso!!Everything you say makes perfect sense about the shedding of weight and the need for speed, but one thing to keep in mind is the style of play that Saban wants from his D.&nbsp; I know over the past few years and even when Kines was hired there was a lot of concern over the bend but don&#039;t break philosophy.&nbsp; While he didn&#039;t necessarily play that style he still used a read/react style and played a containment type D.&nbsp; The D would allow you to run side to side all day long, but going vertical was another story.&nbsp; While it wasn&#039;t the most aggressive or exciting style of defensive play it was by all accounts effective. Bottom line the defense did it&#039;s job and did so quite well.&nbsp; Back to my original thought.&nbsp; Saban likes for his defense to dictate to the offense and not vice versa. Therefore if our front three are hosses and stay in the backfield of the opposing team then I say a few pounds don&#039;t hurt.............Guess we&#039;ll find out soon enough.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rammerjammer, post: 405086, member: 11327"] Great Topic Musso!! Everything you say makes perfect sense about the shedding of weight and the need for speed, but one thing to keep in mind is the style of play that Saban wants from his D. I know over the past few years and even when Kines was hired there was a lot of concern over the bend but don't break philosophy. While he didn't necessarily play that style he still used a read/react style and played a containment type D. The D would allow you to run side to side all day long, but going vertical was another story. While it wasn't the most aggressive or exciting style of defensive play it was by all accounts effective. Bottom line the defense did it's job and did so quite well. Back to my original thought. Saban likes for his defense to dictate to the offense and not vice versa. Therefore if our front three are hosses and stay in the backfield of the opposing team then I say a few pounds don't hurt.............Guess we'll find out soon enough. [/QUOTE]