Yes, 22 is two TE's, two RB's and a single WR. Who runs that scheme?
Few, if any, teams “run that scheme” exclusively, but my point is ANY team or situation employing 2 TEs. The best offenses these days are multiple. So I’m thinking Ga, LSU, Texas, maybe Tenn this year … anyone who has the OL and TEs to run inside with heavy personnel. Again, I remember hearing Saban state emphatically that you need that 5th guy against big OL with 2TEs. I’m just wondering in these situations if Womack schemes a 5th DL or if he expects the Husky to come down in the box and contest against a bigger offensive blocker.
I would get excited over a top 5 D.
Good chance to be if we only looked at P4 schools. The finished last year at #16 in scoring defense: about half of the top 20 consisted of teams like Troy, Air Force, etc.
Elite D will be top 5 or 10 in my opinion.
Do you take boarders and hangers on?
Do you not believe our coaching staff will adjust for heavy alignments? In reality, Bama played base 3-4 so little last year that it looked much like a 4-2 - and I know the DB assignments will not match a Saban defense.
This is one of those things that confuse me.
At one point, someone on the site was lamenting the 3-4's capacity against the spread or RPO, but my memory's so bad I can't remember who it was.
Every team has a problem against a good spread or RPO offense. Saban's nickel did...then he went to the 'Rabbits.'
Ok I will qualify from my perspective - single digit scoring allowed, sub 75 ypg rushing and sub 200 ypg passing. At least sub 300 total yards per game and single digit scoring. Probably unrealistic but if they do that they will be elite and I will excited!!!!
Gotta pay your own way!!!!!!!!
I think it was #27, or #28.Where's Ole Miss?
They still likely won't have that caliber of defense to win a championship. How their team is structured, they're not built to be an elite defensive unit. They'll have their games where they play well, but if their offense isn't scoring at least 30+ points in a game, then theres a good chance they'll lose. Now I'll say this, their schedule this season is very favorable to them, especially early in the year. But as their schedule goes on, it gets tougher and tougher. They have to play at LSU, then Oklahoma, then back on the road against Arkansas, then their biggest game of the year.... Georgia. It's very possible they drop two games in that run they have. I just don't see their defense playing to the level needed to win all these games, but we'll see.
Yep! Got to be able to get off the field on 3rd down! That has been an issue for the last several years!!
