🏈 Standard doesn't change for Alabama's 'D'

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- OK, maybe Alabama’s defense isn’t dripping with the kind of talent it was a year ago. Four of the starters on the Crimson Tide’s 2011 national championship defense were taken among the top 35 picks in April's NFL draft. That’s the kind of talent you simply don’t replace overnight. At least, not in the SEC. But try telling that to the guys on this Alabama defense. They grew tiresome of hearing all offseason about what they weren’t going to have this season and all the players who were no longer around.

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[alabama mike]

The second teams, both on offense and defense left much to be desired last night. On defense we had missed tackles, poor alignment at times and blown coverage with the db's.

On the offensive side, the had a few mental mistakes that they do not need to be making at this point in the season. I realize the game was out of reach for MSU when the second unit came on the field but you still must execute the basic offensive plays even when you are trying to run the clock out.