I’m going to post something at some point about Smart’s defensive philosophy at Alabama – and, yes, Virginia, there was a Smart defensive philosophy at Alabama – but in the meantime, consider this:
I hope the 50% they’re leaving out is the way the defense played against Tennessee last year.
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50% of the time it works every time!
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I like how Kirby talked in the press conference about how the OLBs will be hybrids. Some will double as defensive ends in the 4-3, and others will provide depth as 3-4 ILBs. There’s talent on the edge. I hope we can get a bunch of it on the field.
For the defensive play against Tennessee, a bunch of it was due to poor fundamentals especially tackling.
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And the 50% they keep is the part that played against Auburn last year. I know it is a rivalry game, but Auburn seems to have more success against Kirby’s Bama D than the Dawgs of late. I could be wrong, but it just feels that way.
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It probably just feels that way because they haven’t had any success at all against Georgia, save for years when they play for a national title.
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And the “defense” on the field against UF in 2014.
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Wait…no return of Towel Boy and arm-flapping?
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I just want to see good solid defense. ILBS filling their gaps, #3 getting pressure on the QB and setting the edge, please, and #14 flying all over the place like last year. I really like #14.
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Hope that Kirby’s leaving the Clemson gameplan in Tuscaloosa.
In all seriousness, I was talking with a friend earlier today about how Kirby and Mel Tucker’s first time against Tech will go. I remember that Kirby’s Alabama defense had an awful lot of trouble with Georgia Southern’s triple option attack. Some of that could be attributed to a blue blood program not being excited to face a scrappy bunch of kids looking to stick it to a name brand program. Still, I hope they’ll have something figured out. At least most of the players will have had plenty of experience facing it.
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That Tennessee game, especially at the end, had the worst tackling I have ever seen by a Georgia team. Yes, worse than the tackling in the 2008 Tech game, though that was also abysmal. I hope I never see defense like that again, no matter who our coach might be.
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