- Jun 11, 2014
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If Kirby sticks with Stetson Bennett and the same defensive plan, would you expect a different outcome? Also, I believe Saban has only lost once to his former assistants. To me, the most important factor will be if Kirby finds a way to rush an “and 1” to pressure the QB while forcing him up into the pocket and not losing contain. That extra time with unimpeded vision is a killer. The Dawgs have a strong defense, but if they stay vanilla again, it favors Bama even with no Mechie I think.
The Dwags blitzed almost every down thinking they could rattle Young. It absolutely gassed their defense.
I think we'll see less blitzing and more dropping into coverage making Young have to be more accurate and scramble more.