Standard doesn't change for Alabama's 'D'
By Chris Low
Published October 28, 2012, 01:55:35 AM
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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