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Title: Alabama's defense has matured since setbacks during 2010 win at Arkansas Post by: pmull on September 21, 2011, 08:09:30 AM Alabama coach Nick Saban was asked Monday about the gains in maturity his defensive backs made last season.
The Razorbacks scored a touchdown on its second offensive play of the game, a 43-yard pass from former quarterback Ryan Mallett to running back Ronnie Wingo Jr. Saban said the flat was left uncovered, which should have been protected by a Crimson Tide linebacker. He said there were a lot of early mistakes, including the failure to adjust to the right formations. "It wasn't just the secondary," Saban said. "There's a little more consistency and a little more knowledge and experience and I think a little more ability to adapt to circumstances and situations. I think when you play somebody like Arkansas, they do a lot of different things. They do a lot of the same things out of a lot of different things. Conceptually, they're the same things, but it's typical NFL style." http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/09/alabamas_defense_has_matured_s.html |