Alabama football rumors are flying around as Athlon Sports released their anonymous SEC coach quotes, and they’re not holding back on Kalen DeBoer’s program. Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! These coaches question Alabama’s ‘softness’ post-Nick Saban and the impact of key personnel losses like Ty Simpson, the top running backs, and offensive linemen. Alabama Football Report host Tom Downey breaks down these criticisms, offering counter-arguments and evaluating the fairness of comparing DeBoer’s record to Saban’s. This Alabama football YouTube video also delves into the importance of a competent run game for Alabama’s offensive strategy.
The anonymous SEC coach quotes from Athlon Sports highlighted several concerns about the Alabama Crimson Tide program under Kalen DeBoer:
Anonymous SEC Coach #1: “With whoever was going to follow Nick Saban, there was going to be a measuring stick on the toughness or the softness of the program. The run-game statistics do not vouch for toughness. They have to fix that. Losing [QB Ty Simpson] doesn’t help that. The top two running backs are gone, three of the top offensive linemen are gone and [WR] Germie Bernard was a special player. Losing all of them doesn’t allow people to play you honest so that you can run the ball. People are going to be able to play two-high safeties, create multiple looks and create issues for them.”
Unnamed coach #2: “Double-digit [point] losses were never a thing [under Saban]. Now, they’re a thing. That creates concern, talking points and narratives, which is tough to deal with because the players see it.”
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The accusation of Alabama football becoming ‘soft’ post-Nick Saban is not new and has been addressed by Kalen DeBoer. DeBoer stated, “I really do believe that you don’t win championships without a physical nature to your program. And that happens through what you do in practice. That’s what we want to become.” Tom Downey argues that by Year 3 in the transfer portal era, DeBoer should have made the team his own, and any continued ‘softness’ is a reflection of the program under his leadership, not a lingering effect of Saban’s departure.
Alabama football personnel losses are not as severe as some SEC coaches suggest:
– Ty Simpson’s effectiveness declined in the second half of the season due to injuries, suggesting a change at QB might not be a downgrade.
– The claim that Alabama lost its ‘top two running backs’ is factually incorrect; Jam Miller was the top back, but Daniel Hill was second in carries and yards, and Kevin Riley was third.
– While Alabama lost its top 5 offensive linemen by snap counts (Kadyn Proctor, Parker Brailsford, Wilkin Formby, Kam Dewberry, Geno VanDeMark), the O-line was underperforming, making a change necessary rather than a pure loss.
– Germie Bernard was a good player, but calling him ‘special’ is an overstatement; the current WR corps, including Ryan Coleman-Williams, has the potential to be more dynamic.
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