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The point you seem to miss is that BAMA nearly got beat several times, but even when they couldn't get the run game going, they had play makers at the skill positions the other teams simply didn't have and it saved their bacon and they made it to the NC game and were in it til just a few minutes left even without their top 2 receivers, why? becasue they had the best QB in the country. Thems the facts. Even with our "generational defense."
We won't have that "generational defense" this year and it will behoove us to have an even better offense than last year, If we won't to get back to the NC game. Now I don't see us really being challenged intil the SECC game. So, unless we just take someone for granted ala BAMA-Texas Tech, then we cake walk in.
I believe we have the skill players if everyone is healthy to be an unstoppable force on offense. That plus a good defense(probably not generational) should be enough or close to it.
Well said; however, I still disagree with you regarding BAMA's QB. While he is very good, I've seen much better. I'm not convinced he's the second coming...yet. I may be wrong about him. I need to see a larger sample size before I throw him in with the likes of J Montana, M Vick, S Young, J Elway, J Burrow, etal..
A big part of BAMA's and Young's success, or lack of failure, last year....was, luck and favorable officiating. For instance...the Young fumble, at the end of the 2nd qtr of the SECC, that Nolan Smith failed to pick up or recover while the ball bounced back to Young as he was trapped under Wyatt on the ground. Had the ball bounced in any other direction, UGA gets the ball back, and Bama doesn't score at the end of the half which would have changed the complexion of the second half completely.. Plain and simple, luck.. LOL.
Lady luck has smiled on BAMA many times over the years, along with favorable officiating. The tide has turned, (excuse the pun). They ran out of luck in Indianapolis and UGA's dominance in the 4th qtr precluded any interference by BAMA-friendly officials (not that they didn't try).
Some might say, "Well, BAMA makes their own luck and they have the skill players to take advantage". To a small extent that is true. But, unless Saban has a telekinetic ability that hasn't been revealed, they can't control the bounce of an untimely fumble or the trajectory of an opposing RB (Bigsby). LOL...if he did, he probably would have used it on A&M's winning field goal...another game where BAMA's luck ran out.