Alabama football fans have waited a long time to see Bama be this type of threat to score at any given time. Watching this year’s version of the Crimson Tide’s offense it becomes immediately clear that the passing game is leaps and bounds better than at any other time in the Nick Saban era. As fun as that is to behold, Alabama football has been built on the ability to run the ball at will, and on having an elite defense. This year, the elite defense is there, but the running game has been lacking. Below are offensive stats for Alabama from the first four games of 2017 and 2018.
Alabama Football: Comparing offensive numbers for Alabama from first four games of ’17 and ’18
