In the moment, Alabama's assistant coaching staff overhaul was jarring. Both coordinators and almost the entire defensive bloc departed or was on the way out from December through February.
This created a challenge Nick Saban several times said wasn't exactly optimal. Serious experience walked out the door for new jobs.
And the turmoil certainly had an impact on the 2018 recruiting class.
However, with the new blood also came an opportunity to plug a few cracks in the recruiting machine that felt the impact of 2016 assistant departures Mario Cristobal and Billy Napier.
An infusion of young coaches with recruiting pedigree has been a noticeable factor in Alabama's early 2019 recruiting success.