Without doubt, 2022 has been one of the odder starts to a season I’ve seen lately. No, not with the team per se, rather with folks who think that 2011 is just around the corner; that defenses routinely can get away with keeping opponents under 150 yards of passing; that three-and-outs are the aim of the game.
None of those are true, of course.
Yet, every week, I look up on the scoreboard and see a Crimson Tide team that has not allowed 20 points in a game, one that has permitted a grand total of two touchdowns in three games, and one that has done so despite replacing every single starting corner in an era of pass-happy offenses.