Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A personnel unit with a lot of native talent makes as many big plays as they do mistakes; winds up actually being structurally weaker than we thought; and is ultimately undone in the end by injuries and lack of developed depth.
Wide receivers? Tight Ends? Offensive line? Special Teams? Bill O’Brien?
Alas, today that familiar story belongs to the secondary, a group that had as many highlights for opponents as they did for their own Combine tape; a DB corps that had many structural weaknesses disguised by Alabama’s record, pass rushing, and run-stuffing.