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Why Alabama is optimistic about its defensive line

Before the game, an observer of Alabama's second scrimmage made a prediction.

You're going to see how much of a monster No. 99 is, he said.

He was right.

Bama's D-line should be more than fine even after losing Da'Ron Payne and Da'Shawn Hand. That's because of 99 -- Raekwon Davis -- and others like Isaiah Buggs and Quinnen Williams.

That group created consistent issues for Alabama's offensive line throughout the Tide's first two spring scrimmages and then again during Bama's A-Day spring game on Saturday.

"We had our couple scrimmages over the spring and it was crazy because I was looking at it and our D-line was playing like 'Wow,'" linebacker Dylan Moses said.