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2015 College Football National Championship: Scouting Alabama's Defense

I will mince no words here, the 2015 Alabama defense is terrifying. With as much talent as anyone, and a system that has slimmed down to combat up tempo spread teams, Nick Saban, once again, is coaching the best defense in the nation.

What does Alabama want to do?

When Nick Saban first began coaching the Crimson Tide the goal of his defense was to put three large defensive linemen up front, play pattern matching coverage behind that and have everyone fly to the football. This lead to large unblocked linebackers shutting down any hope of efficiently running the ball on standard downs, forcing teams to try to pass their way out of third and long.