Alabama's quarterback battle remains one of the most talked-about storylines of the college football offseason. The reasons why are fairly obvious: The battle will extend into preseason camp and has been the subject of grad transfer rumors involving Braxton Miller and Everett Golson.
Here's a question, though: Is it really that important who the Tide's starting quarterback is in Week 1?
If anything, Alabama's recent history under head coach Nick Saban has shown that defense is the pavement on which national championship runs are constructed. If the Tide want to get back to a national championship game in 2015-16, their defensive line is going to get them there.