Reader Tucker asked a great question for this week’s #DearAndy mailbag, but the answer was a little more complex than my usual mailbag content. I wrote an entire column responding to Tucker’s query because he touched on a truly fascinating topic:
Have you ever seen staff turnover like Alabama has had this offseason? Especially the past three seasons combined.
We actually saw a more drastic one-season example just last year. Alabama has lost defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt (now Tennessee’s head coach), offensive coordinator Brian Daboll (now the OC of the Buffalo Bills), defensive backs coach Derrick Ansley (first as Colorado State’s DC, but he quickly pivoted to DBs coach for the Oakland Raiders) and defensive line coach (Karl Dunbar is headed to the Pittsburgh Steelers).