re: Coaches and NFL scouts say LSU has no chance because of talent gap

There isn't a huge gap in talent among the starters. Talent is never an issue, just the use and development of that talent. Now Bama has more depth, but, interestingly enough, everyone tries to down play some of Alabama's defensive lapses coming in the second half with their backups in the game.

So, are they this super team or not? If we're going to say their backups are sucking, then we can't simultaneously call them a deep team. They have depth in talent, but perhaps their reserves aren't as ready as they need to be.