What type of defense does Alabama use?

3-4 with multiple looks

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What type of defense does Alabama use?

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5-Star

Google Saban's 2008 Alabama football playbook. You can even download a PDF.

They're multiple but their base is a 3-4.

My opinion is that LSU’s defense is better than bama’s

That being said our offense not scoring was piss poor coaching, our O goes against our D in practice. There is a talent gap, but not that much of a gap. The offensive game plan, was scared and not to get blown out, guess what it happened anyway

If O keeps SE next yr expect the same results against bama!!!

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Like Aranda’s?

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Sorta.

More a base 3-4 two gap but multiple at times. That means, the defense will adjust at times, switching to a 3-4 one gap attacking, morphing into a 4-3 look and concept.

I bet even 1/2 the line will play like a 4-3 while the other half plays like a 3-4. Saban has been at Bama long enough to install that type of philosophy PLUS he has the continuity of players to pull it off.

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'pattern match' cover-3 zone.

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It looks more like a cover 2 at times when the corners will give a cover 3 or man look and then sit on a more shallow out breaking route. I'm not familiar with the term "pattern match" but that may give the corners more flexibility than the deep 1/3 in a cover 3.

Interested in what "pattern match" means, could you clarify? I'm assuming it means if there is no one running deep from their side of the field it gives them the flexibility to sit on the more shallow routes? If so, it would seem that a route combo of a deep corner or go route by the split end combined with a 10-12 yard out route from the slot would be tough to cover if the QB has any time.

The kind that whips you teams arse!!

6-1-9 ...Booyaka

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