Alabama’s defensive line may have been the weakest unit of the Tide’s historically dominant defense this past season, but that’s only because the linebacker corps and secondary were so superb.
Calling a defensive line that featured players such as Josh Chapman, Jesse Williams, Quinton Dial, Damion Square, Nick Gentry and Ed Stinson a weak spot would simply be unjust.
Now, though, after experiencing some major defections from the likes of linebackers Courtney Upshaw, Dont’a Hightower and Jerrell Harris, along with defensive backs such as Dre Kirkpatrick, Mark Barron and DeQuan Menzie, it looks like Alabama’s three-man front could actually be the strong point of the defense in 2012.
