... true that Nick Saban is and will always be a defensive coach at heart, he's a realist first. That's why this year he's made no secret of the fact that for Alabama to have the success it had last year, it may be due in part from the other side of the ball.

"Last year we returned basically all our defensive starters and knew that we the defense would allow our new offensive players some time to come around," Saban said. "This year we return all of our skilled position players on offense and it's going to be up to them to carry the load until the new guys on defense get consistent."

"This year we need to be a lot more explosive on offense, pile up some points every game and give the defense a bigger cushion than we did last year," Saban c...

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