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Alabama Football: Defensive roster weaknesses and failures defined 2019 season

Most of the attention paid to the Alabama football roster is garnered by the Tide’s elite players. Every season the Crimson Tide has many of the nation’s elite players. But no team in college football fields first-teams, filled only with elite players.

The passions of college football fans are driven by tales of gridiron heroics. The most vivid memories are of great, game-changing plays, made by great players. The reality is games are most frequently won or lost by more than a few plays. Football demands team performance more than individual excellence. In basketball, Michael Jordan and Kobie Bryant were so good, they willed supporting casts to championship success.