Last season was a growing and learning experience for the Alabama secondary. For the first time in a long time, there were no returning starters from the year before to start the season. By the seasons end, many of the people in the secondary had suffered injuries, been torched badly or blew a coverage. In the championship game, they just didn’t get their act together and Clemson’s quarterback Trevor Lawrence just carved them up making them look much worse than they were.
When you look back at the few losses Alabama has had during the Saban era, you could certainly point to the defensive secondary for many of them.