Initial Impressions from the Texas A&M game

Alabama rolled into College Station for what was deemed a true toss-up game, and it played out just that way. Fortunately, the scoreboard favored the good guys when all was said and done, leaving the Tide in the driver’s seat where the SEC West is concerned. There is still so much to clean up, as Alabama had to again overcome its own mental mistakes to bring home the victory, but this team has no quit in it.

Five games into the season, it’s fair to say that this pass defense is elite. For the third straight week, an opponent found it near impossible to find room to throw downfield with a ferocious pass rush breathing down the neck of the quarterback. We saw a fair amount of blitzing in the…