The free safety position is an area Nick Saban must address at Alabama over the bye week.
Since 2008, the Crimson Tide has boasted elite players at the position.
Rashard Johnson, Justin Woodall, Robert Lester, Ha’Sean “Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Vinnie Sunseri, Eddie Jackson, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Deionte Thompson, and Jared Mayden could track the football, showcase range, cover lower-thirds of the field, and can return interceptions for touchdowns. Alabama has tried DeMarcco Hellams and Daniel Wright, but neither has worked.
When one of the two is at free safety, it is the matchup quarterbacks’ attack.
Hellams and Wright are talented; nevertheless, they lack communication and consistency.