Alabama isn’t a top-10 team. It isn’t a playoff contender. Let’s face it: Alabama just isn’t Alabama in 2014.
We pondered this through the first month of the season. We suspected it after Alabama's 23-17 loss at Ole Miss. And now we know it after a sluggish showing at Arkansas in which the Crimson Tide eked out a 14-13 victory Saturday.
The defense has holes in the secondary and is lacking a dominant pass-rusher. The offense has been turnover-prone and has lost its ability to go vertical. Things have been so bad on special teams that coordinator Bobby Williams might soon be a candidate for reassignment.
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