Originally posted on 11/15/2016:

Saying Bama won't be able to field a team by the end of the game due to injuries is more far fetched than them staying within 4 tds. Alabama is an anomaly when it comes to the college team vs nfl team question. That is what makes them so dominant in NCAA. They field an NFL sized team.

oline
Cam Robinson 66/310 (top 10 pick in 2017)

other lineman are
64/301
65/319
64/319
65/296

TE-OJ Howard 66/251( 1st Round pick 2017)
RB- Bo Scarbrough 62/240


Dline
Jon Allen 63/291 (Projected 1st pick in 2017 draft)

other 2 lineman
62/319
63/307

Tim Williams 64/252(1st rd pick 2017)
Ryan Anderson 62/253(3rd Round pick 2017)
Rueben Foster 61/236(1st round pick 2017)
Marlon Humphrey CB(Top 5 pick 2017)


Picks are current CBS sports 2017 draft projections


Unless I missed the Browns or any NFL that has 7 foot + /500lb athletes it's not a size mismatch anywhere.

Players are coming into the league more NFL ready than ever. They're not teenagers anymore having redshirted or are jr/seniors.
Big Ben, Cam Newton , Edge James , Zeke Elliot, Randy Moss, OBJ weren't boys vs men putting up great rookie seasons but guys a year or two younger are?



Bama is different. An outlier. Any other college team I'd agree. Pounding a freak like Scarbrough behind Jonathon Allen while dinking and dunking to future NFL stud OJ Howard can slow the game down enough to stay within 4 tds imo. That's not competitive. Don't try to bridge the gap from staying within 27 points to being competitive . That's not what I'm saying.