Alabama's secondary 'just worried about our guys' following Louisville talk
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama is currently more than a three-touchdown favorite for its Sept. 1 season-opener against Louisville. However, that has done little to temper the confidence of the Crimson Tide’s first opponent.
In fact, one Louisville receiver has openly stated he likes his odds against Alabama’s new secondary. Speaking to local reporters at Louisville’s media day last week, Cardinals receiver Dez Fitzpatrick displayed some bravado when discussing the Week 1 matchup against the Crimson Tide.
"Every receiver in our receiver corps can honestly beat every one of their DBs one-on-one in coverage," Fitzpatrick said in a video tweeted by WLKY-TV. “It ties into the other stuff, if the blocks are right, if the quarterback's drop is right, we ran eight-yard routes instead of a 10-yard route, that's the kind of stuff I feel like we need to sharpen up.
"But I feel like straight talent-wise, I feel like we have the upper edge against their secondary, 1,000 percent.”
That was news to Alabama defensive back Trevon Diggs, who claimed Wednesday he has not watched the video.
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