... and DE Carlos Dunlap will certainly be missed.  But, damn; their biggest emotion should be excitement.  Excitement at facing a team like Alabama, with such a good squad, that really fights, and is battle-tested.

There will probably be flashier players to come at each of their positions than S Ahmad Black, CB Joe Haden, LB Brandon Spikes, QB Tim Tebow, the Pouncey twins at OL, and TE Aaron Hernandez.  But, those are athletes who are all physically and mentally tough players who relish contact.

I'd even include Brandon James and Riley Cooper in there because of James' toughness on special teams and Cooper's blocking nastiness. Cooper is one of the toughest blocking wide receivers I've ever seen, right up there with Hines War...

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