Ole Miss offensive coordinator David Lee had high praise for the Alabama defense Tuesday evening, citing the vast playbook and the quality of athletes running those plays.

Lee called the Crimson Tide "tomorrow's NFL players."

He went on to say he did believe that the Rebels showed some improvement against Fresno and that they've gotten better on the offensive line. When Jeff Scott rushes for more than 100 yards, it's about blocking, Lee said, not about the 175-pound Scott breaking tackles.

Lee discussed the two weeks to prepare for Alabama and expressed concern that the staff might have given the players too much to digest. He was concerned about offensive players looking a little slow in Tuesday's work and talked about possibly simplifying things, cutting back on some plays, schemes, in today's practice. 

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