Just going to leave this ever so softly right here....
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...l-be-in-miami-if-they-let-me-sign-drew-brees/
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don't really care anymore. we have a good young QB, strong Dline, good weapons on offense, who is to say that Saban would have been able to build a good team at all even with D Brees at QB.
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He's a liar, his wife nixed the journey..
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He left Miami because he realized he didn't like dealing with grown men and because his wife told him she couldn't stand living in South Florida.
If he actually wanted to be an NFL head coach, I am sure he could have gotten another job over the past nine years. He simply prefers being a big dog in the minor leagues, instead of a whipped pup in the big leagues.Itsdahumidity likes this. -
So Culpepper over Brees was the right decision after all.
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So basically Saban wasn't responsible for anything. His wife and medical people made all the decisions.
That lack of accountability is why he couldn't be a leader of men and had to go back to bullying college students.jdallen1222, darefugee, ckparrothead and 13 others like this. -
Satan be Satan
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C'mon...Get Real!! This is absolutely righteous. Didn't you know this before? The Dolphin curse began before this move, but choosing to pass on Brees was just an abomination.
If you were the coach/GM you would have been outraged as well. I have let go, but, .... nope, I just won't say itdolphin25 likes this. -
If we had grabbed Brees, and Saban was still the coach, we'd probably be a SB contender every year, Saban is a real good coach, and he also knows how tough it is to get a franchise QB, so with a better offer from Alabama, he took that rather than flounder around the NFL for a decade looking for a franchise QB. It was a smart business move in many respects.
The future looked bright with Saban, I wish he had chosen to stay.Athletic4ws, dolphin25 and Piston Honda like this. -
I guess he'll blame someone else for taking Ronnie Brown over Rodgers too
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I will never forget that day. My buddy and I were glued to the website waiting to see when we would sign Brees.
And then came Dante...
I was unhappy.dolphin25 likes this. -
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Um.. how about his inability to identify QB talent in the draft??
We had the 2nd pick in the 2005 draft and took Ronnie Brown. Yeah, we needed a RB, but Aaron Rodgers was in that draft too.
Anyway, it's sad how all that panned out, because as a coach Saban is fantastic. I have no doubt we would have won SB's by now with even a decent QB under him.Athletic4ws likes this. -
Good X and O guy, effective when coaching boys, but he did not know how to coach men. There is a huge difference between coaching college aged kids and grown professionals. Between having a media that fawns over and protects you vs. goes after and can be antagonistic toward you. He was/is in my mind not cut out to be a coach at this level.
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The medical staff advised against drafting Jason Allen too, but Saban strongly overrode them. In fact, he told them that if another team picked Allen and he ended up playing at a high level, then their heads would be rolling around Davie.
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I still hate Saban's ugly mug. POS.
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It was not just Miami's medical team. They called in several outside independent medical groups as well and they all gave the same answer. Dr. James Andrews, did give Brees the thumbs up and said he is a-okay. So they did miss on that. They completely whiffed.
But it was obvious Saban wanted Brees. Miami's medical team didn't sign off. When Saban spoke to Andrews, he said he might not be able to throw to start throwing by the exhibition, and only short passes to start the season. Andrews later changed his tune and said Brees is far ahead of schedule. But you have multiple doctors saying the same thing.
One of them is Dr. Russ Warren who is world renown himself. You do all of that because you really, really want Brees. But the Dr's never gave him the okay.dolphin25 likes this. -
Nick Saban is one of the biggest frauds in the history of sports.
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Saban offered him a contract. Brees admitted this. He was offered a potential contract but failed the team's physical. What is Saban to do, give a guy $10m/year who the team doctors said had a 25% chance of resuming his career, who failed the team's physical, sent the MRIs to 5 other independent doctors who all confirmed the same bleak odds?
Brees beat the odds. But the choice wasn't so easy before that.dolphin25 likes this. -
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Look I'm not saying he sucks because he made the wrong call it happens to everyone on every level in profession, I'm saying he sucks as a person because he has no sense of personal of responsibility.
I don't even blame him for lying about leaving, because the lying part was the best he could do for the Dolphins. But the deferring blame to everyone including his wife is ishhy...he should put down the Little Debbies for a sec, and be a man accept the responsibility for his decisions.rafael likes this. -
I actually believe that if Saban had been a better offensive coach he could have been successful with DC. But like the vast majority of coaches, he just uses his system and finds or bends players to fit it. The coaches like Shula or a BB who can adapt are pretty rare. That's why I harp so much on fit. IMO Saban is a great college coach, but probably not a fit for an NFL coach. In the NFL he'd need the right situation to be successful. As a person he leaves a lot to be desired.Fin D likes this.
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