Here's the way I see Coach P's ability and as it relates to the past, others and recruiting;

When it comes to in-game coaching; In the past two years, I've seen monumental strides in comparison to years past. Wins on the road at Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and A&M probably wouldn't have happened before. Road wins with slight leads, tied or down going into the half was not in the cards prior to the '13 and '14 seasons so he, or his staff, Henson and Steckel are noticing the opposing teams tendencies and making preemptive adjustments accordingly... I personally think it's the latter. No way was that happening before.

That being said, coaching in the SEC is the gold standard in CFB... From the top all the way down to the GA handing out water bottles during TO's, there really are no better staffs in the country. Point being is that HCGP has surrounded himself with good personnel and there are still three to four staffs in the conference that are better... Nick Saben's being one of them.

Recruiting is the fundamental facet where HCGP has to do better and capitalize on our recent success. Other than a shift in game plan from Alabama's O in the first series, I saw nothing from Saturday's game to suggest that there was a huge disparity in coaching other than recruiting. The difference of quality of player on the field for both teams was glaringly obvious. The bams just had bigger, faster and stronger Jimmies. There is a lot to be said for finding the "needle in the haystack" at certain skill positions and developing them in to first round talent, but complimenting them with two handfuls of 2nd, 3rd and 4th round talent would allow us to take the next step... just my two cents.