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re: Which would you rather?
Posted on 5/10/17 at 12:27 pm to Tigerman97
Posted on 5/10/17 at 12:27 pm to Tigerman97
quote:Which is a tribute to the coaching they got under Saban, and the prestige of the Bama name.
13 players with the type of talent which garners 1st-3rd round picks
Checking Scout's rankings, those 13 first-day guys included almost as many guys who were ranked 2* or lower (4) as they did 4* or higher (5), and of the latter category, only 1 (Andre Smith) played a down for the Tide prior to that '08 season - the other four were true FR/JUCO transfers.
That 2008 team was solid, but "ridiculously talented", from a pure athleticism standpoint? I don't think so.
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Posted on 5/10/17 at 2:38 pm to FearlessFreep
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That 2008 team was solid, but "ridiculously talented", from a pure athleticism standpoint? I don't think so.
Nobody gets drafted in the first three rounds of the draft that isn't ridiculously talented. You act like the players bama had 2005-2007 were a bunch of scrubs. They had NFL talent then as well, just poorly coached. You are right Saban gets the most out of people, but it helps win games when the most someone has is NFL talent.
One of the real failures of the recruiting services in my mind is we tend to think every 4 star and 5 star that comes in is an NFL type talent. Why? Because the services tell us so. NFL talent is a notch above and harder to spot than most think. Saban is a great coach, but no human being has the ability to outwork their DNA. You either got it or you don't.
This post was edited on 5/10/17 at 2:41 pm
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