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| Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 3:24 pm)
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Pete Roussel @coachingsearch 2m
I have learned that Nick Saban will hire former Colorado defensive backs coach Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt
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tuck
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Member since Oct 2007
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 3:32 pm to sarc)
Going with experience over youth with this one. I must say, I'm a little surprised. I thought he would go after another up and comer similar to the Pruitt hire.
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Robot Santa 
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 3:35 pm to sarc)
Can he recruit? I'm a little wary of hiring anyone who has been associated with Colorado in the last 7 or 8 years.
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Burma
Member since Jun 2010
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 3:38 pm to sarc)
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He spent the 2010 season as the co-defensive coordinator at the University of Arizona,
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At CU, he had most recently served as secondary coach for four seasons (2006-09), the last three as defensive passing game coordinator, after returning in 2006 to the state of Colorado for the fourth time in his professional career.
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Brown, 54, had resurfaced at CU in January 2006, named to the staff of new Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins following the completion of the 2005 National Football League season. He wrapped up his fourth and final year as a defensive assistant with the NFL's New Orleans Saints under coach Jim Haslett. In that 2005 season, the Saints' pass defense ranked third in the entire NFL, allowing a paltry 178 yards per game. A 15-year NFL coaching veteran, developing top notch defensive backs became his specialty as he was often sought after for new coaching staffs around the league, working with six different teams in his professional career.
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bona fide
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Burma
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 3:40 pm to bona fide)
Surprised by this hire but I don't question Saban's staffing decisions or his recruiting.
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sarc
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 3:44 pm to tuck)
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Going with experience over youth with this one. I must say, I'm a little surprised. I thought he would go after another up and comer similar to the Pruitt hire
Same. The young coaches tend to be better recruiters, the older coaches tend to be better position coaches. Always trying to find that perfect balance. Surprised we would choose to go with an older DB coach with NFL experience since we already have that with CNS.
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crimsonblazer
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 4:00 pm to sarc)
As bad as our secondary was at times this year I'll take a veteran coach all day. I know some guys had to play out of position at times this year, but I like the hire.
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sarc
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 4:58 pm to sarc)
No one else is reporting this so I wouldn't write it in stone just yet.
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CrimsonFlounder
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Member since Feb 2011
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 5:01 pm to sarc)
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A 15-year NFL coaching veteran, developing top notch defensive backs became his specialty as he was often sought after for new coaching staffs around the league, working with six different teams in his professional career.
Loved that part. Sounds like this guy really knows how to coach them up!
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jatebe
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 6:18 pm to bona fide)
This link says he recruited Dallas and east Texas while at Arizona. LINK
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RollTide4Ever
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Member since Nov 2006
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 12/31/12 at 6:23 pm to Robot Santa)
Great coaches sometimes come from ishtty programs.
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Bellabama
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 1/1/13 at 11:06 am to RollTide4Ever)
Have heard he's very good with x's and o's against spread offenses.
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sarc
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 1/1/13 at 11:18 am to Bellabama)
I like the sound of that
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PsychedeliTide
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:49 pm to sarc)
Looks to be a sold hire which should come as no surprise.
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CrimsonFlounder
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| re: Report: Greg Brown to replace Jeremy Pruitt on Bama's staff (Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:53 pm to PsychedeliTide)
Leave it to Saban to go find a spread killer!
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