re: Why are Saban coached teams incapable of playing with the lead?

football is a game of momentum.

Bama had the edge early in with emotion

Plus Auburn got back 2 important d lineman in the 2nd half

I'm not buying that your 2 d linemen made that big of an impact. I know points were left off the board, that's not an excuse either.

The second half was played not to lose rather than to win. The offense looked scared to take chances, much like AU in the first half.

Bama has/had all the potential in the world to score 40+ if the game is called consistently. They always let off the gas. Most of the time they can escape with a win, other times this shite happens.

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Here's what I mean, it appeared to me that the guys came out defeated, kinda like "Dang we just played the half of the season and he's still not happy." Yeah we should have been up 42-7 or so but had some unlucky bounces, poor decisions, and mental errors that caused it to be 24-7. It seemed to me that they were screamed at and berated for it and caused them to come out defeated and disappointed. Maybe, if this is what happened, Saban should look at praising the guys for working hard every once in a while. Don't know, just me and what I think.

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Yea that was what I was talking about when I said that Saban teams with a lead play scared instead of instinctively. Ingram knew he fricked up by fumbling. Richardson knew he fricked up with the dropped pass. Yelling all damn day and harping about what you are doing wrong without equally building you up for doing something right will wear you down and destroy the natural instincts that great players rely on.

When a shark smells blood, does it start thinking about the process and all the things that could go wrong? Hell no, it fricking goes into attack mode and finishes the kill. It doesn't think at all. It does what it instinctively knows to do. Auburn was bleeding and needed one more bite to be finished, but Alabama is a team of robots, not sharks.

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but Alabama is a team of robots, not sharks.

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Ding ding ding

I'm sorry did belechick blow a 24-0 lead?

Remember - most of the media was saying Alabama doesn't have down years they have enough talent to reload every year

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He lost his entire defense from last year. I seriously doubt many coaches would do as well as he did.

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lost the Auburn game on offense...

Why are Saban coached teams incapable of playing with the lead?
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To me, trying to look at it objectively, here's what I think happens. At least what I think happened yesterday. Sometimes it's good to congratulate and encourage someone for a great effort even if the results aren't quite what they should be. For instance, if a salesman lands a big sale of 100k, congratulate and encourage rather than tearing down the effort because the 100k was the lowest proposal of three. Here's what I mean, it appeared to me that the guys came out defeated, kinda like "Dang we just played the half of the season and he's still not happy." Yeah we should have been up 42-7 or so but had some unlucky bounces, poor decisions, and mental errors that caused it to be 24-7. It seemed to me that they were screamed at and berated for it and caused them to come out defeated and disappointed. Maybe, if this is what happened, Saban should look at praising the guys for working hard every once in a while. Don't know, just me and what I think.

Good point,I really never thought about it that way. Could explain why they were so flat to start 2nd half

The "process' thing Bammers keep throwing out is hilarious.

Everyone who knows football knows there is a formuala to winning.

Saban didn't invent anything new. he just micromanages his players into submission

Because Saban is overrated...LSU fans tried to tell you guys this before, but nobody wanted to listen...all you wanted to do was start counting how many National Titles you would win....still a good coach, but not what everybody tried to make him out to be....NOT STATUE WORTHY...