re: Coaching lost this one

Agree about Williams. The kickoff returns are killing us and we have done NOTHING to correct it. He is another person that is stealing money.

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You will never see Foster play a significant down at UA unless it's against UA. He is gone after this year.

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Care to elaborate?

I think we should push for more assistants, but we also need to make better use of the number we get. (Looking at you, Bobby.) Bobby is not an expert at TEs, recruiting, or special teams. What exactly does he get paid to do?

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Care to elaborate?

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Some talk on the Pitt247 board that Robert Foster is transferring at the end of this season barring any moves up the depth chart. He is tired of waiting in line. One of his close friends just committed to Pitt last week. It seems there is writing on the wall.

Frankly, if I saw that Christion fricking Jones was in front of me and doesn't play like he deserves to be a starter, I'd be pissed too.

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Some talk on the Pitt247 board that Robert Foster is transferring at the end of this season barring any moves up the depth chart. He is tired of waiting in line. One of his close friends just committed to Pitt last week. It seems there is writing on the wall.

Frankly, if I saw that Christion fricking Jones was in front of me and doesn't play like he deserves to be a starter, I'd be pissed too.

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Oh boy, does that writing on the wall say anything about the reasons why Robert Foster can't crack the starting lineup? Does the writing say anything about how this isn't the DuBose era and you don't get to play on Saturdays if you can't practice well, or in Shaun Alexander's case, at all? Maybe Foster doesn't feel he really has to give it a 100% because, hey, he is Robert Foster.

I haven't seen any of the writing yet and I haven't seen the "some talk" either but, if Foster needs to leave because he feels that he is being cheated, then he needs to leave.

Maybe if Foster is a superb and talented force who is just being held back by evil politics and coaches who dislike him because of who he is, he will do better somewhere else.

Saban is known for not putting good players on the field. Saban's history is to always put the worst player on the field just to prove to the much more talented players, sitting on the bench, that he is boss. It's a mind game he plays with them to prove to them that short people are powerful.

Since Saban has arrived, the best player at any position has actually never been the starter. Just imagine if he would simply allow the best players to play? Alabama would be better than even a team like Alabama over the last six or seven years.

Good luck to Foster and may he find a program that won't treat him unfairly and will finally allow him to play.

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I concede that I am not as football intelligent as you, GradinTn, nor am I as dedicated of an Alabama fan because you have more posts on this particular message board on an LSU site.

Post count is very important in determining the worthiness of any human being. I'd say it's just as important as Facebook friends in determining how many friends you have in real life. In other words, post count is a very serious and important thing and only people with a certain gravitas grasp that concept, and you are clearly one of those people, Tn.

I don't think there is any doubt. I have been completely disappointed with Christion Jones this year. He has turned the ball over at bad times and has been inconsistent as a receiver. I really wouldn't mind letting a younger guy play over him or at the very least get a shot.

ETA: I know someone will say his downfield blocking has been outstanding which may be true, but I feel like his play overall does not warrant the playing time he gets.

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While I see your point, I don't think Jones was back to receive the following kick-off...while Jones has been a good returner in the past, especially last year, he's always scared me as a returner, moreso on punt returns though, at least until this past Saturday.

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A fumble is a fumble. If Drake fumbled because he was being a wideout, he doesn't get to be a running back the next play.

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As for Drake, I think your dead-on, but it stood out more to me against UF...Drake catches the 80+ yard TD pass on our first play but then fumbles it away on the next series...don't think he saw any significant playing time after that till later in the 2nd half. DeAndrew White fumbles it away for a UF TD in our next series but didn't miss any time. I'm guessing Drake's history is workin' against him...but I've always admired that he's stuck it out at Bama and not tried to transfer away...

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I just think it should be uniform. Hell, Jones fumbled earlier in the OM game, but the refs bailed us out on that one. Why didn't that cost him the next return? I've seen where the ball has come out when Drake was on the ground and he was pulled.

It just seems that the guys with more seniority can screw up without any consequences. That breeds complacency. It's not like CJ is a "can't miss" prospect on the field. He drops easy passes, is a lazy route runner, but a good blocker. His blocking shouldn't cancel out his other shortcomings.

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Being ArDarius Stewart in for chris jones and bring chris black/robert Foster in for white until he gets completely healthy. It's abosluetely ridiculous that he would play an injured player over someone drooling to get in the game just as capable. Only way to get a guy to where he needs to be is experience. Can't get any the way saban is playing personel

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I agree, Junkie. Let's face it, most of us here are probably more intelligent than Saban, and frankly, younger. Saban has lost a step and doesn't know when to play which players.

We just chose not to go into the football business because we are smarter than people like Saban and didn't lower ourselves to being some stupid jock the rest of our lives.

Also, Saban doesn't have the advantage that we all have of being able to have a more complete overview of the team by reading stuff on Yahoo and ESPN and following the recruiting services. He always has to chase players to make sure they do right, coach them, and attend to administrative matters.

He really doesn't understand the team like posters on Alabama message boards do and can't always, very rarely actually, see what we see and understand what we understand about how to win games and who to play in games.

I mean, it doesn't really matter about team chemistry or any of that jazz or if a player is required to do what every other player does to get on the field, if he is a good player just play him.

Doing your part in practice is for chumps. Keeping your grades up, having the right attitude and doing what you are asked when you are asked, being on time for meetings, etc... are all aniquated rules and regulations best left in the 1950's era of football. It's all about winning nowadays.

Saban is old. He doesn't understand how to make a team flow as one unit like we do. He has too many outdated ideas. We know who to play and when to play them; why doesn't he listen to us? He could read this board or Facebook or Twitter to learn how to better put Alabama in a position to win?