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Have never compared them as coaches. I’m comparing the end of their tenures coaching. Bowden got lazy and let everyone else run the program. Saban isn’t there yet but it’s trending the exact same way with this Steele hire. Bring in someone you know can do it for you.

You are a dullard.

He is bringing in someone who has previously done a good job with his system. His first time around at Bama was good, his time at AU was very good to great. He is a good DC, certainly good enough to successfully guide Bama's D better than PG. He also will bring a physicality to the D that is desperately needed.

This fits in with the Rees hire: More physicality. That is what this program has lost and needs to regain. Toughness, not feeling "anxious" about playing UT. That is more important than any schematic issues. The program has lost its edge in toughness. Ideally, Steele and Rees will help fix that.

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Posted by Shaft Williams

Central City, LA

Member since Jul 2010

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 7:44 pm to tattoo

Miami and ND fans are both happy with the hires we've made. Not dancing in the streets happy but they are happy. If Rees was a stud OC he would've put up numbers at ND. He wouldn't have scored 14 points against Stanford, 10 points against OSU, and 21 points against Marshall. He isn't even a good OC.

Steele has a solid history of job performance but I wonder if he's on the decline because he didn't do well at Miami in a weak ACC.

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Posted by BamaBy50

Member since Aug 2022

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 7:44 pm to tattoo

You completely ignored my whole statement but ok name calling is always proof you’re right and I’m wrong. Steele is a guy that will run Saban’s defense no questions asked. Don’t really care what he did the first time with Saban because 07-09 defense won’t cut it now a days. Steele has been average to bad everywhere else he’s been a DC outside of the time he had Derrick freaking Brown at Auburn. Having an elite DT that can wreck game plans makes the DC’s job a whole lot easier. I’m all for more physicality but you can’t just be more physical than everyone like we did in 09 and 11 and win games anymore. You have to be able to scheme with the best OC’s and Steele isn’t going to do that. Armstrong might but we know what we are getting with Steele and it’s average to above average.

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