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Why is it that Brailsford and Bernard are our best players on offense still?

Posted on 9/1/25 at 7:00 pm
Posted by crimsoncoded94
Georgiana
Member since Aug 2025
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Posted on 9/1/25 at 7:00 pm
Is it that Saban's guys are mentally gone? I honestly think DeBoer could win with his guys. Something is not clicking with the old roster and him.

Without Bernard we score 0 points
Posted by llfshoals
Member since Nov 2010
20486 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 7:01 pm to
Ryan gets more attention. Bernard is a 1 on 1 mismatch
Posted by PBD4BAMA
Sweet Home Alabama
Member since Dec 2014
6388 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 7:08 pm to
Bernard isn’t afraid of contact either!
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
11472 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 7:09 pm to
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Why is it that Brailsford and Bernard are our best players on offense still?



I've wondered this too. Perhaps the type of motivator/coaching style this staff has requires a different type of personality and as the roster turns over with guys this staff picked then the performance will improve.

Saban wanted a team of leaders - the 2009 and 2020 teams probably most typified this - but he'd make it work with a team that had to be driven by him more often than not.

DeBoer probably needs young men who can be professional in their approach intrinsically. I don't think that is a good strategy for consistent performance with 18-22yo men which is probably why the Saban approach produced 7 national titles and 12 conference titles in his career.
Posted by crimsoncoded94
Georgiana
Member since Aug 2025
1360 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 7:11 pm to
Yep. This is it. DeBoer is more an NFL coach.
Posted by Woody4daTide9
Member since Sep 2022
1121 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 7:53 pm to
Yeah, that’s not gonna happen unless there’s is a huge turnaround here
Posted by crimsoncoded94
Georgiana
Member since Aug 2025
1360 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 8:06 pm to
I know he won't have the time at this pace. I think he needs to trot out Keelon and say frick it lets go.
Posted by UASports23
Basketball School
Member since Nov 2009
25942 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 8:15 pm to
How many folks left the year before out of the portal? How many graduated before KDB took over? How many graduated last year?

There wasn't a ton of Saban players left, to be honest.
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
11472 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 8:57 pm to
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How many folks left the year before out of the portal? How many graduated before KDB took over? How many graduated last year?

There wasn't a ton of Saban players left, to be honest.


Full roster? Not much. Starters? I think it is around half on each side of the ball without looking.
Posted by TideWarrior
Asheville/Chapel Hill NC
Member since Sep 2009
12911 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 9:05 pm to
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Ryan gets more attention. Bernard is a 1 on 1 mismatch


I noticed in the game several times they would run Williams in the slot but next to Bernard as a decoy it seemed. Williams would pull the double and Bernard the pass.

Benard is clutch
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Member since Sep 2013
34962 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 11:05 pm to
While the rankings remained high, Saban’s last few classes were highly overrated and full of junk.
Posted by Woody4daTide9
Member since Sep 2022
1121 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 11:07 pm to
Keelon ain’t ready
This post was edited on 9/1/25 at 11:11 pm
Posted by UASports23
Basketball School
Member since Nov 2009
25942 posts
Posted on 9/1/25 at 11:09 pm to
Honestly, Bama stopped developing players in 2020.

Significant amount of high draft pics were developed else where (I.e Gibbs/Jameson)
Posted by JoylessMurderball
Member since Sep 2024
189 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 7:52 am to
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Is it that Saban's guys are mentally gone? I honestly think DeBoer could win with his guys. Something is not clicking with the old roster and him.

Without Bernard we score 0 points


I dont think people on this board are ready for this answer. "The Standard" hasnt been there for a while. It's become a saying, but none of the teams post 2020 have embodied that, and it will never happen again. The teams during the height of the dynasty earned it everyday and made your arse quit on Saturday, and the teams since 2020 have played like they were given it instead of earning it.
Posted by PuertoRicanBlaze
Book Board Admin
Member since Apr 2024
7089 posts
Posted on 9/2/25 at 10:16 am to
Seemed like most of our defense went pro or transferred. The only "big" losses on offense was Burton, Bond and... was it a TE (forget his name)?

I'm not defending DeBoer in the slightest here but people forget Saban's last team was also one play away from losing to three garbage teams in his last season. He was basically the duct tape holding together a dam full of cracks and now that he's gone, it's blown wide open.
This post was edited on 9/2/25 at 10:22 am
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