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Gotta love how Saban turned off Drew Brees

Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:19 pm
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
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Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:19 pm
when courting him for Miami.
Posted by umrebel2009
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:19 pm to
Cool story bro
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
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Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:20 pm to
drew brees played in the sec?
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:20 pm to
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
120883 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:21 pm to
He delivered three championships to our state.
Posted by MagillaGuerilla
Nick Fairley Fan Club, Founder
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:23 pm to
quote:

Gotta love how Saban turned off Drew Brees


Saban got bad info, he though Brees liked S&M.
Posted by RebFeBrees
Pensacola, FL
Member since Dec 2009
13855 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:23 pm to
DB met with Saban and coach pulled that gay-arse closing door shite and Drew said "Nah frick that noise I'm out. fricking creep."
Posted by NBamaAlum
Soul Patrolville
Member since Jan 2009
27604 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:28 pm to
Things turned out pretty good for all of us. La. got a Saints championship, & Saban is wearing crimson on the sidelines.
Posted by CamdenTiger
Member since Aug 2009
65454 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:32 pm to
Agree, Saban is the best coach in La History. 2 NC's and a Superbowl.
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:32 pm to
Beat it commie, liberal, tree hugging bastid!
Posted by AUTigLN11
Marietta
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Posted on 8/20/10 at 9:46 pm to
You mean a guy with class didn't want anything to do with Saban? Shocking.
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
Member since Sep 2006
38468 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 10:08 pm to
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drew brees played in the sec?


When it was down to Miami and NO, he decribed Saban as "not real warm...you stuggle to ever get a smile out of him". cold, stoic, stone faced etc. You know--all the stuff we already know. Initially Saban wanted him, as best as Nick could show. But after the team docs had concern with Drew's shoulder, Nick turned more than hesitant. In closing Drew called and said "You know what coach Saban, I appreciate the visit and invitation to come down there. But I'm going to New Orleans". "click". He hung up on Nicky!
This post was edited on 8/20/10 at 10:09 pm
Posted by tuck
Member since Oct 2007
12653 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 10:11 pm to
Worked out for the state of Louisiana and the state of Alabama. We should all rejoice.
This post was edited on 8/20/10 at 10:12 pm
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 8/20/10 at 10:12 pm to
So why are you blaming Saban when all he did was listen to the team physician and did not want to risk his job on something the doctors did not want to clear. He thought Culpepper would come back more physically fit and produce like he did in Minnesota. In hindsight it was the wrong move however at the time people saw Culpepper as a safer player.
Also there is no telling that Brees would have performed the same way in a Miami offense as it would have been different than the one who is working under in New Orleans.

So many hypothetical's that we could play with in this discussion
This post was edited on 8/20/10 at 10:33 pm
Posted by BAMAFNZ
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 8/20/10 at 10:17 pm to
Idiot.
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
Member since Sep 2006
38468 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 10:27 pm to
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So why are you blaming Saban when all he did was listen to the team physician and did not want to risk his job on something the doctors did not want to clear.


Let's put it this way, had Saban said "I believe in you and I still want you want you" it would have been a different story. AFter NO pitched the offer and made him feel at home, Drew called Nick and asked him specifically if he believed in him. Saban of curse, avoided answering. Thank you Nick for...well, for being yourself.

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Also there is no telling that Brees would have performed the same way in a Miami offense as it would have been different than the one who is working under in New Orleans.


True. All I am saying is Saban turned him off and sealed the deal for NOLA. Drew pretty much said that
This post was edited on 8/20/10 at 10:30 pm
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161246 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 10:32 pm to
quote:

Let's put it this way, had Saban said "I believe in you and I still want you want you" it would have been a different story. AFter NO pitched the offer and made him feel at home, Drew called Nick and asked him specifically if he believed in him. Saban of curse, avoided answering. Thank you Nick for...well, for being yourself.


So he believed the team physician more so than a player? I think the majority of NFL coaches would believe a team doctor more so than a player. He did not owe Drew Brees anything so why did he have to say he believed in him?

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True. All I am saying is Saban turned him off and sealed the deal for NOLA. Drew pretty much said that
All Saban did was go on the word of the team doctor. Drew could call and ask if Saban "believed" in him however I am sure many other coaches would have done the same thing if team doctors did not clear a player.
Posted by CrimsonTusk
Tuscaloosa, AL
Member since Feb 2009
2794 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 10:35 pm to
13!!!!!
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
Member since Sep 2006
38468 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 10:37 pm to
quote:

So he believed the team physician more so than a player? I think the majority of NFL coaches would believe a team doctor more so than a player. He did not owe Drew Brees anything so why did he have to say he believed in him?


He described Saban as cold frmo the get go- before docs examined Drew. No, he did not owe DB anything. He turned him off before the docs and sealed the deal for NOLA later--that is all I am saying. Other coaches may have gone with the docs. Saban did, Sean did not.
Posted by 1LoudTideFan
Member since May 2008
3682 posts
Posted on 8/20/10 at 10:47 pm to
Being a Bama fan and a Saints fan, I couldn't be happier with how all the cards fell.
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