re: We know what we have with Gus

We all sit back in our chairs and talk about the (subpar) QBs we recruited, but there is a chicken-and-egg issue here. Is Saban a great QB developer? Is he great at evaluating high school QBs? Or has he built a well-rounded program in other ways (great defense yes, but great WRs and great RBs too) that make high school QBs' mouths water when they get recruited to be at Bama?

I think it's the latter.

Malzahn knows what a good QB looks like, he just has to bring all the pieces together, and stay after it on the recruiting trail. Good QBs will come with success of the program. If he matures as a coach and learns not to crap the bed with play calling, we'll be okay.

But to say Saban's or Dabo's success is due to ONE thing is myopic.