re: Did Destiny bring Nick Saban to Alabama?

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LOLZ at LSU fans revising history.

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The only person revising history is Nick Saban. He's the one who said the medical staff overuled him. Let's not forget that he had the ear of Wayne Huizenga; to act like he didn't have the ability to over-ride the medical staff is idiotic.

Armando Salguero - Dolphins reporter for YEARS:
The full story on why Brees isn't a Dolphin

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Slated for free agency, Brees negotiated a new deal with the Chargers expecting to remain with his original team. But San Diego offered a cautious, five-year, $50 million deal that was heavily loaded with incentives. The contract made clear that San Diego had serious concerns about Brees and his shoulder. When the Chargers declined to improve their offer, Brees did two things:

He got a statement from renown surgeon Dr. James Andrews, who performed the surgery, saying his shoulder was 100 percent and not any more likely to be reinjured than it ever was. The statement was released to the media.

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Two teams seemed most eager to get Brees: Miami and New Orleans.

Saban, ever the competitor, wanted to get out front of the Saints so he and his wife flew to Alabama to meet Brees and his wife for dinner. Saban fell in love with Brees. The coach was certain Brees was his guy.

The two agreed that Brees, who had already scheduled a visit in New Orleans first, would come to South Florida afterward.

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Everything seemed cool but the next day weirded Brees out. He was reportedly subjected to a six-hour physical that centered, of course, around his surgically repaired shoulder. To this day, I am not certain whether or not the Dolphins made Brees an offer. A good source close to Brees insisted Miami did, although it was a lowball offer.

Regardless, Brees saw his future in New Orleans. His agent Tom Condon went back to the Saints and beat them up some more and extracted a six-year, $60 million deal that included $10 million in guarantees the first year and another $12 million the second year in the form of an option. Brees signed the deal on March 14, 2006.

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SI - What if special - Drew Brees

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The Dolphins and second-year coach Nick Saban looked hard at Brees before trading a second-round pick for Culpepper instead. Brees’s agent, Tom Condon, said at the time that Miami was “not comfortable with the money in the first year. ... It wasn’t a very good fit and they had to move on.”

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Of course, it's not an offer if the offer isn't accepted. This lowball offer ties in quite well to Saban's dislike of the salary cap system used in the NFL as well.

Here's Jason Cole (who covered the Dolphins for the Miami Herald) take on the situation:
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I really like Nick Saban, but he is not telling the truth about Drew Brees & #Dolphins. It was his call. Don't blame him for the call ...

Brees totally beat the odds on his recovery. But there is no question Saban made the call. He took info from 6 doctors. They didn't decide.

Funny part is Saban actually made a decent analysis of the odds of the physical comebacks. Odds just didn't play out that way. It happens

Big problem is that Saban takes it way too personally. His life turned out fine. He failed with #Dolphins, but he gave it a try.

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