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re: Is Nick Saban the luckiest coach ever?
Posted on 12/3/19 at 7:09 am to NikolaiJakov
Posted on 12/3/19 at 7:09 am to NikolaiJakov
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The reason he looks like a fish out of water is that the spread doesn't require a coach to be a great tactician. If your receiver is better than his defender you win, regardless of scheme. Saban has yet to find the answer for winning 1 on 1 matchups more consistently.
AN elite spread offense is Saban's kryptonite, he consistently loses to elite spread offense teams, from Oklahoma in 2013, Ohio State in 2014, Clemson in 2016 and 2018, and LSU in 2019. To say those teams didn't need or have great coaches is quite a stretch.
Also, many years Bama has been at or near the top in recruiting rankings, so surely lacking talented defenders weren't his only problem in those loses.
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Posted on 12/3/19 at 7:21 am to Bucks2TigerFan
It's not the scheme that causes the problem it's the match ups. With the rules for pass interference the way they are a defender has to be perfect to defend a ball.
He's played teams with spread schemes that didn't do anything because their receivers couldn't win the match ups.
The only scheme that gives him fits is the triple option/Navy type offenses. His scheme isn't built for that.
He's played teams with spread schemes that didn't do anything because their receivers couldn't win the match ups.
The only scheme that gives him fits is the triple option/Navy type offenses. His scheme isn't built for that.
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