re: JJ10 is very good, but he’s not Waddle

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Ruggs is just fast. Waddle is fast and shifty

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I think most people recognize at this point that Waddle was better than Ruggs

Which brings me to this point: Saban knows who the best players are - he intentionally doesn't play them because he wants to send as many players to the NFL as possible. He's not going to bench a Junior with an NFL future just because some Freshman comes in who is better.
He's well aware that he can trot out less than his best and still win. This is why when we're actually at risk of losing, he starts throwing younger, less experienced players out on the field haha. The most obvious example of this was the title game vs. Georgia. The season, and championship is on the line - what does Saban do? Put a bunch of true freshmen on the field. How would this make any sense other than Saban knowing the freshmen were better all along?