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re: Brian Billick: NFL teams are leery of Bama players because Saban wears them down
Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:24 pm to TigerJeff
Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:24 pm to TigerJeff
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I apologize for merely pointing out what is being reported by the fine journalists on ESPN. Sorry.
I understand.
Now to refute them... Who from Alabama has REALLY been a bust?
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Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:28 pm to MrTide33
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Who from Alabama has REALLY been a bust?
Rolando McClain
Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:28 pm to Bench McElroy
This seems like BS. Alabama is loaded with talent every season, as such they can afford to rotate a lot of players in and out keeping all of them pretty fresh.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:32 pm to mwlewis
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Rolando McClain
True. Saban's fault though?
Posted on 4/25/13 at 8:01 pm to Bench McElroy
I think it's a mental and physical grind to play for Saban, not sure how much NFL performance is influenced by this.
When the NFL teams stop drafting Bama players in first and second round I will be more inclined to believe Billick's statement about the league taking notice.
On a somewhat related note, is this the next/last thing to attack or question Saban on? It seems the Saban haters have lost all their talking points over the last few years, lack of NFL production is the last great hope it appears.
When the NFL teams stop drafting Bama players in first and second round I will be more inclined to believe Billick's statement about the league taking notice.
On a somewhat related note, is this the next/last thing to attack or question Saban on? It seems the Saban haters have lost all their talking points over the last few years, lack of NFL production is the last great hope it appears.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 8:03 pm to Bench McElroy
I don't know what happens in practice, but it seems like Bama substitutes and rotates as much as anyone during games.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 8:04 pm to bona fide
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is this the next/last thing to attack or question Saban on?
We still have the HUNH.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 8:11 pm to c on z
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We still have the HUNH.
Maybe when he stops winning National Titles due to the HUNH, it will be a great talking point.
Posted on 4/25/13 at 8:13 pm to bona fide
Oh I hope the SEC recruits of tomorrow are listening!
Posted on 4/25/13 at 8:18 pm to BroadMagnolia
Well that took long enough. 
Posted on 4/25/13 at 8:24 pm to c on z
Bama fans have gone full retard, you never go full retard
Posted on 4/25/13 at 8:32 pm to Buck_Nasty
Apparently they're not too leery.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 3:40 pm to Bench McElroy
As tough as Saban supposedly is on his players, I bet it pales in comparison to Bear.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 4:31 pm to townestoldme2
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Where did you hear this?
I don't believe it.
Don't tackle to the ground
Some LSU fans in 2005 bitching about Miles running harder practices than Saban
Posted on 4/26/13 at 4:45 pm to Bench McElroy
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Billick said this on CBS Sports Radio this morning when he was asked by one of the hosts if there was a player in the draft who is getting more hype than they deserve. He didn't mention any players. Instead, he decided to bring up the fact that he is wary of Bama players due to all the injury issues they have after leaving college. He said NFL teams are starting to notice that a lot of Bama players are very beat up and already breaking down physically by the time they reach the NFL.
Basically, Saban is so hard on his players that it has taken a heavy toll on their bodies. Bama players are more physically beat up than players from other programs and there is a lot more wear and tear on their bodies due to the physicality of their games and practices. Billick said NFL teams are starting to view Saban as someone who chews his players up and spits them out, a coach who rides his players relentlessly and squeezes everything out of their bodies until they break down.
It was pretty interesting to hear Billick say that about Bama players. There have been criticisms about Bama players busting or not reaching their potential but this is the first time I've heard anybody speak about Saban riding his players so hard that it caused them to break down physically earlier in their NFL career. I wonder how it'll affect the stock of Bama players in the future. Will it hurt their stock and maybe cause Saban to change his way or is this just a blip on the radar? Hopefully, it's the latter.
21-0 bamasessed roll tide
Posted on 4/26/13 at 4:45 pm to bona fide
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is this the next/last thing to attack or question Saban on? It seems the Saban haters have lost all their talking points over the last few years, lack of NFL production is the last great hope it appears.
They'll always fall back on how short he is.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 4:55 pm to BamaELCo
HUNH is used by Bama at times.when they catch a team with the wrong players for a play they want to run.
They use it more than you think. I laugh when I hear Saban cry and tell everyone Please don't throw me in the briar patch...
He plays angles better than anyone.
They use it more than you think. I laugh when I hear Saban cry and tell everyone Please don't throw me in the briar patch...
He plays angles better than anyone.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 5:02 pm to Herman Frisco
I don't think Orlando McCain would be a bust if he has a disciplinarian coach. Without that he's a thug.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 9:51 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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Some of you dipshits really need to educate yourselves or STFU. Period.
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Teams are looking at Smith as a guy that won't last much longer and Cincy is making little effort to resign him right now.
I think you're right. Some of you dipshits really need to educate yourselves or STFU...
3 years, 18 million. Seems like a pretty solid effort by Cincy to sign him.
Posted on 4/26/13 at 10:12 pm to auisssa
was about to say, how did no one bring up Andre resigning with Cincy. It happened about the same time he was brought up by, well, whoever that was that brought him up.
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