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How Much Does Saban Really Care About Player Safety?

Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:00 am
Posted by undecided
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:00 am
So AJ becomes another in a long list of Alabama players to disclose they played injured during their time in Tuscaloosa.

The below tweet re: Cy Ko prior to the NFL Draft sounds kind of callus to me. Kouandjio subsequently fell to the 2nd round and I'm sure injury concerns played a large role.
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@RapSheet: Per Bama doc Lyle Cain, Cyrus Kouandjio doesn’t even notice his knee issues during practice, rarely misses work. In 5-6 years, may be issues

Bama players are widely considered to be beat up and worn down by the time they enter the NFL yet Nick Saban chooses to focus on the impact of the HUNH rather than the affect his own "process" has on player safety?
This post was edited on 5/12/14 at 8:06 am
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:02 am to
Nevermind.

Saban hates his players.

Didn't you hear about that time 9 years ago when he stepped over the dude who was dying in the floor?
This post was edited on 5/12/14 at 8:03 am
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:06 am to
Yea I remember that
Posted by Restomod
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:06 am to
He cares about his players...just not McCarron apparently.
Posted by Hog on the Hill
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:06 am to
I guess Bert is the only coach in the SEC that really cares about player safety.

Arkansas is the one true tBeacon of the SEC.
Posted by WithaRebelYell
Bristol TN
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:07 am to
0 fricks given.
Posted by crimsonsaint
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:07 am to
It's a contact sport retard. Being hurt is a part of it.
Posted by Upperaltiger06
North Alabama
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:12 am to
I've heard from a reliable source that he encourages his players to not wear seat belts when driving automobiles.
Posted by undecided
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:14 am to
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It's a contact sport retard. Being hurt is a part of it.

So Saban will cease to campaign for rule changes that limit the HUNH
Posted by FightinTiga
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:25 am to
It's pretty obvious Saban pushes his players farther than any other coach.
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:26 am to
Why should he care about a player's *potential* injuries 6 years from now? He's a college football coach, he should only be concerned with winning college football games.
Posted by Scoreboard
Madison, AL
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:36 am to
Very little
Posted by RT1941
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:44 am to
quote:

So Saban will cease to campaign for rule changes that limit the HUNH





Is Saban jumping on the soapbox actively campaigning for the rule change? Does he continually bring up the issue?

Posted by Herman Frisco
Bon Secour
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:45 am to
When I played Pee Wee football it was not unusual for a player to play with broken bones.
I played one game with a compound fracture of the fibula.
I averaged 36 yards for 4 punts.
So it can be done.
Posted by Luke
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Member since Nov 2004
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:46 am to
only when it fits his agenda....
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:47 am to
quote:

When I played Pee Wee football it was not unusual for a player to play with broken bones.
I played one game with a compound fracture of the fibula.


Ok brasky.
Posted by undecided
Member since May 2012
15492 posts
Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:54 am to
quote:

Is Saban jumping on the soapbox actively campaigning for the rule change? Does he continually bring up the issue?

Not since he was shot down by the rules committee after his behind the scene efforts to change the rule were exposed
Posted by TreyAnastasio
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 8:59 am to
Posted by undecided
Member since May 2012
15492 posts
Posted on 5/12/14 at 9:01 am to
quote:

Why should he care about a player's *potential* injuries 6 years from now? He's a college football coach, he should only be concerned with winning college football games.

Seems like his system is affecting the way guys choose to treat their injuries. When a players knows there's a chance of being "processed". Or in the middle of the season how are injuries to starters treated? Are they allowed to properly rehab or seek surgery as needed rather than letting the injuries linger until afterwards?

I also don't like the attitude from the Bama doc that "you can 5-6 years out of him" with implication being he can be discarded at the end possibly with knees made of metal
This post was edited on 5/12/14 at 9:02 am
Posted by TreyAnastasio
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 9:05 am to
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