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SkapePhin said:IMO, Saban is an excellent coach, but he may be done in by his personnel decision in regards to a single position. It is the position that makes good coaches legends, or good coaches failures..
The decision to trade for Culpepper may be the one decision that keeps him from building a Superbowl Champion in Miami, or the time to do it.. In the past, a coach was afforded more time and room for error.. In today's NFL, you have a short time, and if you goof at this position, you are done.
Without Brady, Bellicheck likely wouldnt have 4 rings on his hand, or even a job in Massachusetts at the moment.
Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history, yet also the benefactor of 3 consecutive Hall of Fame QBs.. Coincidence?
Unless Saban gets lucky, he might end up having to build a dynasty in some other city.. He needs either to catch lightning from some young gun in the draft, or hope for the miraculous return of the 2004 Daunte Culpepper.. If not, he will end up like every other coach without a QB.. Fired.
One of the best posts I've read in a long time. If Saban would have taken Drew Brees we would all be singing his praises, but instead Culpepper has made him look like an A-hole. Saban is a great coach, but he needs players that can translate that into performance on the field. Next year we will see improvement. We really need to get lucky in the draft or somewhere, anywhere. We need a QB that play consistently for a year. Let's examine some of the last Superbowl teams. Steelers-Seahawks, Pats-Eagles, Pats-Panthers, Bucs-Raiders, Pats-Rams. All those teams got good productivity from their QB's. Saban needs to have solid play from his QB and it's not looking like Culpepper is going to regain his old form after yet another setback to his knee. Let's hope Saban can hit on a freak free agent or draft pick.