phinfan2003
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First off, let me start by saying that when we hired Saban, I posted on here many times how I thought we should have interviewed more candidates (such as Childress, Linehan, etc.) before we decided that Saban was the best candidate. I was flamed for thinking that.
When he was hired, the boards were filled with comparisions to Bellichick and Parcells and all kinds of stories about how Saban was god. When I suggested we shouldn't insult Bellichick/Parcells by comparing them to rookie NFL coaches, I was flamed.
Since Saban has taken over, I have been quite pleased with what he's done for our team. He's made his fair share of mistakes but overall, I've been happy with him and I support him. I may criticize him for the decisions that he makes that I don't agree with but I still support him.
When we won our 1st 2 games, people continued to praise Saban and what a great coach he is and so many started to compare him to Wanny (We all know who came on top in that comparision). Everybody would post about all the things Saban is accomplishing despite a roster filled with half of Wanny's players. When we started making mistakes and losing games, the same people who were talking up all of the wonderful things Saban is doing with this team, would now be posting about how this team isn't very good because Wanny messed it up and we don't have good players blah,blah, blah....
This is what I need to be explained to me. Either Saban is a mastermind (like he was in our 1st 2 wins) and deserves to be praised for the god that he is, or he is still a rookie coach learning to coach in the league who has potential to be a great coach (which I think he will be) but he isn't there yet. If you think he's a mastermind, then you can't make excuses about why this team is losing and playing like crap and why he's making mistakes. If you think he's a rookie coach with potential, you have to hold all judgment until after he's been here for a while. That means no comparisions to current or former NFL coaches. You also have bring him down from the clouds and as much as you would accept mistakes, expect that they will happen as he continues to learn.
When he was hired, the boards were filled with comparisions to Bellichick and Parcells and all kinds of stories about how Saban was god. When I suggested we shouldn't insult Bellichick/Parcells by comparing them to rookie NFL coaches, I was flamed.
Since Saban has taken over, I have been quite pleased with what he's done for our team. He's made his fair share of mistakes but overall, I've been happy with him and I support him. I may criticize him for the decisions that he makes that I don't agree with but I still support him.
When we won our 1st 2 games, people continued to praise Saban and what a great coach he is and so many started to compare him to Wanny (We all know who came on top in that comparision). Everybody would post about all the things Saban is accomplishing despite a roster filled with half of Wanny's players. When we started making mistakes and losing games, the same people who were talking up all of the wonderful things Saban is doing with this team, would now be posting about how this team isn't very good because Wanny messed it up and we don't have good players blah,blah, blah....
This is what I need to be explained to me. Either Saban is a mastermind (like he was in our 1st 2 wins) and deserves to be praised for the god that he is, or he is still a rookie coach learning to coach in the league who has potential to be a great coach (which I think he will be) but he isn't there yet. If you think he's a mastermind, then you can't make excuses about why this team is losing and playing like crap and why he's making mistakes. If you think he's a rookie coach with potential, you have to hold all judgment until after he's been here for a while. That means no comparisions to current or former NFL coaches. You also have bring him down from the clouds and as much as you would accept mistakes, expect that they will happen as he continues to learn.