I just find it sad that it will be hard to find an unbiased opinion on the Dolphins from now on because Saban's policies don't jibe with the media's agenda of free access free information about everything everyone everywhere every time. In competitive football, where there are not very good standards set by the league on media relations, allowing that kind of access is a disadvantage.
The problem with the media's stance on this is that I have not seen or noticed much lack of intrigue or entertainment! I still see alllll kinds of articles on draft intrigue, I still see interviews with players after these "OTAs" and minicamps, and I'll be danged if Saban isn't making statements or fielding questions more often than Wannstedt was. So what don't you see? You don't see leaks from within the staff where the reporter takes it for truth while it was only a possibility to begin with, you don't see badmouthing going on behind the head coaches back among the players or the staff, you don't see GOSSIP. Have the media really become such gossip queens that they think this will severely damage the football product that is being delivered to dolphin fans?
What I also find to be sad is that the dolphin fans are not agreeing at all with the writers. How long before Dolphins fans get tired of reading these guys' negativity and bias, and the paper decides to find someone who dolphins fans actually LIKE reading? In the end, these guys are putting themselves in a position where they either grow up, or they are forced to hope that Saban fails. Dolphin fans are not taking the bait, I've been hard pressed to find a single fan who feels bad for the media and hates Saban's media policies.