BAMAPHIN 22
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Seven thoughts on Nick Saban and his new empire, the Miami Dolphins:
1. Saban has access issues: The other day, on a veranda overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the NFL Meetings in Maui, I asked Saban: "What's the biggest change in the NFL during the 10 years you've been out of the pro game?"
It took him a split second to answer.
"Access," he said. "Everyone wants access."
NFL Films wants to mike Saban and/or his players during a game. The NFL Network wants to see the internal workings of his team. The beat reporters, the columnists and the Pro Football Writers of America want him to make assistant coaches consistently available to the media, which he's balking at. (Big mistake, in my opinion, because if you trust your assistant coaches -- and a head coach should -- why shut them off to the public and let them fly under the radar, hurting their chances for professional advancement?) Saban is striving to fashion his organization in a Belichickian way, to speak with one voice so the message is crystal clear and the leaks get plugged. He seems amazed with the strident calls to open his business to the outside world.
See the attachd site for the remaining thoughts: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/peter_king/03/27/mmqb.owners.meetings/index.html
1. Saban has access issues: The other day, on a veranda overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the NFL Meetings in Maui, I asked Saban: "What's the biggest change in the NFL during the 10 years you've been out of the pro game?"
It took him a split second to answer.
"Access," he said. "Everyone wants access."
NFL Films wants to mike Saban and/or his players during a game. The NFL Network wants to see the internal workings of his team. The beat reporters, the columnists and the Pro Football Writers of America want him to make assistant coaches consistently available to the media, which he's balking at. (Big mistake, in my opinion, because if you trust your assistant coaches -- and a head coach should -- why shut them off to the public and let them fly under the radar, hurting their chances for professional advancement?) Saban is striving to fashion his organization in a Belichickian way, to speak with one voice so the message is crystal clear and the leaks get plugged. He seems amazed with the strident calls to open his business to the outside world.
See the attachd site for the remaining thoughts: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/peter_king/03/27/mmqb.owners.meetings/index.html
