Saban on WQAM with Hank

[Noodle Arm]

Very interesting analysis, Noodle. I can see the scenario you painted playing out just the way you described. But then who will play FS this year and next?

Ummm I don't know because I didn't write the post you quoted :tongue:

 

[Surferosa]

Ummm I don't know because I didn't write the post you quoted :tongue:

Err, oops :o

So Sal....

 

[DOLFANMIKE]

One more thing...Is it me or does Nick Saban's voice sound too raspy on the radio? Sounds like he needs to clear his throat or something. I heard it in both interviews.

Yes...I think so too. I think its hard for him to speak when he's eating up the media.

 

[ckparrothead]

#1. Putting Will Poole at safety strikes me as sort of the same kind of mistake as it would have been to put Patrick Surtain at safety, back in his rookie and sophomore years when it was talked about a little that Surtain tackles well enough and has the smarts to move to safety. Will Poole can still be an excellent corner in the NFL. I'm not sold that Daniels can be an excellent one, he doesn't have Poole's ball skills or play-making ability. Daniels can be good, and consistent with whatever he is. Saban will know this guy through and through so he'll always know where to put him and when. I think that is why Saban grabbed him. It seems to me that Saban was very sad we could not get Webster, I really do think Saban thought he could "easily" replace Surtain. Not so sure about Daniels.

#2. Wade Smith at center seems like a good move to me too. We always knew Wade had bad upper body strength. But, he has more than decent lower body strength. I think LT is the last place you want to put a person with questionable upper body strength. No upper body strength = no punch = no leverage against speed. I'm not sure how big upper body strength is to a center's game, certainly quickness on the first step is important, as is quickness getting to the next level (linebackers), and strenghth is very important when a nose tackle lines up over top of you...but which area? Tim Ruddy had one of the strongest upper bodies on the Phins back in his day, but he always struggled with a nose tackle on top of him. I'm thinking actually, that lower body strength might be more important there...and honestly, that could be the reason they looked at Wade Smith and saw a center where we'd been playing him at LT. Center is automatically at a disadvantage in engaging a NT just because he has to snap the ball and then release, where NT just has to release. But a quick first step and good lower body strength I would think would help you immensely in such close quarters against a nose tackle. Those are just my thoughts.

#3 Quickie...Mario Edwards at safety doesn't make sense to me. At that point you might as well just toss any corner at safety.

#4. I would toss up Carey as a bust...just based on the last regime's handling of things, but having seen him play in college I really can't imagine him as anything BUT a servicible lunch-pail type RT in the NFL. He just has to eventually be that kind of player, to me...kind of guy ends up starting for 6 years and nobody knows who he is.

#5. I certainly hope Nick can get Brock Berlin to show me something he's never showed me at UM, but honestly I still think once a loser, always a loser.

 

[DOLFANMIKE]

I love the way Saban handles his interviews. He doesnt sound "worn out" to me at all. He sounds calculating. I would love to work around this guy. He handles questions well and seems to have a good heart. I think he's a great fit for our team.

 

[Agua]

Sounded like he'd finished smoking a couple packs of cigarettes the night before out on the town.

 

[SuperDuperFan]

I think Nick mentions Carey so often because he knows what a damn idiot Wanny was with him. He probably cannot fathom how a college player with his pedigree was chosen in the first round...by trading up to get him even....and then sat the damn bench all year while the WORST o-line in the league played!! I wonder if that ever goes through Wanny's head on quiet nights when he wonders why he isn't in Miami anymore? ......... nahhhhh, probably not!

Great post, i agree 100-percent.

 

[Dol-Fan Dupree]

I don't know about upperbody strength and left tackle. One of the best left tackles I have ever seen couldn't bench 315 pounds

 

[CalDolFan10x14]

Adding a quality RB will make the line better , the QB better, and even the WRs better.

Brown's versatility means he'll be a receiving threat as well. I'd like to see teams double Chambers now with Brown being such a receiving force and with Booker playing opposite Chambers.

Can't forget McMichael's either....Man our receiving game is starting to look pretty kick @$$ now.

 

[donshula72]

Carey will be fine. He has an outstanding pedigree, even before UM he won 2 state championships at Miami Northwestern High School (where many NFL playes come from), he was in a bad system last year with coaches who didn't know how to use him. You can line him up at different positions on the line and I think the staff will find a place for him.

Just let the kid play, he's a beast! (he did score really low on the wonderlic though.)

 

[Agua]

Carey will be fine. He has an outstanding pedigree, even before UM he won 2 state championships at Miami Northwestern High School (where many NFL playes come from), he was in a bad system last year with coaches who didn't know how to use him. You can line him up at different positions on the line and I think the staff will find a place for him.

Just let the kid play, he's a beast! (he did score really low on the wonderlic though.)

LOLOL!! Funny site in your sig man.