My personal opinion is Mark Ingram. You can tell he would be a great one with the way he gets pumped on the sideline at games he's came to since his playing days at Bama
Beat me to it.....McElroy would be my choice for most likely to become a coach.McElroy for sure...it's his family business.
Depends on which actions...Rolando McClain was called a "coach on the field" during our 2009 run. I don't know if he wants to coach, but his actions might indicate a knack for it.
Greg would be my pick as an AD.McElroy for sure...it's his family business.
Coaching isn't all about the on the field stuff.Rolando McClain was called a "coach on the field" during our 2009 run. I don't know if he wants to coach, but his actions might indicate a knack for it.
I dont see it from his behavior since he left UA.Rolando McClain was called a "coach on the field" during our 2009 run. I don't know if he wants to coach, but his actions might indicate a knack for it.
Yeah maybe coaching the prison football team.Rolando McClain was called a "coach on the field" during our 2009 run. I don't know if he wants to coach, but his actions might indicate a knack for it.
Great points.Chris Bonds.
Great character guy. He came here very heavily recruited. Had a leg injury toward the end of high school. But he's been a great teammate here. He still has at least one year of eligibility left, but if you pay attention during the game, he's the guy wearing #93 and with probably the cleanest uniform of any of our players and he's holding up signs to call plays in. Seems as if he's already on the path to coaching.
And as it is, the best coaches most times are guys who weren't the superstars (i.e. Coach Bryant being NFL HoFer's Don Hutson's teammate and Coach Saban being NFL HoFer's). For several reasons....the ones with the talent can use their God given ability to compensate for mistakes. The ones that aren't as talented have to learn ALL the right things in order to be successful. The superstars often don't have the patience for the underachievers or for those that don't work as hard as they did (reference Magic Johnson's failure as a head coach of the Lakers, Mike Singletary's failure in San Francisco, and Steve Spurrier's notorious impatiences with his QBs over the years), but the ones who weren't as awfully talented can understand the plight of those who aren't as talented.
So that's how you can get the Nick Sabans and Les Mileses of the world. Most of the great coaches were probably scout team type players, giving them time to absorb a LOT of knowledge while helping to prepare their teammates for competition.
See: Anything related to Michael Jordan.The superstars often don't have the patience for the underachievers or for those that don't work as hard as they did (reference Magic Johnson's failure as a head coach of the Lakers, Mike Singletary's failure in San Francisco, and Steve Spurrier's notorious impatiences with his QBs over the years), but the ones who weren't as awfully talented can understand the plight of those who aren't as talented.
Seems to me that he'd be a hell of an assistant coach. Could you imagine him coaching LB at UA? I'm perfectly happy with our coaching staff, don't get me wrong, but he'd probably be a hell of a coach if his job was to teach what he knew about defense. I actually think he's the exception to WMack's list - an ultrahard worker with relatively good talent. I think the problem was deeper than simply him expecting too much from his players. It's a lot different to be a great team-manager and person-manager than to teach a craft. Saban's craft is DB, but clearly he has amazing skills with regards to teaching discipline and motivation.I really, really hope Singletary gets another shot. I love that guy.