New Spring, Same as Previous Years at Alabama Under Saban
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Coach has a lucky sweatshirt. Who knew? I wonder if the training staff lets him rock his with pit stains like the rest of us do? 
Sounds like DePriest is talking entitlement issues for a lot more players then some 5* freshmen recruits
Just listen to what Saban says....and doesn't say.
He'll tell you the straight up true status of the team's mental state, focus, and buy-in.
If he's talking about having trouble replacing last year's leaders, or he's not sure who this year's leaders are, or he's talking about needing more leaders, we have more of the problem from last year.
If he's talking about the great leadership shown by this guy, that one, and that one, and he's naming names, 2013's attitude has been adjusted. That in and of itself won't replace AJ and CJ, but it will go a long way.
Just listen to him, and take his statements at face value. The man doesn't know how to lie.
He'll tell you the straight up true status of the team's mental state, focus, and buy-in.
If he's talking about having trouble replacing last year's leaders, or he's not sure who this year's leaders are, or he's talking about needing more leaders, we have more of the problem from last year.
If he's talking about the great leadership shown by this guy, that one, and that one, and he's naming names, 2013's attitude has been adjusted. That in and of itself won't replace AJ and CJ, but it will go a long way.
Just listen to him, and take his statements at face value. The man doesn't know how to lie.
I feel better now for that little football fix.:ROCKER: It's not that I have a problem, I could turn to soccer anytime I want ....really.
Great post. However, Miami Dolphins fans will disagree with the last line lol.
I thought about that when I wrote the post. But I left it in because, when you look at the tape of his answer to the question, any grade school poker player could tell he was covering something up.
Lowered voice, looks away from the questioner, looks down and to his left. All classic signs of discomfort with what he's saying. Even when he tries, he just can't do it.
What I'm looking for more than anything is an alpha male to emerge as an unquestioned leader. In 08, it was Rashad Johnson. In 09, it was McClain without question. In 2010, I don't think anyone assumed that role, although we were immensely talented. 2011, it was Hightower, Upshaw, Barron. 2012, between Barrett Jones & DJ Fluker on offense and Nico Johnson & Robert Lester on defense, we had plenty. Last year, AJ & CJ assumed the roles, but being a vocal leader, I don't think, came naturally to CJ. And AJ, well...as it has been discussed ad nauseum, not everyone accepted his style if leadership in the way that it was intended.
Our best players (Cooper & Yeldon) are also our most quiet. Our most talented defensive players (Foster, Allen, Liner) are grossly inexperienced. Aside from DePriest, I would hope that Landon Collins (my favorite defensive player on the team) would become a coach on the field to help the new guys along.
Although everything he's said since then has been to the contrary, I remember vividly during Coach Saban's first season when a reporter asked about the leaders of the team, him replying somewhere along the lines of, if everyone knows their jobs and does their jobs you don't need a leader.
We need leaders. We definitely do. Tactical leaders (i.e. Rashad Johnson) and emotional leaders (i.e. DJ Fluker). If you have both in one player (i.e. McClain), then all the better
Our best players (Cooper & Yeldon) are also our most quiet. Our most talented defensive players (Foster, Allen, Liner) are grossly inexperienced. Aside from DePriest, I would hope that Landon Collins (my favorite defensive player on the team) would become a coach on the field to help the new guys along.
Although everything he's said since then has been to the contrary, I remember vividly during Coach Saban's first season when a reporter asked about the leaders of the team, him replying somewhere along the lines of, if everyone knows their jobs and does their jobs you don't need a leader.
We need leaders. We definitely do. Tactical leaders (i.e. Rashad Johnson) and emotional leaders (i.e. DJ Fluker). If you have both in one player (i.e. McClain), then all the better
Mack, Nick Saban also said in that first season that his first impression of his team was that the players spent a lot of time talking about winning instead of doing the work necessary to succeed.
I take all these comments about lessons learned with a dump truck of salt. My mother was from St. Louis. Show me!
I take all these comments about lessons learned with a dump truck of salt. My mother was from St. Louis. Show me!
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