I wasn't entering the overall debate, just pointing out just how dreadful his circumstances were. I don't think anyone, certainly not me, has declared Daboll a proven commodity. But, as I said, Bill Walsh would have struggled with what Daboll had to work with. I mean look at those franchises, head coaches and especially QBs, they were the bottom of the barrel. They were horrid. Thus, IMO, his NFL OC tenure was indeterminate.
Daboll's NFL experience and Sarkisian's limited experience are quite different. Daboll took horrid raw material and turned out a bad product. Sarkisian has taken very good raw material and turned out a mediocre product. But 7 games is too early to pronounce final judgment.
Having said that, I agree that it's impossible to make an evaluation based on Sarkisian's 1 game "tenure" at Bama. In the NC game, the execution was not good. There were dropped passes, bad pass pro and bad throws. That's not on Sarkisian. Play calling in any game can be improved in retrospect. I can't be too critical of it myself.
I think what Kiffin did at Bama was probably needed based on the talent, especially QB and OL, at the time, but I much prefer Daboll's approach over his or Sarkisian's. Whether Bama's O is considered a success by the end of the season may or may not be on Daboll. We'll see. I know one thing, if Bama doesn't win the NC, he will be blasted whether he deserves it or not. He may get some credit if they win
. As Jalen or Sarkisian might say, "Scapegoats are an integral part of Bama fandom. There must be someone to blame, it's always somebody's fault; and we must harp on it in perpetuity. "
