Quote:The Trent Richardson's, Courtney Upshaw's and Greg McIlroy's of the League / football world disagree with you. Does he have a talent advantage? Yes, in a lot of cases I think he does because you cannot deny the presence of guys like Julio Jones and Amari Cooper, but I would argue that the talent gap is not "huge". His stance of demanding that his team be prepared is what makes it seem like he has more talent than anyone else. At least, in my opinion.

 

That being said, I don't think he's a good fit for coaching grown men. I think he'll run the risk of alienating himself from the players with his style.

 

While they didn't pan out in the NFL, they were all very good college players. Saban's teams are full of 4 and 5 star talents at all positions. Not many college programs are built like that. It's the reason why they are ranked #1 or #2 almost every year going into the season. He takes that talent and gets the most out of it through, like you said, by being prepared and his perfectionist nature. Which is why he is the GOAT of college football.

 

We agree that his style does not fit the NFL, as we've already saw.

 

I'm all in on Sean Payton (if he's available). 

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