Will Nick Saban coax BB into drafting another of his players now at Bama?
 

Saban and BB have always been close friends dating back to when Saban was LSU coach and BB must have liked what he heard and saw from Saban's players because we drafted several of them in the years Saban was there and maybe now that Saban is out of the NFL and back in college as new Alabama coach he might coax BB into taking a chance on a Bama Senior player,none of which I see anywhere until mid 2nd round at best.

Don't be shocked if Saban and BB meet sometime in the next month,Have a discussion of some of Nick's seniors heading to the NFL and we take one of them,maybe even two in the later rounds...I can see us picking at least one of them from 3rd to 6th rounds mainly guys like

Le'Ron McClain FB - Probably goes late 2nd,If hes there in the 3rd I think we should take a shot.

OLB Juwan Simpson or
OLB Terrence Jones - Heard some decent things about these guys,both might make a good 5th/6th round picks

CB Ramzee Robinson - In an area of need for us he might be of some value if still there in the 4th or 5th round

DE Chris Harris - Not sure about this player,maybe a 6th rounder

DT Jeremy Clark - Looks like a reach in making the pros but should be there in the 6th if we need another DT backup

Saban may not have coached these guys who are leaving before his first game as HC at Alabama but can I see him nudging BB a bit and would not be shocked if we did take a gamble on one or two of them.

With the exception of Le'ron McClain this might be the worst senior Alabama squad entering the draft that I have seen in a while but who knows if we draft and find a jewel among these 6 guys.

Re: Will Nick Saban coax BB into drafting another of his players now at Bama?
 

Back to when he was coach at LSU???????? Saban was on BB's staff with the Clevland Browns - in the early 1990's. Also, Belichick probably knows as much if not more about Bama's Senior players than Saban. Why would Saban give a rat's as@ about graduating seniors from a program that he became coach at 2.5 months ago. When he became coach he was busy trying to convince recruits to come his way, not to get enough info. on graduating seniors to pass onto his longtime friend.

Re: Will Nick Saban coax BB into drafting another of his players now at Bama?
 

While I do not expect a rush this year, in the future I expect some inside scouting reports on Bama and other conference players being funneled directly to Foxboro.

Re: Will Nick Saban coax BB into drafting another of his players now at Bama?
 

With the exception of Jarvis Green, weve gotten squat from Nick Saban.

I'd stay far away from any of his recommendations.

Re: Will Nick Saban coax BB into drafting another of his players now at Bama?
 

Gay was a solid contributor in 2004.

Re: Will Nick Saban coax BB into drafting another of his players now at Bama?
 

Talk about a lame excuse to get a draft thread on the main board...:rolleyes:

I bet Saban and BB have already met or discussed at length the things Nick observed while in the AFCE - including some of the NFL players he actually coached at Miami.

Re: Will Nick Saban coax BB into drafting another of his players now at Bama?
 

Saban and BB have an equitable relationship and given the fact we've gotten 3 ex-Miami players on board this year would certainly point to the existence of some brain-picking.

Nick Saban-the gift that keeps on giving. Welker sounds like a gem.

*The most recent signing-Eddie Jackson-is a curious one. In a way I sort of liked it;one because it implies an ongoing communication b/w BB and Evil Nick (there must have been some communication on that one:confused: ) and two he's the kind of head-scratcher we're used to seeing in years past lol.

Whether or not all this also indicates a pipeline to Bama is another story, but if that turns out to be the case,I won't complain:D

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Having Saban back in the SEC, is where he will be of the most help. How many SEC alums (I realize I'm using that word loosely when we are talking about the graduation rate of college football players) are on the Pats now? Off the top of my head there are at least ten guys from Georgia and Florida alone. Outside of the "U", the SEC has most talent in college football. having a first hand scouting report will be BB best gift from his old pal Nick (that, and trading for Culpepper).

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Neither Gay nor Eric Alexander were draft picks.

Of the 14 drafted players that Saban might have had input on, only 4 have amounted to anything more than a one year wonder.

Matt Light, Tom Brady, Jarvis Green, Ben Watson.

Now, Saban COULD have an an influence on players we DIDN'T draft, but there is no accounting for those.

Honestly, I think the whole relationship with Collegew coaches is blow out of proportion by fans.

Re: Will Nick Saban coax BB into drafting another of his players now at Bama?
 

I just counted 17 current Pats are from SEC schools.

4-LSU
4-Florida
3-Tennessee
2-Georgia