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Saban as HC


CarolinaCoolin

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With BCS championship approaching there are talks of Saban jumping ship of Bama because the whole 24/7 crimson tide feel it gets to be over bearing. He has said that if he goes to the NFL he only wants to work with Michael Lombardi.

So with all that said, what are your thoughts on a Lombardi GM with Saban as HC. He would bring back out our strength at the running game, our defense would be ultilized, the only thing is i dont know how well he'd gel with Cam in terms his progression and using him in the best way possible. Just a thought and I would like to know what you guys think.

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i wouldn't hate it as much as some other guys but i'm not loving the idea either. doesn't really matter tho cause he' ll only be working with lombardi who will be going back to the browns from what i' ve read if he goes anywhere.

saban is a bit too conservative for my liking.

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Saban is basically John Fox with a Bill Bilicik 3-4 defense. As much crap as all the fans and people on here gave Fox when he coached here, even when he won, how many people would want to see that again. I liked Fox because I like wacthing good defense as much as good offense. But most of the fans did not.

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