@Fandame posted:Saban is right where he belongs. He may have made it as a pro coach, but not to the level he has with 'Bama.
He does have better NFL talent come in on annual basis in his recruiting classes than an NFL team would get over any 5 years of drafting.
Last year, 6 of the top 24 picks were from Bama. In 2020, 4 of the top 15 were.
In the past 4 drafts, 27 Alabama players have gone in the first three rounds. 32 guys from those 4 classes have started at least a season for an NFL team. I think it was Tschmak that said in another thread that if you just took Alabama and LSU guys that entered the league in the last 6-8 years no one would beat them. Just Alabama guys would probably do it. I'm not even listing the Front 7 and OL here. They've have 7 OL drafted in the 1st or second round since 2015, 8 DL in that same timespan in those two rounds, and 5 LBs drafted in the top 3 rounds.
QB: Mac Jones, Tua, Hurts
RB; D. Henry, J. Jacobs, D. Harris, N. Harris
WR: Waddle, Jeudy, Ruggs, D. Smith, Amari Cooper
DB: Surtain, T. Diggs, E. Jackson, M. Humphrey, M. Fitzpatrick
His biggest problem now is that Georgia is getting as many 5 stars as Alabama is. The last 4 classes Georgia has gotten something like 22 5-star guys. The guy that returned the pick-6 to clinch it last night (Ringo) chose Georgia over Oregon and Alabama. 3 years ago he probably goes to Alabama.
n the NFL, about 90% of being competitive is having the QB. If he have gotten Brees, he'd have won big in the NFL too. Despite the fact he wouldn't have an enormous advantage in talent at the NFL-level like he does at Bama, he's a good enough coach and talent developer to have succeeded.