Monday, May 14, 2012

Nick Saban on coaching

“In college, I coached everyone the same way. When I got to the pros and Art Modell would come check out my DB drills to make sure his bonus babies were playing I realized that if I couldn’t reach
Everson Wells the way I coached, it was me that needed to change because he was playing regardless-whether I was the DB coach or it was the guy they brought in after I was fired for not playing Art Modell’s bonus babies. Whether he back-pedaled the way I wanted or not, he’s going to play. You can’t coach everyone the same way. Ask yourself: ‘How can I reach him?”

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