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With Jimmy Haslam taking over the Cleveland Browns yesterday, the questions about the extent of the tearing down and rebuilding have obviously been brought up.
Although the chronic lack of depth and talent is certainly part of the issue, the failure to develop players and get results has plagued the team since the day it returned in 1999. Saban wasn't bad in the NFL at all; Miami was 15-17 in his two seasons, and promptly nosedived to 1-15 the next year despite having pretty much the same team back. They were 4-12 the year before he arrived, 9-7 in his first year.
So I guess the questions are, could Saban leave Bammer to go to Cleveland? I base this on the following:
1) Saban has wanderlust. He did one year at Toledo, four years in the NFL, five years at Michigan State, five years at LSU, two years in the NFL, and is now in his 6th season at Bammer. He's never stayed in one spot for very long.
2) Track record of success. Saban's second year in Miami is the only losing season that he's ever been a part of at any level. His record as a DC during his first NFL stint was impeccable, with much worse performances both before and after he arrived.
3) What's left to prove? He won at LSU and moved on. He's won twice at Bammer, and maybe a third time this year, so what would be left to check off the list? Each job that he's taken has been a rebuilding project; he's never stepped in for someone retiring, or at a position that's had recent moderate success, always a rebuild.
4) Past history. Saban's first stint in the NFL was with Cleveland (as defensive coordinator, 1991-94). He's coached at Kent State and Ohio State, and graduated from Kent State.
5) Hurting Bammer. Would Haslam open up the checkbook to both help his own team and also cripple Bammer at the same time?
Although the chronic lack of depth and talent is certainly part of the issue, the failure to develop players and get results has plagued the team since the day it returned in 1999. Saban wasn't bad in the NFL at all; Miami was 15-17 in his two seasons, and promptly nosedived to 1-15 the next year despite having pretty much the same team back. They were 4-12 the year before he arrived, 9-7 in his first year.
So I guess the questions are, could Saban leave Bammer to go to Cleveland? I base this on the following:
1) Saban has wanderlust. He did one year at Toledo, four years in the NFL, five years at Michigan State, five years at LSU, two years in the NFL, and is now in his 6th season at Bammer. He's never stayed in one spot for very long.
2) Track record of success. Saban's second year in Miami is the only losing season that he's ever been a part of at any level. His record as a DC during his first NFL stint was impeccable, with much worse performances both before and after he arrived.
3) What's left to prove? He won at LSU and moved on. He's won twice at Bammer, and maybe a third time this year, so what would be left to check off the list? Each job that he's taken has been a rebuilding project; he's never stepped in for someone retiring, or at a position that's had recent moderate success, always a rebuild.
4) Past history. Saban's first stint in the NFL was with Cleveland (as defensive coordinator, 1991-94). He's coached at Kent State and Ohio State, and graduated from Kent State.
5) Hurting Bammer. Would Haslam open up the checkbook to both help his own team and also cripple Bammer at the same time?
