re: I heard that Brian Kelly has only talked to players individually that are in bad standing

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I've read the same thing about Belichick and look at how successful both have been. They simply aren't coddlers or overly friendly, player's coaches.

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When BellyChuckles first started making noise with the Pats, his teams were nicknamed "the No-Names" because that's exactly what they were: a group of players dedicated to playing well together, for the team, regardless of their star power (or lack thereof). His first SB team was basically one or two "names" and a bunch of other players he found, plugged in to his system and then proceeded to win - convincingly.

Billy B was - and is - a master at getting the right players for his system and vision. And Saban is a direct branch off his coaching tree, so it makes sense that he would replicate a successful coaching approach with his own teams.

Neither Belichick nor Saban have ever been known as coddlers, and seem to actively avoid cancerous players regardless of how skilled they may be.

Again, I've never been a Pats fan, and I'm no fan of Saban. But I can't argue with their approach to building and managing teams. Excepting a few questionable practices at Bama, you can't deny that the team-first system works.