- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Jason Garrett says Saban made call to pass on Drew Brees in Miami "We're not doing that!"
Posted on 2/12/26 at 6:48 am to Jack Ruby
Posted on 2/12/26 at 6:48 am to Jack Ruby
Honestly, alot of other teams past on Brees too, it wasn't just a Saban thing. That shoulder was pretty bad. We saw the result of it his last few years with the Saints when he couldn't throw past 20 yards downfield anymore.....but prior to that he made the doctors look bad.
1
Posted on 2/12/26 at 7:21 am to Tiger Ugly
I am pretty sure I read somewhere that Saban actually hid some physical tests from the Saints that allowed them to pull the trigger on Brees. So he helped him.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 7:37 am to IggyReilly
quote:
but apart from the Saints not a single other team in the league gave signing him any meaningful consideration.
Not true… I remember at the time people thought we would go with Vince Young… Brees was a semi-hot commodity Saints weren’t the only team on his trail…
Posted on 2/12/26 at 7:54 am to Pikes Peak Tiger
quote:
Maybe the biggest butterfly effect in all of sports Look how that decision affected Miami, New Orleans, Alabama, LSU etc…. Hell, even Urban may have been at Florida longer had Saban not been at Bama That one decision by the Dolphins changed everything in the NFL and CFB
Not to mention what a potential dolphins/ Brees vs Pats/Brady rivalry looks like.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 7:55 am to Jack Ruby
That’s contrary to what Saban has said in multiple interviews. Do you believe Garrett or Saban?
Posted on 2/12/26 at 7:58 am to The Third Leg
quote:
Remarkable how bad Nick Saban was in the NFL.
He was 9-7 and 6-10 on a team that had just fired a HC and without a QB. I don’t think it’s crazy to think that he would’ve adapted and figured it out with even decent qb play.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 8:28 am to Cosmo
quote:
Jason Garrett is a toolbag
Maybe so. But this idiocy that I’ve heard people parrot that it was the Miami medical team’s decision, not Saban to pass on Brees, has always been so absurd. The thought that anyone was telling Nick Saban what he could do was garbage.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 8:29 am to jrowla2
quote:
Saban would have ended up back in college game at some point. Saban was built for the college game, not the NFL
Maybe but even delaying his return to CFB by just one or 2 years would have been huge. Would he have still ended up at Bama? Would he have had the same extreme level of success somewhere else?
Posted on 2/12/26 at 8:36 am to New Money
quote:
That’s contrary to what Saban has said in multiple interviews. Do you believe Garrett or Saban?
I 100% believe it’s the one who has no reason to lie and not the one who doesn’t want to be the one who passed on the Hall of Fame QB. And, again, the thought that Nick Saban didn’t have total control over all football decisions is simply asinine.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:24 am to lsudave1
True. Less discussed in this situation is that Culpepper never returned to form after his injury.
Culpepper was a young star paired with Moss but the Saban Dolphins era for him was pretty poor (I think?).
Culpepper was a young star paired with Moss but the Saban Dolphins era for him was pretty poor (I think?).
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:40 am to LSUgrad88
quote:
The thought that anyone was telling Nick Saban what he could do was garbage.
Im pretty sure the medical team told him the prognosis for that injury and he acted on the advice
At the time Culpepper was considered really good
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:40 am to litenin
In the interview, you hear them bring up Culpepper's injury risk as well, but Garrett never really answers why they signed him over Brees when both had risk.
It's clear Saban wanted to low-ball Brees and he probably got the number he liked with Dante.
But that's never what he's said for 20 yrs...
It's clear Saban wanted to low-ball Brees and he probably got the number he liked with Dante.
But that's never what he's said for 20 yrs...
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:47 am to Uncommon Idea
quote:
That's basically what everyone but Nick Saban has said or implied.
So funny
Posted on 2/12/26 at 9:58 am to jrowla2
quote:
Brees and Payton were a key factor together.
1000% Just look at that 06’ season, Brees arm was still not fully recovered at the beginning, but Sean knew how to coach to his player’s limitations.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 10:02 am to Jack Ruby
Wait i thought we loved saban again because he told kiffin to come to lsu
Posted on 2/12/26 at 10:17 am to Jack Ruby
Hasn't Saban said that? Basically said that was his biggest regret or something like that
Posted on 2/12/26 at 10:18 am to St Augustine
quote:
He was 9-7 and 6-10 on a team that had just fired a HC and without a QB. I don’t think it’s crazy to think that he would’ve adapted and figured it out with even decent qb play.
For a guy who wound up the greatest college coach ever, a sub .500 record and passing on an elite HoF QB to build around is a failure.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 10:27 am to The Third Leg
quote:
For a guy who wound up the greatest college coach ever, a sub .500 record and passing on an elite HoF QB to build around is a failure.
He had one season of sub .500 record. Pretty damn myopic and immediate gratification seeking to call a single season as a failure. I’d think that the guy who would go on to become said greatest CFB coach ever would’ve likely adjusted.
Brees and Payton were a perfect match. There is no guarantee he’s even HoF caliber without that overly aggressive pedal to the metal 06-mid teens offense we ran.
This post was edited on 2/12/26 at 10:29 am
Posted on 2/12/26 at 11:07 am to St Augustine
quote:
Brees and Payton were a perfect match. There is no guarantee he’s even HoF caliber without that overly aggressive pedal to the metal 06-mid teens offense we ran.
There are no guarantees with anyone. League is loaded with busts—guaranteed, can’t miss talents that never do shite. Saban shot his shot, and airballed it.
Posted on 2/12/26 at 11:29 am to The Third Leg
quote:
Remarkable how bad Nick Saban was in the NFL.
Where do y'all get this shite? Compare the Dolphins the year before and the year after Nick was there.
Page 2 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News