🏈 All Saban team....who ya got?

[sean]

so if you were creating a team made up of all the players Coach Saban has coached while at ALABAMA....who would you have at each position? if you're so inclined...please put your starters and backups.

 

[rick4bama]

WOW!! This would take me maybe a day or so just to pick a team! But this is a great question! But you should have one requirement. Make it so we all don't pick from this team. Beacuse we all know Tua will be our QB! Well not me I'm thinking about another one to lead my team!

 

[JoshB]

QB: Tua Tagovailoa
RB: Derrick Henry
RB: Mark Ingram
OT: Andre Smith
OG: Chance Warmack
C: Antoine Caldwell
OG: Barrett Jones
OT: Cyrus Kounadjio
WR: Julio Jones
WR: Amari Cooper
WR: Calvin Ridley
TE: OJ Howard

DE: Marcell Dareus
NT: Daron Payne
DE: Jonathan Allen
LB: Courtney Upshaw
LB: Rolando McClain
LB: Dont'a Hightower
LB: Rashaan Evans
CB: Dre Kirkpatrick
CB: Javier Arenas
S: HaHa Clinton-Dix
S: Mark Barron/Landon Collins

K: Leigh Tiffin
P: JK Scott
KR: Javier Arenas/Trent Richardson
PR: Javier Arenas/Cyrus Jones

 

[bamachine]

QB: Tua Tagovailoa
RB: Derrick Henry
RB: Mark Ingram
OT: Andre Smith
OG: Chance Warmack
C: Antoine Caldwell
OG: Barrett Jones
OT: Cyrus Kounadjio
WR: Julio Jones
WR: Amari Cooper
WR: Calvin Ridley
TE: OJ Howard

DE: Marcell Dareus
NT: Daron Payne
DE: Jonathan Allen
LB: Courtney Upshaw
LB: Rolando McClain
LB: Dont'a Hightower
LB: Rashaan Evans
CB: Dre Kirkpatrick
CB: Javier Arenas
S: HaHa Clinton-Dix
S: Mark Barron/Landon Collins

K: Leigh Tiffin
P: JK Scott
KR: Javier Arenas/Trent Richardson
PR: Javier Arenas/Cyrus Jones

Almost all of your picks work for me except one. While I love me some Barron, if we have a third S(presumably for the nickel and dime packages), it has to be Minkah. I might also replace Javy with Marlon at the other corner. Already got Javy down for PR/KR, so not like he is being kicked off the team.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Wow...12 years of teams...would have to put a lot of thought into that...
Looks lik @BamaBoyJosh has it pretty close

 

[AirForceBamaFan]

OFFENSE:
Tua/AJ
Julio/Jeudy
Cooper/Maze
Ridley/Ruggs
OJ
Henry/Ingram
Richardson/Drake
Fluker-Left Guard
CamRob-Left Tackle
Barrett Jones-Center
Jonah Williams-Right Guard
Andre Smith-Right Tackle

DEFENSE:
Jonathan Allen
Marcel Dareus
Cody
McClain
Hightower
Upshaw
Ragland
Ha Ha
Collins
Minkah
Kirkpatrick

 

[Trob]

1st Team Offense:

QB Tua Tagovailoa
RB HTWMI
RB HTWDH
LT Jonah Williams
LG Chance Warmack
C Barret Jones
RG Mike Johnson
RT DJ Fluker
TE OJ Howard
WR Julio Jones
WR Amari Cooper

2nd Team Offense:

QB AJ McCarron
RB Eddie Lacy
RB Trent Richardson
LT Cam Robinson
LG Ross Pierschbacher
C Antoine Caldwell
RG Anthony Steen
RT Cyrus Kouandjio
TE Irv Smith
WR Calvin Ridley
WR Jerry Jeudy


1st Team Defense (assuming base 3-4):

DE Jonathan Allen
DT Marcel Dareus
DE A'Shawn Robinson
OLB Courtney Upshaw
ILB CJ Mosley
ILB Rolando McClain
OLB Tim Williams
CB Dre Kirkpatrick
CB Marlon Humphrey
S Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix
S Landon Collins

2nd Team Defense

DE Dalvin Tomlinson
DT Daron Payne
DE Jarren Reed
OLB Rashaan Evans
ILB Reuben Foster
ILB D'onta Hightower
OLB Ryan Anderson
CB Dee Milliner
CB Cyrus Jones
S Minkah Fitzpatrick
S Mark Barron

1st Team Special Team:

KR Kenyan Drake, Eddie Jackson*
PR Javier Arenas
PK Leigh Tiffin
P J.K. Scott
LS Cole Mazza

2nd Team Special Teams:

KR Marquis Maze, Christion Jones
PR Jaylen Waddle (yep, already)
PK Adam Griffith
P P.J. Fitzgerald
LS Carson Tinker

Sad thing is that there too many missing and it hurts to leave them out. The people I've left off would make a dominant team under Saban as well, especially on defense.

Notable cuts:

Reggie Ragland, TJ Yeldon, Damian Harris, Denzell Devall, Terrence Cody, Robert Lester, Anthony Averett, Ardarius Stewart, Jalston Fowler, Jesse Williams, Nico Johnson, geez...it goes on and on.


*I know Eddie only returned punts but I need that guy on my team and I couldn't leave Mark Barron off. Touch that thang, 4(or "folk", who cares, it works).

 

['65 Cobra]

As I read through these lists - and all good and with good reasoning - it amazes me how much the game has changed during Saban's tenure. On offense going from ground and pound to more and more passing, but even more so on defense, going from big, space-eating monsters among the front seven (Cody, Jesse, Rolando, Dante, etc.) to leaner, quicker guys now (Reuben, CJ, Da'Ron, Quinnen, etc.).

 

[JoshB]

QB: Tua Tagovailoa
RB: Derrick Henry
RB: Mark Ingram
OT: Andre Smith
OG: Chance Warmack
C: Antoine Caldwell
OG: Barrett Jones
OT: Cyrus Kounadjio
WR: Julio Jones
WR: Amari Cooper
WR: Calvin Ridley
TE: OJ Howard

DE: Marcell Dareus
NT: Daron Payne
DE: Jonathan Allen
LB: Courtney Upshaw
LB: Rolando McClain
LB: Dont'a Hightower
LB: Rashaan Evans
CB: Dre Kirkpatrick
CB: Javier Arenas
S: HaHa Clinton-Dix
S: Mark Barron/Landon Collins

K: Leigh Tiffin
P: JK Scott
KR: Javier Arenas/Trent Richardson
PR: Javier Arenas/Cyrus Jones

Almost all of your picks work for me except one. While I love me some Barron, if we have a third S(presumably for the nickel and dime packages), it has to be Minkah. I might also replace Javy with Marlon at the other corner. Already got Javy down for PR/KR, so not like he is being kicked off the team.

Yeah you're probably right there, Minkah's versatility would probably put him over Javy for me. I'd want that combination of thumpers (Landon, Barron) with a safety thats great in pass coverage (HaHa), though. Minkah would fit the bill there, too. Def. can't leave him out.

 

[Tidestalker]

Serious question - So far this season, has there been a DL as disruptive as Q Williams? If were going by best seasons he would have to be in the convo (if the production continues)

And speaking of production... Irv Smith is on a nice pace.

This may not be super popular but I think Ragland may have been a better player than Hightower... But thought Mosley was 2nd only to McClain... Although both were taylor made for their particular era of football

 

[PurlJam]

All Saban team... it's gotta be the Washington Redskins.

 

[bamachine]

Serious question - So far this season, has there been a DL as disruptive as Q Williams? If were going by best seasons he would have to be in the convo (if the production continues)

And speaking of production... Irv Smith is on a nice pace.

This may not be super popular but I think Ragland may have been a better player than Hightower... But thought Mosley was 2nd only to McClain... Although both were taylor made for their particular era of football

I think McClain showed up more ready but that Mosley was the best by the time he left.

 

[JoshB]

All Saban team... it's gotta be the Washington Redskins.

They're definitely stacking em up over there...

- Jonathan Allen - DT
- Ryan Anderson - OLB
- HaHa Clinton-Dix - FS
- Shaun Dion Hamilton - ILB
- Arie Kouandjio - OG
- Da'Ron Payne - DT

And now after they traded for HaHa they have two of the top 5 rated safeties in the league (per PFF).

 

[Tidestalker]

Serious question - So far this season, has there been a DL as disruptive as Q Williams? If were going by best seasons he would have to be in the convo (if the production continues)

And speaking of production... Irv Smith is on a nice pace.

This may not be super popular but I think Ragland may have been a better player than Hightower... But thought Mosley was 2nd only to McClain... Although both were taylor made for their particular era of football

I think McClain showed up more ready but that Mosley was the best by the time he left.

Possibly! Back in Ro's day it was a much more physical, run predicated style of play. When CJ came on it was the start of the HUNH craze... Had to cover a lot more ground with less breaks. Both were dominant players... CJ was amazingly well rounded.

 

[bamachine]

Serious question - So far this season, has there been a DL as disruptive as Q Williams? If were going by best seasons he would have to be in the convo (if the production continues)

And speaking of production... Irv Smith is on a nice pace.

This may not be super popular but I think Ragland may have been a better player than Hightower... But thought Mosley was 2nd only to McClain... Although both were taylor made for their particular era of football

I think McClain showed up more ready but that Mosley was the best by the time he left.

Possibly! Back in Ro's day it was a much more physical, run predicated style of play. When CJ came on it was the start of the HUNH craze... Had to cover a lot more ground with less breaks. Both were dominant players... CJ was amazingly well rounded.

I remember when CJ was first on the field, he was everywhere but had hands of stone. Once he finally got to where he could catch the ball, he became the best overall LB to that point.

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

That some collection of talent! Great lists guys.