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One of the more interesting moments from Tuesday’s press conference had the Alabama coach on the defensive
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — One of the more interesting moments during Nick Saban's press conference on Tuesday had the University of Alabama coach a bit defensive, but not in a way expected.
After saying he was happy with the Crimson Tide's progress so far this spring, and before wishing Avery Johnson well ("I love Avery. I think he's a great guy. We had a great relationship here.") and mentioning that he wants the players to earn their way on to the team's leadership council, Saban took a brief step back from the podium.
The coach was asked if he could design an offense to better protect starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, especially considering his injury issues last
season.
His immediately response was, "No."
Saban then crossed his arms and elaborated: "I mean we can seven-man protect every time and send three guys out so that they could double cover them all. To me, it's the responsibility of the quarterback sometimes to protect himself. We have to get five guys out in pass patterns, and have five-man protection, we have six-man protection, we have seven-man protection, we move the pocket, and we're going to do the things that we think we need to do to help our team win and help Tua be successful. Sometimes you have to know when to throw the ball away when things break down. You can't make a play out of every play. You've got to be smart about that."
After mentioning that Alabama doesn't have many designed runs for the quarterbacks, Saban later added: "I don't think football is a dangerous game. I coach safety at every position with every player. I don't know how we can adapt our schemes so that we can guarantee the quarterback is never going to get hit. I think they've been trying to do that for years and years and years in the NFL and until they change all the rules nobody could ever figure it out. So for you to expect me to be able to figure it out? I appreciate your confidence, but I'm not capable."
One of the more interesting moments from Tuesday’s press conference had the Alabama coach on the defensive
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — One of the more interesting moments during Nick Saban's press conference on Tuesday had the University of Alabama coach a bit defensive, but not in a way expected.
After saying he was happy with the Crimson Tide's progress so far this spring, and before wishing Avery Johnson well ("I love Avery. I think he's a great guy. We had a great relationship here.") and mentioning that he wants the players to earn their way on to the team's leadership council, Saban took a brief step back from the podium.
The coach was asked if he could design an offense to better protect starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, especially considering his injury issues last
season.
His immediately response was, "No."
Saban then crossed his arms and elaborated: "I mean we can seven-man protect every time and send three guys out so that they could double cover them all. To me, it's the responsibility of the quarterback sometimes to protect himself. We have to get five guys out in pass patterns, and have five-man protection, we have six-man protection, we have seven-man protection, we move the pocket, and we're going to do the things that we think we need to do to help our team win and help Tua be successful. Sometimes you have to know when to throw the ball away when things break down. You can't make a play out of every play. You've got to be smart about that."
After mentioning that Alabama doesn't have many designed runs for the quarterbacks, Saban later added: "I don't think football is a dangerous game. I coach safety at every position with every player. I don't know how we can adapt our schemes so that we can guarantee the quarterback is never going to get hit. I think they've been trying to do that for years and years and years in the NFL and until they change all the rules nobody could ever figure it out. So for you to expect me to be able to figure it out? I appreciate your confidence, but I'm not capable."
