BAMANEWSBOT
Staff
Anthony Steen compared teammates to girlfriends the other day.The subject was trust. How important is it to have complete conviction in the players around you?
āFor me, itās important,ā Alabamaās senior right guard said. āItās just like a relationship with a girl. You donāt trust her, youāre not going to be with her. If I donāt trust the guy beside me, then I donāt want to be playing beside him. Bottom line.ā
The subject came up when Alabama coach Nick Saban talked about a message that some motivational speakers shared with the Crimson Tide during preseason camp. Two of the speakers were former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis and former NFL coach Herm Edwards.
āIt's important to pay attention to detail,ā Saban said, reinforcing the message. āKnow what your role is and be responsible and accountable to do it, because if you can't prove that every day, how can the other guys in the huddle trust you? They may not say it, but how can they trust you?ā
Alabama players have tuned in to the message.
āThe reason it's important is because if you're worried about the other player, you won't be focused or you might mess up on what you're doing,ā senior linebacker C.J. Mosley said.
āIf you know that that linebacker has your back when you spilling the ball on the power, you really don't have to worry about if he's going to get the guy. You just play ball and play your position. If you know that all 10 men know what they have to do and they're going 100 percent, it makes your job that much easier.ā
Brian Vogler echoed the importance of trust.
āFor me, you have to trust your tackle is going to make the right call,ā the junior tight end said. āYou have to trust your H-back is going to help you out on something if you're in pass protection, maybe give a little chip. You have to trust that a guy knows what he's doing out there. If he doesn't know what he's doing, what's he doing out there?ā
Thatās the great thing about Saban, Vogler said
āHe's going to put the best players out there on the field that know what they're doing,ā Vogler said. āIt's about do they work well together and building quality relationships. I think that's why we work so hard in practice is to get that cohesion to trust the guy next to you.ā
Saban would approve of his players communicating about communication and other intangibles.
āIf you're going to have a great team, you've got to have great team chemistry, which comes from that respect and trust that people get from their discipline, accountability and responsibility they have to their role,ā he said.
Focus is critical, Saban said.
āAnd they've got to be available mentally, whether in meetings or on the practice field or wherever it is, to take advantage of the repetitions that they get so that they have a chance to do that,ā he said. āThat's how you play winning football. That's a challenge for every team. The devil is always in the details.ā
āFor me, itās important,ā Alabamaās senior right guard said. āItās just like a relationship with a girl. You donāt trust her, youāre not going to be with her. If I donāt trust the guy beside me, then I donāt want to be playing beside him. Bottom line.ā
The subject came up when Alabama coach Nick Saban talked about a message that some motivational speakers shared with the Crimson Tide during preseason camp. Two of the speakers were former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis and former NFL coach Herm Edwards.
āIt's important to pay attention to detail,ā Saban said, reinforcing the message. āKnow what your role is and be responsible and accountable to do it, because if you can't prove that every day, how can the other guys in the huddle trust you? They may not say it, but how can they trust you?ā
Alabama players have tuned in to the message.
āThe reason it's important is because if you're worried about the other player, you won't be focused or you might mess up on what you're doing,ā senior linebacker C.J. Mosley said.
āIf you know that that linebacker has your back when you spilling the ball on the power, you really don't have to worry about if he's going to get the guy. You just play ball and play your position. If you know that all 10 men know what they have to do and they're going 100 percent, it makes your job that much easier.ā
Brian Vogler echoed the importance of trust.
āFor me, you have to trust your tackle is going to make the right call,ā the junior tight end said. āYou have to trust your H-back is going to help you out on something if you're in pass protection, maybe give a little chip. You have to trust that a guy knows what he's doing out there. If he doesn't know what he's doing, what's he doing out there?ā
Thatās the great thing about Saban, Vogler said
āHe's going to put the best players out there on the field that know what they're doing,ā Vogler said. āIt's about do they work well together and building quality relationships. I think that's why we work so hard in practice is to get that cohesion to trust the guy next to you.ā
Saban would approve of his players communicating about communication and other intangibles.
āIf you're going to have a great team, you've got to have great team chemistry, which comes from that respect and trust that people get from their discipline, accountability and responsibility they have to their role,ā he said.
Focus is critical, Saban said.
āAnd they've got to be available mentally, whether in meetings or on the practice field or wherever it is, to take advantage of the repetitions that they get so that they have a chance to do that,ā he said. āThat's how you play winning football. That's a challenge for every team. The devil is always in the details.ā
