http://www.geauxmag.com/index.php Pretty in-depth... player breakdowns, opponent breakdowns.. hell.. they even talk about the band and cheerleaders...
I love that attitude.. this guy is pushing the wide outs to "be like Mike"... Also looks like Miles will have these boys running deep alot more.. I've read alot of practice notes about the qbs practicing their deep passes..
“I’m trying to be a better leader for my team and be a better quarterback,” Russell said. “Doing little things is what it takes to be that great guy. It’s the difference between great and good. The great guys always stay after a little bit, get a little bit extra done and the good guys think that they did all they need to get by. So, I’m trying to be great. I stay after practice with the different receivers, stay in the film room a little bit extra and talk to coach about what’s going on, stuff like that, stuff on my own.”
speaking of Geau Magazine, has anyone started receiving their new issues??? I subscribed for the first time towards the end of baseball season, as as of yet, have not received any new issues in the mail. Anyone else having this problem?
'“Everybody’s together, we’ve got to do good for us and the coaches, we’re all seniors and juniors,” said Bowe. “We have to do it if we want to get to the next level. To get to the next level we’ve got to have each other’s backs. Last year I don’t think we had that, everybody was focused on themselves – ‘I already won a championship, I don’t have to do this.’ Everybody’s trying to get together and win now.'
Reading all of these... it's very telling. Very subtly, we are seeing where Saban's weaknesses were. Apparently, his WR coach didn't teach technique - he was more of a motivator, which was all to obvious last year with sloppy route running & no down field blocking. Saban didn't have a special teams coach & didn't consider it as important as this coaching staff does. The team didn't have a team mindset last year either. Miles seems to be doing a really, really great job. He's doing everything right - fixing what needs fixing & just slightly improving on everything else... Leaving the QB controversy open seems to be working this year & it looks like Russell is ready to be THE MAN.
