winmill1

I think Sean Payton is more like Bill B. in New England. His assistants are a product of him. He is a micro manager. My buddy played safety at Lsu and he was describing the difference between Miles and Saban. Miles is a figurehead, like the Queen of England. He will always have good players because he is a good recruiter and because of his name. Miles is not a great in game coach and is a product of his coordinators. If his coordinators suck then he will underachieve. Nick Saban is a micro manager and if his coordinators suck you will never know because Sabans hand is in everything and it's his designs and his plays. If his coordinators leave Alabama remains exactly the same. When coordinators change at LSU it's like a whole different team. New plays new strategy. If you lose the puppetmaster (Payton) the puppets don't dance. IF you lose him it's harder to pick up the pieces if you lose Miles you will see no change or you may get better. Sorry it is off the subject. But it is true. I think Parcells was more of a figurehead who let his knew how to surround himself with the right people and was a great disciplinarian.