Alabama had a helluva 2018 season, running the table until being blasted in the national title game. Since then, Saban’s had significant staff turnover, with seven new assistant coaches on board.
Greg McElroy thinks that’s fine.
“I think in most years I would be concerned, but in this year in a lot of ways it might be addition by subtraction,” McElroy told Sporting News. “Not to discredit the previous coaching staff, but when you have so many new voices there can be some mixed messaging within the coaching staff.
“When you’re new to the staff and you don’t know how the program is run that can lead to some miscommunication,” he said. “That’s kind of what transpired this year, and that showed at the end.”
Alabama won fourteen straight games, including the SECCG and the CFP semifinal game, but somehow there was miscommunication that was a problem. But now, that’s fixed, according to McElroy.
“He’s going back to the familiar coaches that know him, that know his system. All these guys are veteran coaches. He’s going to go back to something he’s familiar with.”
But I thought Saban was the plug and play head coach, that the Process was so well organized any assistant coach could be slotted into place without a hiccup. Not to mention that both of his coordinators last season were products of the program, not brand new guys flown in last year.
So, did Saban screw up last season, or is McElroy just BSing here?