On Friday's pod, Simmons had Jim Miller on to talk about the latest in his "Origins" podcast series (which is actually quite good). For this series, Miller dove into the Saban era at Alabama.
The conversation turned to the Saban-Belichick relationship. Simmons said something like Belichick always manages to get these sneaky good late round pickups from Alabama.
Um, really? Here are the U of Alabama players the NEP have drafted since 2007:
2016 1st Round - Cyrus Jones (F)
2014 7th Round - Xzavier Dickson (didn't play... C/D)
2012 1st Round - Donta Hightower (A)
2010 7th Round - Brandon Deaderick (B/C)
So... four total Bama picks in 11 years, two in first round; two in 7th. Two of them worked out... exactly zero are 'sneaky good'. In fact, if there was a 'connection' you'd think Saban might've provided intel to keep us away from Jones.
WTF?
The conversation turned to the Saban-Belichick relationship. Simmons said something like Belichick always manages to get these sneaky good late round pickups from Alabama.
Um, really? Here are the U of Alabama players the NEP have drafted since 2007:
2016 1st Round - Cyrus Jones (F)
2014 7th Round - Xzavier Dickson (didn't play... C/D)
2012 1st Round - Donta Hightower (A)
2010 7th Round - Brandon Deaderick (B/C)
So... four total Bama picks in 11 years, two in first round; two in 7th. Two of them worked out... exactly zero are 'sneaky good'. In fact, if there was a 'connection' you'd think Saban might've provided intel to keep us away from Jones.
WTF?