Drew Brees won a lot of games for the New Orleans Saints, and Nick Saban found even more victories with the Alabama Crimson Tide. But what if they had both stuck together with the Miami Dolphins?
It’s been one of the more hotly-debated “What if?” questions across the football landscape over the last 15 years. And now Saban has kicked the hornet’s nest a little harder at the recent Texas High School Coaches Association annual convention. When questioned about his Miami departure, Saban offered a lengthy response via Chris Hummer of 247 Sports:
“Look when the Miami Dolphins were going to sign Drew Brees, Drew was coming to Miami when I was the coach there.