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I could have said that better. Not that there are "NO leaders" on the field, but that Saban had no leaders who were doing things HIS way, to take the heat off of him. I agree, he had some very long-tenured Dolphins who were not buying in to his way. They were leaders. Just not "his" leaders...

You may end up being exactly right. But I do think that Urban has a somewhat...flexible...moral code that may allow him to handle some of the NFL weirdness. And it also depends on if he empowers/delegates to his assistant coaches to handle the "adult" issues. I don't think Saban was OK doing...

I actually see it in a slightly different way. Urban has shown that he can tolerate the dregs of society (Aaron Hernandez, Zach Smith) if they help him to win. I think you are correct that he will struggle to rein in some of the "NFL-level" distractions, but he is a stubborn guy. I also think...