Wanna Start with the Tide? Here's what Coach Saban says You'll Need!

According to Coach Saban, there are three areas that come into play when the staff makes their determinations on who fills these starting positions.

(1) "The most important thing we look for in a scrimmage is how a guy competes," Coach Saban said. "A guy who plays hard, doesn't get frustrated, is relentless, coming back and playing is important to him, they have the right plan and really get after it."

(2) Consistency and performance, that level that everyone has been able to achieve when they're out there on their own."

(3) Saban's third criteria, which is most likely a given in any football fan's mind (perhaps the most obvious as well), is also the most crucial.

"And then obviously to evaluate players. There are some guys who practice well, and they get into a game and they can't take it to the field. There are other guys it's always a struggle in practice, but they always play a little better in a game."

"That's why they pay him the big bucks."

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