He opens his remarks with a "no news is good news" note on off-the-field conduct.
"I just had a meeting yesterday with our team to tell them how well I think they're doing everything this summer," Saban said, citing academics, offseason conditioning and general conduct
Other high points:
"We want to be more physical, tougher on the line of scrimmage, be relentless in the way that we compete."
"We did not finish the season the way we wanted to last year in terms of the way we played."
Saban says late in the season that Alabama gave up explosive plays, too many points, too many turnovers.
"We need to improve in all those areas."
On the quarterback: "We need somebody to take the bull by the horns. ... I don't think we have anyone that's stepped forward yet."
A lot more experience on defense, especially in the front seven. Saban says secondary needs to improve.
"If we're going to be a no-huddle team like last year, then I think we need to manage it better as a team," the coach said, noting the number of plays on offense and defense with the faster pace was ilke playing an extra game or two. "We ran out of gas."
Saban said he's confident in the specialists at punter and kicker (Adam Griffith) is "healthy again."
The schedule, Saban said, "is very, very difficult. .... I think in our league you have to look at it like there are always seven or eight teams that can beat you."
"I just had a meeting yesterday with our team to tell them how well I think they're doing everything this summer," Saban said, citing academics, offseason conditioning and general conduct
Other high points:
"We want to be more physical, tougher on the line of scrimmage, be relentless in the way that we compete."
"We did not finish the season the way we wanted to last year in terms of the way we played."
Saban says late in the season that Alabama gave up explosive plays, too many points, too many turnovers.
"We need to improve in all those areas."
On the quarterback: "We need somebody to take the bull by the horns. ... I don't think we have anyone that's stepped forward yet."
A lot more experience on defense, especially in the front seven. Saban says secondary needs to improve.
"If we're going to be a no-huddle team like last year, then I think we need to manage it better as a team," the coach said, noting the number of plays on offense and defense with the faster pace was ilke playing an extra game or two. "We ran out of gas."
Saban said he's confident in the specialists at punter and kicker (Adam Griffith) is "healthy again."
The schedule, Saban said, "is very, very difficult. .... I think in our league you have to look at it like there are always seven or eight teams that can beat you."
