Nick Saban on Playing Forward:
“There’s a psychological disposition that you’re trying to create, especially in defensive backs, that ‘I can play the next play. Some of these guys, man, they get beat and they’re not any good for the next 10 plays. Well, what are we going to do? Take you out? The way you learn is to make mistakes,” Saban said of his defense, which leads the nation in points allowed per game (9.1). “So if you can make a mistake, and learn from it, you’re progressing. If you make a mistake, and you’re frustrated about it, you’re not progressing.
