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Nick Saban explains why college QBs struggle in the NFL

The legendary coach says today’s offenses leave young quarterbacks unprepared for the pro level.

Nick Saban has spent decades watching quarterbacks succeed on Saturdays but falter on Sundays. The former Alabama coach, who developed countless NFL draft picks, believes he knows why. During a recent appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Saban broke down why many college quarterbacks fail to translate their success to the NFL.

Saban pointed to the rise of run-pass option plays as one of the biggest culprits. “I think the one thing RPOs did was to take away from quarterbacks needing to be developed as drop-back passers, which in the NFL you eventually have to do,” Saban said. Instead of reading the entire defense, c

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