Al Saunders
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Oct 23, 2026
Kendall GammonGUEST
One always thinks the other.
Kendall GammonGUEST
I remember Al Saunders, when we played a wet game, I mean, it was a torrential downpour in Oakland, and he was making the case that the receivers had the advantage because they knew where they were going or whatever.
Kendall GammonGUEST
I'm just like, I don't know if I buy that or not, because you still got to put your...
Kendall GammonGUEST
Your foot in the ground and your foot is not going to plant.
Todd LeaboHOST
Initials A-L.
Todd LeaboHOST
And a guy whose first name is A-L. Al Saunders.
Todd LeaboHOST
There we go.
Todd LeaboHOST
Oh, boy.
Jack JohnsonHOST
And that, that was kind of the game where he learned how to, how to vamp.
Tim GrunhardGUEST
Yeah, Al, Al Saunders used to say this all the time, you know, not only in meetings, but on the practice field, and heck, during games, uh, "Hey, you gotta stay friendly.
Tim GrunhardGUEST
Stay friendly.
Tim GrunhardGUEST
You know, find some space.
Benjamin AllbrightHOST
play.
Benjamin AllbrightHOST
There's also the Al Saunders philosophy, which is we're going to look different on every play, and you have to figure out what it is that we're doing.
Nick FergusonHOST
Do you think that approach can be a little more complex for the players to dissect and diagnose? Right.
Nick FergusonHOST
Because the play designer...
Danan HughesGUEST
So for me, I think the number one, or one of the top things as a coach, especially a position coach, is instilling a philosophy that, uh, you will do something because you can do something.
Danan HughesGUEST
You guys have heard me say in the past where Al Saunders was my receiver coach, and he, he used to say, "Will, won't, can, can't." And what he meant by that is, if you, either you will or will...
Danan HughesGUEST
or if you won't, we'll find somebody who will.
Danan HughesGUEST
If you can't, we'll find somebody who can.
Alex GoldHOST
Also part of its proposal, this is fun, higher seeds in the playoffs would get to choose their opponents, and the division series would expand to seven games.
Alex GoldHOST
So it would not be a five-game series like we have seen in the AL and NLDS this year.
Alex GoldHOST
It would go to seven.
Alex GoldHOST
This is just a proposal.
Danan HughesGUEST
So for me, I think the number one or one of the top things as a coach, especially a position coach, is instilling a philosophy that you will do something because you can do something.
Danan HughesGUEST
You guys have heard me say in the past where Al Saunders was my receiver coach, and he used to say, will, won't, can, can't.
Danan HughesGUEST
And what he meant by that is either you will or if you won't, we'll find somebody who will.
Danan HughesGUEST
If you can't, we'll find somebody who can't.
Brandon KravitzHOST
Pretty good list.
Brandon KravitzHOST
Tom Coughlin in 1997, Al Saunders in 1987, and Don Shula in 1980.
Brandon KravitzHOST
Gotta have some Ben Johnson in your back pocket.
Brandon AndersonGUEST
Yeah, I mean, I think you made an awesome case for it.
OwenPANELIST
But so, look.
OwenPANELIST
Al Saunders has been to that stadium.
Anthony LimaHOST
We've all, that's right.
Anthony LimaHOST
We've all taken our turns being wrong about this team in one way or another.
SteveAUDIENCE
What do you want to do?
Andrew JacobsHOST
If you've ever heard the show before, Steve, where I've had Al Saunders on.
Andrew JacobsHOST
Al Saunders coached for over 40 years in the NFL.
Andrew JacobsHOST
And Al shared that before the teams were interested in drafting players, he would go visit them and visit their parents.
Andrew JacobsHOST
And Alan said, one of the things we tried to do in terms of looking in the potential draft picks is look at them as people and look at their families.
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