Nick Saban's talk about his players receiving draft grades may have sounded like whining, but he was right.
While mentioning that many of his players receiving draft grades contributed to Alabama's performance against Ohio State in last year's Sugar Bowl soynding like excuse making to many, Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban hit the mark in saying that the draft declaration process needs to wait until after the college football season concludes.
All of the dates set by the NFL concerning the draft are arbitrary. The league could set them for any time. With that being the case, why should players be given such a short window to receive draft grades and declare for the draft of leaving college early?