Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban served as Bill Belichick's defensive coordinator from 1991-94, when Belichick was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. The two have been friends since, and on a conference call Monday, the New England Patriots head coach sang the praises of Saban.
"There's nobody I have more respect for in football than Nick Saban—period," he said, per Andrew Callahan of MassLive.com.
He continued:
"Look, of course it's flattering to be compared with Nick and the great success that he's had there. The way his team's performed, I don't think anybody's done it better than he has.