It was definitely Saban(which I only remember because I just watched a profile on him the week before the CFB Title game). He wanted Brees and when he failed his physical, he said it helped him realize how little control he had in the NFL compared to in College. He couldn't overrule the medical staff as Wolf did with the Favre trade. Saban also could have taken Rodgers #2 overall in the 2005 draft, but took Ronnie Brown, and started Gus Frerotte at QB instead. Yup, Saban was all in on Alex Smith, but didn’t like Rodgers enough to pick him #2. Saban really whiffed on getting a QB in the NFL