Saban said Fins agreed to terms w/Brees; he just failed the physical

[Dave Gray]

To all those who are saying "Culpepper was the obvious choice": I totally disagree.  I unapologetically wanted Brees at the time.  I never cared for Culpepper's style, considering the team we had.  I thought Brees was a better fit.

[Phishfan]

  The way I remember hearing it was that Saban wanted to keep way too much control over the offense/playcalling and Cullpepper was ok with that and Brees wasn't. 

With Saban being a defensive coach historically, I expect you misremember.