Re: Alabama QB competition article (ALL QB posts here, please)
Hopefully, I can say this tactfully to get my opinion across without too much backlash from other Bama fans.
First I will say, hindsight is always 20/20.
IMO, which in the big scheme of things means nothing, Saban made a mistake this spring not getting both QBs together early and sitting them down to talk about what was coming this spring, summer and fall because of the championship game. I know all along he has said there would be an open competition and the player who won the team would play. Unfortunately, it sounds like he and the coaching staff just let things fester without talking to the two QBs together. As a team to make sure everyone was on the same page and continued working together. We all knew there were going to be some battles, some sides taken and some hard feelings when this thing played itself out.
I had heard more than once there seemed to be some distance between both QBs and the coaches. My intitial thought was no big deal because of the hands off period coaches have with players. But it is a surprise to me if the coaches did not sit down with both Jalen and Tua just to prepare them for their competition and how to handle that process as well as the obvious media frenzy.
Jalen’s father really stepped on CNS toes with his comments. Then Saban made his about Jalen being with the team was an unknown. That surprised me a little. Would have thought they would have had conversations rather than he just based that off Jalen’s fathers comments. Jalen was taken back from it as well. Now with that said. Jalen should have went to coach and said. “Hey, my father does not speak for me†and cleared the air then.
Almost like Jalen said. Everyone decided not to discuss the elephant in the room and just looked away. I think they all will realize that was a mistake on everyone’s part. Someone should have addressed this whole situation behind closed doors early on.
We will see how this plays out. I dont like how it has started with Jalen coming off as an “outsider†almost. He has done a lot for Bama. Several mistakes here. The talking to the media needs to stop today and they need to all get together, hash this out and we should never hear anything more from here forward.
Thats not how this usually goes though.
Here you go. Unfortunately, some long posts got caught in the middle:
Hopefully, I can say this tactfully to get my opinion across without too much backlash from other Bama fans.
First I will say, hindsight is always 20/20.
IMO, which in the big scheme of things means nothing, Saban made a mistake this spring not getting both QBs together early and sitting them down to talk about what was coming this spring, summer and fall because of the championship game. I know all along he has said there would be an open competition and the player who won the team would play. Unfortunately, it sounds like he and the coaching staff just let things fester without talking to the two QBs together. As a team to make sure everyone was on the same page and continued working together. We all knew there were going to be some battles, some sides taken and some hard feelings when this thing played itself out.
I had heard more than once there seemed to be some distance between both QBs and the coaches. My intitial thought was no big deal because of the hands off period coaches have with players. But it is a surprise to me if the coaches did not sit down with both Jalen and Tua just to prepare them for their competition and how to handle that process as well as the obvious media frenzy.
Jalen’s father really stepped on CNS toes with his comments. Then Saban made his about Jalen being with the team was an unknown. That surprised me a little. Would have thought they would have had conversations rather than he just based that off Jalen’s fathers comments. Jalen was taken back from it as well. Now with that said. Jalen should have went to coach and said. “Hey, my father does not speak for me†and cleared the air then.
Almost like Jalen said. Everyone decided not to discuss the elephant in the room and just looked away. I think they all will realize that was a mistake on everyone’s part. Someone should have addressed this whole situation behind closed doors early on.
We will see how this plays out. I dont like how it has started with Jalen coming off as an “outsider†almost. He has done a lot for Bama. Several mistakes here. The talking to the media needs to stop today and they need to all get together, hash this out and we should never hear anything more from here forward.
Thats not how this usually goes though.
