Alabama QB competition article

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Some rise by sin and some by virtue fall
But Tua taking us back to the Promised Land
I call
 
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Looks like Jalen is going to be doing some penance for those omissions
I finally watched the first 20 minutes of the John Doe video.

Didn't actually think the language was that bad. I've heard infinitely worse, over coffee, at work, at an S&P 500 bank.

Acknowledging that it was lowlights, it was brutal. Nobody playing QB at Alabama should have that many mistakes. I understand now both why Ridley was openly showing frustration, and the rumors of near-mutiny in the WR room, especially as the 2017 season went on.

The main takeaway is that a QB can make a mistake without throwing an interception. We're forever hearing about 17 touchdowns / 1 interception. We hear nothing about the childishly open, yet missed, receivers. We hear nothing about the passes that 5* receivers dug out of the ground, or reached high, low, behind or in front, to make a circus catch that should have gone for many yards more, maybe even a TD.

Like a Roman Catholic's sins, a QBs mistakes are of both commission and omission. Jalen makes very few mistakes of commission, and that goes a long way against 125 of the 135 or so FBS teams. Mistakes of omission? An altogether different story, and especially telling against an elite defense.

I expect Tua to make marginally more of the commission variety, and far fewer of the omission type. Net, I expect fewer mistakes out of Tua than Jalen.
 
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The thing is, conservative, defensive-minded coaches like CNS will forgive sins of omission much more quickly than sins of commission...

Conversely, Tua not turning the ball over during last week's scrimmage and going 54-58 in Jalen's place for CFP practice has to matter to Saban, too.


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I know many have tried to extrapolate what our offense with Tua last year might have looked liked, but, based on what we've seen Tua demonstrate in his limited time, his TD/INT rate would probably look much more like a top level NFL qb's.

I don't think Tua will be an INT machine, but he'll likely throw more than 1 in an entire season, but he'll also have ALOT more TD passes too.

I remember AJ's 30/3 season. If Tua gets the minutes to do so, I could see him having a 40/7 TD/INT ratio. With our deadly running game I could see us averaging close to 500 a game.
 
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I know many have tried to extrapolate what our offense with Tua last year might have looked liked, but, based on what we've seen Tua demonstrate in his limited time, his TD/INT rate would probably look much more like a top level NFL qb's.

I don't think Tua will be an INT machine, but he'll likely throw more than 1 in an entire season, but he'll also have ALOT more TD passes too.

I remember AJ's 30/3 season. If Tua gets the minutes to do so, I could see him having a 40/7 TD/INT ratio. With our deadly running game I could see us averaging close to 500 a game.

Agree that we can be a reeeally good offense . .. . Don't see us scoring 500 more than once or twice this season, though. Need good fortune avoiding injuries.

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I know many have tried to extrapolate what our offense with Tua last year might have looked liked, but, based on what we've seen Tua demonstrate in his limited time, his TD/INT rate would probably look much more like a top level NFL qb's.

I don't think Tua will be an INT machine, but he'll likely throw more than 1 in an entire season, but he'll also have ALOT more TD passes too.

I remember AJ's 30/3 season. If Tua gets the minutes to do so, I could see him having a 40/7 TD/INT ratio. With our deadly running game I could see us averaging close to 500 a game.

This is why Alabama fans are accused of having too high of expectations...
 
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Shoot, as long as he gets around a 3 to 1 ratio TD/Int I’ll be happy. That would work out to 36/12 for the regular season.


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According to some reports Jalen played better today and threw for a td. Tua threw for 2 tds and looked good.
 
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Glad Jalen had a better day. We may need him in case of an injury to Tua.
 
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From what I read Jalen was going against the 2s which would make a big difference..

Oh really? Thanks for the info. After I posted the above, which I read on another board, I noticed the scrimmage thread.
 
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Heard earlier this week that Daddy Hurts was going to be into town for today’s scrimmage.
That should be interesting if that was the case.
 
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Glad Jalen had a better day. We may need him in case of an injury to Tua.

Yup, at this point I'm not even worried about Tua because I know he's going to play well, but Jalen playing better is very good news because who knows what may happen later in the season.
 
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Heard earlier this week that Daddy Hurts was going to be into town for today’s scrimmage.
That should be interesting it is the case.

If true, that will be interesting. I read on another blog that Mr Hurts was going to have a meeting with Saban. Not sure if true though.

I wonder if Jalen is capable of learning to play linebacker as a backup? He's probably not big enough but with LB injuries, it may be something to consider.

I wish Keith Holcombe would come back on the team for depth.
 
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Heard earlier this week that Daddy Hurts was going to be into town for today’s scrimmage.
That should be interesting if that was the case.

If I was coach I would insist Jalen be there also and do something to stop these meetings. First think you know daddy Hurts will be wanting to meet with coach every 2 weeks to game plan.
 
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