Alabama QB competition article

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If I were CNS I'd probably do this just because.

This, of course, is one of the myriad of reasons I'm not the HC at Alabama... :biggrin:

Remember, McElroy didn't take the first snap of the Va Tech game (might explain why he makes some of the comments he does).
 
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Better yet, Saban should just start with DH in the wildcat for the entire first series. See if we can get some points without a QB

Edit: lol didn't see the 2 previous posts before I said this
 
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I think you all of getting your blood pressure up for no reason, Tua will play Saturday, Jalen will play Saturday, by the time Ole Miss comes around, Tua will be the starter.
 
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I think you all of getting your blood pressure up for no reason, Tua will play Saturday, Jalen will play Saturday, by the time Ole Miss comes around, Tua will be the starter.

I sure hope you are right. I need to stop being anxious about it and just enjoy the season.
 
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I sure hope you are right. I need to stop being anxious about it and just enjoy the season.

Saban knows Tua is the starter, in my opinion Coach low key said Tua was the guy last week when he said we needed someone to distribute the ball properly and to help our young secondary out since we may be in a few shootouts this season. Jalen is going to play some this season, that is going to happen for sure but IMO by the time SEC play comes around, Tua will be the full time guy, so don’t worry guys.
 
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TUA T=The U=University of A=Alabama :BigA:
 
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Saban knows Tua is the starter, in my opinion Coach low key said Tua was the guy last week when he said we needed someone to distribute the ball properly and to help our young secondary out since we may be in a few shootouts this season. Jalen is going to play some this season, that is going to happen for sure but IMO by the time SEC play comes around, Tua will be the full time guy, so don’t worry guys.

Ok, you’ve sold me.....,,, I will go with that
 
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Saban knows Tua is the starter, in my opinion Coach low key said Tua was the guy last week when he said we needed someone to distribute the ball properly and to help our young secondary out since we may be in a few shootouts this season. Jalen is going to play some this season, that is going to happen for sure but IMO by the time SEC play comes around, Tua will be the full time guy, so don’t worry guys.

I think that all depends on if Jalen plans on playing out his eligibility at UA or somewhere else. If it is somewhere else Jalen will play "some" that will not exceed four games. I would be very surprised if Jalen's plans were not to graduate in December and then transfer. Also, if Jalen's plans are to transfer I would hope M. Jones assumed a lot of the second team reps and the staff not waste all those reps on a guy who will be gone after December and can only play in four games.
 
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If we can ever get Tua solidly in the starting position we can start worrying about Mac Jones transferring if he doesn't get snaps at #2.

It's tough being a fan.


: )
 
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If Tua doesn’t start him and his brother deserve to transfer.

We will win with Tua or with out him. We will win with Tua's brother or with out him. We will win with Jalen or with out him.

Averion probably finds out first since apparently his concerns/requests/demands are being met.

Then the QB's find out separately I would imagine.
Never in life would Coach Saban kowtow to anyone when it comes to his team let alone a current players parents. This coming from you is disappointing and out of your posting character. Coach Saban will do what leads to wins.


I expect Tua to be the man this year but it would be funny to see what would happen if Jalen played and lit it up. I imagine some would still try to criticize Coach Saban's judgment as if they know more about winning or the pulse of this team than he does. People are having revisionist history about Miss Blake Barnett. She took her 5 star talent to another power 5 school and still didn't win the job over a 3 star. Maybe Coach Saban saw the same thing they saw in Arizona that she was not ready yet. She may be ready now but not when it was time to lead us to the CFP. I am rolling with the Tide even if they put Ben Davis at starting QB. I love Alabama football more than any one or two players. If either of those guys transfer on us in the middle of the season they will forever be dead to me.
 
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We will win with Tua or with out him. We will win with Tua's brother or with out him. We will win with Jalen or with out him.

I think it's safe to say if we didn't have Tua during the title game we would have lost. Granted, I get your jist of "win with them or without them" but we literally wouldn't have won the NCG without Tua in the game.
 
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I've studied the golf swing and it sounds like what you are describing is Tua has a full, powerful release like a golfer who has tons of lag built up and he knows when to "release" the stored up energy. With Jalen, it sounds like he's the golfer that's learned how to play without understanding the proper release. In golfing terms he's "holding on" unstead of a natural, full release of all that stored up energy.
To attempt to respond to your comment I believe that the golf swing and baseball swing have great similarity in that we we have to clear out the front side, get the club head inside, accomplish a dynamic weight transfer and release the right (top) hand at the moment of impact. We have seen untrained amateur golfers who attempt to hit the golf ball with both arms who generate little club speed or power. Same with baseball hitters who "cast" the bat at the start of the swing thus greatly reducing their bat speed. The throwing motion has many of the same dynamics. If a thrower begins to accelerate their arm before dynamically squaring their shoulders and transferring their weight it greatly lengthens the motion and reduces arm speed. They can still heave the ball a long way but it lacks the velocity and spin which imparts much more accuracy.
 
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Never in life would Coach Saban kowtow to anyone when it comes to his team let alone a current players parents. This coming from you is disappointing and out of your posting character. Coach Saban will do what leads to wins..

Well I apologize then. I’m just extremely frustrated with the whole situation and my temper led to some sarcasm there and I didn’t use blue font when I should have.

I just want the best players to start. That’s what’s fair to the team.

This kind of thing is sensitive for me because I battled parent/coach politics my whole youth playing basketball.

I was often way better than the guy ahead of me and it was tough mentally and emotionally to deal with that mess.
 
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We will win with Tua or with out him. We will win with Tua's brother or with out him. We will win with Jalen or with out him.

All players aren't equal on a team.

That's a cavalier attitude to take regarding what is potentially the best QB to ever play at Alabama (and his little brother who has all the makings of a star too).

Those two brothers could represent another 3 or 4 NC in our near future.

And, Tua's already largely reponsible for 1 right now and (not to twist the knife) but Jalen is 0-2.
 
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Don’t know if it has been asked but,

is it significant that Tua is the holder for kicks?
 
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