Well, if you ever had gone to NS, you would’ve understood the joke I assume @AWRTR was making…
Colbysullivan (was right about Jalen Milroe)
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I think he’s saying that if it hadn’t been for atrocious QB play the rest of the game, we would have won easily and wouldn’t have needed a miracle play at the end to win it.
I understand that but if he had not completed the pass, there would have been a loss...just like the Georgia game in the National Championship. I'm going to give Milroe his credit just like Tua. Nothing more, nothing less...but I'm sure all of us were jumping for joy when that pass was completed , every game is not a 4th quarter beat down by Bama ..sometimes things don't go your way the entire game but miracles have been needed in many games of all sports.
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Glad someone got the joke. I knew a few in the thread would grab on.
What is frustrating is that when Milroe filled in for Bryce Young in 2022, it was pretty clear then that Jalen did not have the skill set or mechanics to be a starting QB for a team like Bama. Even had an OC state that Milroe was not a QB. Yet Saban rolled the dice with Jalen in 2023, probably thinking he would turn out to be the next Deshawn Watson or Johnny Manzel, and he never showed signs he was getting better with his mechanics or skill set to be the starting QB. Saban could have chosen any other QB on the roster to be the starter, and we would probably be in better shape than we are now. Here we are two plus years later and have no clue who will even be here next year to compete for the starting QB position. As long as it is not Milroe, I don't care who it is. Just get rid of all the LANK players, and hopefully CKD can start running his system.
We were only in that position because of how bad Milroe played all game long.
Saban made a huge error of judgement in that
Imo this is one case where giving saban total control over football might not have been the best route.
I understand that but if he had not completed the pass, there would have been a loss...just like the Georgia game in the National Championship. I'm going to give Milroe his credit just like Tua. Nothing more, nothing less...but I'm sure all of us were jumping for joy when that pass was completed , every game is not a 4th quarter beat down by Bama ..sometimes things don't go your way the entire game but miracles have been needed in many games of all sports.
The last two wins at Auburn is karma for all the times they pulled rabbits from the hat to win.
Saban strongly encouraged JM to transfer and it almost happened. TCU didn't want to give JM the assurances he wanted so he wouldn't leave.
Which even makes it worse. If Saban did not have confidence in Milroe and was encouraging him to transfer, why did he continue to play him?
Because milroe was paying other players. Those players made it clear they would only play for JM.
I'll just have to SMH at Saban then if he allowed that to happen.
We were in that situation because of Milroes lacking skills in the first place.
Alright this is a little ridiculous. I highly doubt Saban thought Milroe was going to be Watson. From my understanding he was recruited to fill a QB spot in the class after they weren’t able to secure Jake Maye. He was never supposed to be a starter. Basically what happened was some QB recruiting misses from 2021-2023. For whatever reason the guy who was supposed to be ready to take over, Ty, wasn’t developed or mature enough to do so, so Saban threw Milroe in as a stopgap. Then we got stuck with him due to locker room dynamics. On top of that, we lost our top QB recruit this offseason due to Saban retiring and the stupid new transfer rules. So are in even more of a hole at QB.
Point is, Saban never wanted Milroe as his starting QB.
If I was coach I’d play this play on repeat on every screen in the football complex all week…sickening.
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I posted this in another thread and it seems appropriate here:
Milroe obviously, noticeably, has his very good days and his very bad days which may be something that a good coach can work with him on. Same goes with OL play. These are kids that are, or should be, still learning the game. We dont have those coaches at this time that will successfully work with them. Not to mention the very poor game plans. Until this changes, expect more of the same up and down.
We also need coaches that can make game time changes when needed. That includes replacing a QB during the game if he is so obviously struggling.
These are not the coaches that we need to be successful.
Milroe obviously, noticeably, has his very good days and his very bad days which may be something that a good coach can work with him on. Same goes with OL play. These are kids that are, or should be, still learning the game. We dont have those coaches at this time that will successfully work with them. Not to mention the very poor game plans. Until this changes, expect more of the same up and down.
We also need coaches that can make game time changes when needed. That includes replacing a QB during the game if he is so obviously struggling.
These are not the coaches that we need to be successful.
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