re: I hope some of you got a clearer picture of the passing game tonight

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Jalen didn’t get the chance to roll out much because they played contain so well

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One can wonder why defenses play contain so well vs Alabama.

As noted, we put a lot of pressure on their freshman qb but he still managed to scramble and look downfield to make some big plays. It's not unreasonable for an Alabama fan to expect our qb to do the same. Tua did last week. Their freshman qb did last night.

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People... overreact to a single game focusing on what supports their pre-conceived notions

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If only it were a single game, there wouldn't be so much discussion of it. It's a recurring problem, and it has been since last season.

Ridley didn't visibly react frustrated towards Hurts last night because of that one hopped pass. A receiver expects an occasional bad pass. When, though, it happens so often, and when a receiver gets open and the qb tucks and runs for a few yards, or throws out of bounds anyway, rather than getting the ball to the receiver, well then the receiver might understandably get frustrated.

This doesn’t support any argument Huddie, Football players get frustrated its a competitive sport. That doesn’t mean Ridley doesn’t support Jalen that is pure fantasy.

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My point was they played contain better than we did

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I don't think A&M's defense is better than Alabama's but if they did play contain better than we did, it probably has to do with the fact that their qb is more capable of beating our defense with the passing game.

I saw their qb scrambling all over the field. I am pretty sure we got more sacks than they did. That's containment, yet their qb made more big plays downfield.

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Football players get frustrated its a competitive sport. That doesn’t mean Ridley doesn’t support Jalen that is pure fantasy.

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But I never said Ridley doesn't "support" Hurts. Stick to the facts.

If our rub game fails and We have to rely on passing then we can have trouble. I think we could come up with better run plays. Some creativity

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We had four sacks, they had three..

Your point is a wash.

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No. I said we had more sacks than they did, and I said their qb got pressure, had to scramble, but still made more big plays down the field. This is in response to the comments that Hurts was contained and got pressure so he couldn't make the plays downfield. Well their young qb did just that. That's not a wash. I wish it were.

Hurts is an athletic college qb who didn't play very well last night but has played well in other games this season.
He wasn't helped by the oline or receivers last night (not making an excuse just stating a fact that very few on the offense had a good game last night) - plenty of subpar performances to go around.

That said, in watching Alabama, Hurts is improving in his second year and getting better throwing the ball; however, he is going to have off games and miss on throws He makes up for that by being one of the best runners in the SEC and making huge plays with his legs. In college, that is a recipe for a lot of success, this isn't the NFL and having Hurts look for two / three reads in his progression and then go to a scramble drill can work at a championship level with the Bama Defense and running game.

Review back in this thread. In response to comments that Foster dropped a pass, I said that Hurts missed on more passes than were dropped. That's a fact and all the spin you can manage doesn't change it one jot nor tittle. The point, since you fail to understand it, is that it's silly to blame Foster or the receivers but give Hurts a pass.

I think many have said Hurts, along with the oline and wrs, all turned in subpar performances this week.