re: **Alabama's Saturday scrimmage thread **

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I look at Ely like a long term project. He needs another couple years of development at which he time he could step in in an emergency and manage a game for us.

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Yep. I see him like I saw McElroy, he won't be ready to play a meaningful snap until his RS Junior year. Smart kid, with not a ton of talent. He needs two more years of seasonning before we better ever need him.