Why would people question the abilities of A.J. McCarron,

It's good to know that Alabama only has to plug any average QB in as starter.

And not miss a beat.

RMFT!

AJ is good in our system. You can say all you want that he wouldn't succeed if he had to throw the ball 40 times a game or if he was on a different team. There is a reason he's on our team and in our system.

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just about all recent Bama players turned out to be busts, that's why. playing in a good team makes them look better than they really are.

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Lacy?
Barron?
Fluker?
Upshaw?
Hightower?
Jones?
Dareus?
Cody?


Yeah they're all busts.

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People question AJ McCarron because of the recent success of John Parker Wilson and Greg McElroy with Alabama. He's better than both, but neither of the former were that great to start with. You also have to consider that he has had the best defense in college football on his side, a great offensive line for the most part, great running backs, etc...

Who knows if he will be successful in the NFL, but he's not Heisman material just because he could end up with 3 rings as a starting quarterback.

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Spot on assesment.

AJ gets unfairly labeled a game manager because of JPW, Greg, and the many Bama game managers that came before.

I'm also completely OK with him getting an invite to New York. My opinion is that he's a good, not great quarterback, a great guy, and a team player. A starting quarterback with that many rings has never happen (to my knowledge), and I'd love to see him with some of the nation's best. It isn't his fault he just does what he's told, but he also shouldn't be judged based solely on his wins...especially when he doesn't have the stats of players like Johnny Manziel and past Heisman winners.

Rant over. Cheers!

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As long as they have a line of 5 star RBs ready to run the ball and a great defense, they will be the best team in CFB. That's how incredible their overall talent and recruiting is, they can plug anyone in at the most important position in the sport and beat you by 30.

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You obviously didn't see Bama with JPW or McElroy. They were not beating SEC teams by 30 as often as AJ is. Not any where close to it, actually. And neither.

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just about all recent Bama players turned out to be busts

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Have you taken a look at the names of these recent busts?

Greg McElroy - smart QB but very poor arm
John Parker Wilson - Nothing more needs to be said
Brodie Croyle - Strong arm but way too injury prone
Tyler Watts - Weak arm, weak accuracy, weak body
Andrew Zow - Strong arm but not very smart in the pocket
John David Phillips -
Freddie Kitchens - One of the most overrated QBs coming out of HS
Brian Burgdorf -
Jay Barker - A winner but not a particularly gifted passer. Weak arm.

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You obviously didn't see Bama with JPW or McElroy. They were not beating SEC teams by 30 as often as AJ is. Not any where close to it, actually.

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In 2008, Bama beat #9 Clemson by 24, #3 Georgia by 14, Arkansas by 35, Tennessee by 21, MSU by 25 and Auburn by 36.

In 2009, Bama beat Arkansas by 28, Kentucky by 18, #20 Ole Miss by 20, MSU by 28 and #1 Florida by 19.

In 2010, Bama beat #18 Penn State by 21, #7 Florida by 25, Tennessee by 31, MSU by 20 and #7 Michigan State by 42.

Granted the 30 number was to prove a point, but Bama had plenty of easy blowout wins under those two QBs and many were against highly ranked teams.

AJ is a great QB and I hope he wins the Heisman this year because he certainly has earned it.