Cecil Hurtt: Ever-Increasing Outbreak of Tuscaloosa QB Angst

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@CecilHurt: Today's column on the ever-increasing outbreak of Tuscaloosa quarterback angst. LINK

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Both of the contending quarterbacks, Blake Sims and Jake Coker, got equal time running the first offense. Neither did so at 100 percent efficiency. Saban used a word he has used a lot this month — “consistency” — and added another virtual synonym when he said the offense “never got into a rhythm” under either quarterback. He did note Sims, who has been at Alabama for four years, was “playing faster” than Coker. That isn’t unexpected, given the experience level. But what we were left with was a wait-and-see.

“Until somebody wins the job,” Saban said, “we aren’t going to make that decision.”

3. Some Alabama fans — not all — have been waiting 50 years for the next Namath, and some of those expect that prodigy to step full-blown onto the practice field and into Heisman Trophy contention. Yes, it can happen with a Johnny Manziel or a Jameis Winston (although both had redshirt years under their belt before starting.) But it doesn’t happen often. Nonetheless, the lack of a coronation ceremony worries a decent-sized segment of the fan base.

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