re: Rank the starting QBs of the Saban Era (minimum two games)

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I mean, from 2010 onwards Alabama QBs enjoyed a plethora of offensive talent the likes of which had never been seen before in the history of our program. Just look at how talented the 2018 Alabama roster was on the offensive side of the football when Tua was the starter:

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I think winning the 2011 and 2012 national titles required less of the QB than the 2009, 2015, and 2017 national titles. The 2011 and 2012 teams played in an era when being physically overpowering was a bigger part of the game.

Later Alabama championship teams may have had better receivers, but they also faced better offenses and were pressured to score more with the passing game.

I think there's a reason why McCarron was drafted in the fifth round and has been a journeyman backup - while Tua, Hurts, Mac, and Young are 1-2 round draft picks and established starters.

A.J. was the best leader, we win in 2013 without a cheat job by refs. There were 20 horrible calls i that game, plus Saban going for it in 4th 1, with 6 minutes left, at the 7, up 7, IMHO, that was him planning on going to Texas and his head was not clear.

I do not like the Shotgun on every danged play, to me its stupid. Tua came in green, with no one expecting him to play (Clemson) and won the natty, but against Clemson in the title game he was very bad, in 2019, he was hurt a lot, he finally understands in the NFL you have to have a 3-4 second clock, but need the ball gone in 2 really. Else little QBs get hurt.

He would be 3 behind Jones, because Jones had the best season ever to me. Bryce would have won a title if not for the two WR getting injured on game day. I think Milroe is going to undersand, hes going to have to improve a lot to keep his job under Deboer.

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He was not the most physically gifted QB at Alabama but he was a better competitor and smarter than most of these QBs under Saban.

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Not disagreeing with you, but one could say something similar about McElroy. The guy did win an SECCG MVP. I'd have him above JPW.

I wonder what Bryce’s stats would Look like if he had the receivers Mac and Tua had. And wasn’t hamstrung by BOB as OC.

Regardless, I don’t know of any other program that can match the string of quarterbacks we had. Jalen to Tua to Mac to Bryce. Not even Miami or USC had a string of QB’s like that.

Before this stretch, there were only 2 Bama quarterbacks that started in the NFL that I can remember. Rutledge started a few games in the 80s after
Leading an insane comeback as the backup (I was too young
To remember him playing at Bama) and then the cup Of coffee Brodie had in the NFL. Technically Stabler Started some Games In the NFL during my lifetime, but I was too young To know/remember.

A healthy Tua would have rewritten record books. Biggest “what if” of the Saban era imo