re: Saban Needs To Call It

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I have a hard time taking a post that says is that over the top positive seriously

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I have a hard time taking over the top hand wringing posts about the QB competition and what Saban should or shouldn't do seriously.

ETA: Yeah, the guy was obviously excited about the positive things he saw and didn't say much about negatives things he might've seen.

There are a few things I have concerns about, such as lack of experienced depth and potential injuries at ILB and DB, along with new OC & DC play calling chops.

But the QB competition does not concern me. I feel comfortable that Tua will do fine as the #1 QB and that Jalen & Mac will do well as backups and in closing out games.

Overall, I'm really enjoying the ride, A LOT!

1) It was the first scrimmage and Jalen was the starter until the last half of the last real game and for most of the spring. Yeah, I can see why he's still getting reps.

2) Mac Jones will never start a game at Alabama unless we are in "oh shite!" mode. He's a decent QB who's an insurance policy if the shite hits the fan in Tuscaloosa. Tua for 2 more years who will hand the reigns to Taulia or Tyson or some stud not even on the roster. Jones will either be a career backup at Bama or will transfer after this season when he sees the writing on the wall. We COULD win a lot of games with him, but we won't have to.

3) If this formula continues deep into fall camp, then Saban is going to let Jalen split time with Tua in the Louisville game so get ready for it. That might not the best decision for the here and now, but for the overall state of the program, it might be, just to keep the peace. It is what it is.

4) Jalen could carry us just as far as he has the past 2 seasons again, real easy. But as has been pointed out ad nauseum, it's the top 2 or 3 opponents that worry you. He's not gonna get you to 15-0, not without a lot of luck and close calls and everything bouncing our way. But that's a huge luxury to have in modern college football: 2 QB's that are good enough to win 85% of your games. Saban is rightly going to greedily clutch that luxury for as long as he can.

5) If nothing else, Jalen has earned the right to compete evenly for the job he has done so well for the past 2 years and put us in position to play for 2 natty's. He's been nothing but class and a great representative for the school that we all love. So he slipped up a little and showed he really is human and a 20 year old kid last week. Welcome to the human race. I can easily forget that and you should too as long as it was a one time aberration. So I'm going to cut Saban some slack and let him coddle this guy just a little because he's earned it.

6) Hell, it's obvious to the blindest of the blind that Tua is carving up the best defense he will probably face all year in practice, so why exactly do we need to give him every rep? He's not exactly struggling. And our schedule, as usual, is back-loaded, so he should have everything down pat by the time we need him to be perfect. In all honesty, I don't think we need a perfect game from him until November.

7) It's going to be so much fun watching opponents decide whether they want to be bludgeoned to death by the 3 headed monster of Hurts, Harris and Harris, or surgically dismembered by Tua, Ruggs, Jeudy, and Smith.

Saban NEEDS to do what he thinks is best for the overall success of the football program. That is what he gets paid to do. He has all the information while fans have a very limited view of what is actually happening. The fact that some of our fans feel like they need to tell Saban how to run this ship is astonishing to me. I get that this is a message board and everyone has a right to discuss what they want but that means I have a right to feel that some fans can be entitled little bitches.

Much as I hate to agree with prevatt about anything he’s right this time

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Mac Jones, being younger and less practice, would probably have more of an upside in that regard than Jalen Hurt

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Do you, Data, and CA study from the same handbook of stupid talking points? Mac Jones is average, and, barring transfer or serious injury, will not play for Bama any time in the near future. But you should probably tell the coaches that your evaluation of him from a single scrimmage is more relevant than their daily interaction.

And the constant bitching about the offense the last two years is ridiculous. 2016 was one of the most productive offenses in Bama history.

Everyone knows Jalen regressed last year, but if you've got a real problem with the offense that won the NC (which is a fricking stupid thing to complain about), it should be with Daboll. He took almost exactly the same team, and lost 800 yards and 13 TDs from the QB position. AND insisted on giving Scarbrough half of the carries when Harris was near the top of the league in YPC. Daboll was a terrible OC for us. He won't last long with the Bills if he doesn't quickly figure out how to call plays.

Whether you three like it or not, it's still going to be Tua, Jalen, and Mac. In that order.

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We were talking about Mac Jones and the fact he looked better than Hurts in the spring game.

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The back-up QB usually looks better than the starting QB in the spring game due to the fact that QB 1 is facing the first string defense and QB 2 is facing the second and third string defense.

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And my simple point is that if Jalen can get better, so can Mac Jones, and the fact he's younger, and with less experience, it's very possible that he may improve more than Jalen will.

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It's also just as possible that he will flame out like all of our third string QBs have done since Saban arrived in 2007. Of all the starting QBs we have had in that time, not one of them had ever been lower than second string on the depth chart before taking over the starting job.

I guarantee you Mac Jones will never see the field in a major role while at Alabama unless someone gets hurt.

i want all of you to know, "I'm HAPPY!" ROLL TIDE!!!

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You are constantly filled with negativity. It really doesn't seem like you enjoy being a Bama fan

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I've also been accused of being overly optimistic.

I am stuck on the QB issue and have been since midway through last season. I'm more sick of it than anyone. I was finally vindicated when Tua beat Georgia in OT. But then here we are, close to the season opener and Saban STILL refuses to name Tua as the guy.

The reason I harp on the QB is because it's the only problem I see with the team. I like to fix problems - that's my mentality.

If you want my season prediction it's that we go undefeated, Tua wins the Heisman, and we dominate everyone. That doesn't make for much discussion though

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ua looks great against our defense and Georgia but what will he do against lsu Auburn miss state Defense....only time will tell.

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I take my chance with Tua's Offense over an one dimension offense. Bring it on.