re: Tide Football Thread in honor of TidalSurge

Truth be told, I like Garrett Nussmeier. He's got all the qualities to be a great college quarterback. As long as they get good play from their WRs, I imagine he'll be a real threat to win conference OPotY.

He’s changed. He used to be good

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So he is saying Nussmeir is better than Milroe and Simpson?
I like Nussmeir , think he will do well this year but he is not a lot better than our two.

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And their backups too.

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Truth be told, I like Garrett Nussmeier.

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He is very similar to Ty Simpson in my opinion. Both have fathers that coach at a very high level. Same build, dual threat, throw first, spread it around, fiery guy.

But we also have Jalen Milroe and at the college level its proven he can score a lot of TDs.

I think Nuss will throw a lot of pics. He has a strong arm and no conscience. Sometimes it works and sometimes it gets you beat.

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I cant remember 4 guys we liked better than this current group

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You cant be serious. We had 3 current NFL starting QBs in the same room that all won titles at Bama.

Tua - Mac - Hurts

All we got now is a couple of fellas with zero playoff wins much less titles.

Fair enough but the talent disproportion of those 3 from 2017 would make a walkon as the 4th still a more talented QB room than the 4 today, imo.

On a side note, that 2017 roster produced 47 NFL players. Pretty incredible

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The 2018 top 3 QBs all were drafted in the first round too. I don’t think Milroe is a first round QB right now

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Jalen Hurts was drafted in the second round.

I didnt think Anthony Richardson would go in the first round either. But teams really reach for QBs now.

LINK

Former Alabama standout and current Houston Texans wide receiver John Metchie III was named the recipient of the PFWA's George Halas Award on Tuesday.

The Halas Award is given to an NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes the most adversity to succeed. It is worth noting that Crimson Tide product and Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was one of two runner-ups for this tremendous honor.

After being selected with the No. 44 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Metchie hoped to make an immediate impact on the Texans, despite tearing his ACL in the SEC Championship game a few months before.

However, on July 24 of that same year, Metchie was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia, sidelining him for his entire rookie campaign. Even though this form of leukemia is the most curable, it was unknown at the time if the former Alabama standout would ever see the field on Sundays.

Nevertheless, Metchie relentlessly worked his way back to the gridiron and was able to play snaps in 16 games this past season.

On Aug. 21, 2023, just a couple of weeks before the regular season, he reflected on his journey back to football, but revealed it wasn't the most important thing in his life.

"Although it's fun and it's what I dreamt of as a kid, there's a lot of bigger things in life and there are a lot of people facing real battles every day and have really bad days," Metchie said. "I guess perspective is the thing I walked away with."

Metchie explained that his darkest times during the cancer journey were when he made that realization.

"On days where it is hard or seems like bad days, I remember quite easily that there are a lot of bigger things in life than this game that we get to play for a living," Metchie said.

Houston is among the most populated destinations in the league for former Alabama standouts, as Metchie, edge rusher and 2023 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson Jr., linebackers Christian Harris and Henry To'oTo'o and even head coach DeMeco Ryans spent Saturdays in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

These Bama connections were pivotal in Houston's massive turnaround, as the Texans went from 3-13-1 in 2022 to 10-7 and a Divisional Round appearance this past season. The organization has high expectations this upcoming season.