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re: Jalen Milroe finished sixth in Heisman voting this year...
Posted on 12/10/23 at 5:13 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 12/10/23 at 5:13 pm to RollTide1987
quote:He did not start out disastrously, he had one bad game, two bad throws. Even in that game, he brought Alabama back twice on his arm when UTx took the lead or was stretching the lead. There was a segment of the Alabama fanbase, who wanted Simpson, who thus overstated, maybe subconsciously, Jalen's flaws and understated or ignored his accomplishments and good qualities. He was never close to as bad as some of his critics claimed.
Not bad for a guy whose season started out so disastrously. He should be the favorite to win the trophy going into 2024.
He's a great leader and has the rare clutch gene (Ark, UT, LSU, AU, UGA). He still has some work to do as a passer, but he is a great thrower. He still needs to gain a better feel of the QB position in general and when to do certain things(e.g., take off, throw the ball away, etc.). But he is already a very good college QB and the primary reason Alabama is the threat they are in the playoffs. He was never a disaster.
This post was edited on 12/10/23 at 5:27 pm
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Posted on 12/10/23 at 5:42 pm to tattoo
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He did not start out disastrously, he had one bad game, two bad throws. Even in that game, he brought Alabama back twice on his arm when UTx took the lead or was stretching the lead.
Throwing two costly picks in the biggest game of the regular season and then getting benched in favor of Tyler Buchner against South Florida is about as bad of a start as I could have possibly dreamed of for whoever won the starting job.
Sugar coat it however you want, but Milroe was a liability in the Texas game. I was never Team Milroe or Team Simpson, I was Team Best Guy; however, after the Texas game I wasn't sad to find out that Milroe wouldn't be starting the South Florida game. Though after the pitiful play of the team in Tampa that afternoon, I realized that Milroe was our best shot to have a solid season.
I'm glad he proved his doubters wrong and led this team to a SEC title and CFP berth, however let's not act like we went through the absolute worst case scenario there at the beginning of the season.
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