re: Greg McElroy was phenomenal for us

Well, if that qualifies as phenomenal, then so be it in your world.

Alabama ran a very controlled passing game, not throwing the ball downfield. A high completion percentage is not surprising. Hell, Jordan Jefferson must be hyper-phenomenal in your book.

Alabama went a stretch of games without Julio Jones even touching the ball. His big play versus LSU was a two yard pass against a backup.

I guess my point is that McElroy was as phenomenal as Tee Martin, Matt Mauck, Chris Leak, and Matt Flynn. He did what was asked of him. He protected the ball and didn't take big risks, and even ran on a few significant occasions.

That makes him a winner, but not necessarily phenomenal. You could give a multiple choice of adjectives to describe his performance this season, and I'm fairly certain even those in Alabama would not select phenomenal.