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Greg McElroy was phenomenal for us
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:10 pm
He threw only 4 Interceptions in 325 passes in 2009, giving the Crimson Tide QB the second-lowest interception ratio for any player in SEC history who threw at least 200 passes in a season. McElroy was intercepted every 80.2 passes this season, second in the conference record book to Tennessee's Peyton Manning, who had four of his 380 passes intercepted in 1995.
Credit to Mark Inabinett of the Birmingham News for finding this stat.
Credit to Mark Inabinett of the Birmingham News for finding this stat.
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Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:11 pm to superman
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:12 pm to superman
ok
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:13 pm to superman
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He threw only 4 Interceptions in 325 passes in 2009, giving the Crimson Tide QB the
Half of his passes weren't catchable by any WR or DB
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:13 pm to memphisplaya
BUT.... he hasn't lost a game he's started in since like the 2nd grade!
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:14 pm to memphisplaya
Hey... join the McElroy Love Train, man.
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:14 pm to Bellabama
Bella, you can find a better pic than that
This post was edited on 1/17/10 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:14 pm to superman
Him and JJ had just about the same stats and LSU people are wanting to bench him. its amazing what a good line and dominate run game can do for a qb. i wish LSU fans knew this.
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:15 pm to superman
Great stat, and he did a great job, but phenomenal probably is not the word.
Make no mistake about it. Saban will not let his offense beat his defense when he's got a good one. And I expect you'll see a good defense most years, so don't expect a phenom at QB any time soon.
Unless Saban leaves.
Make no mistake about it. Saban will not let his offense beat his defense when he's got a good one. And I expect you'll see a good defense most years, so don't expect a phenom at QB any time soon.
Unless Saban leaves.
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:20 pm to wahoocs
The good thing is that we don't need an amazing QB to win. Just need him to not lose the game for us
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:20 pm to hehatedrew
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Bella, you can find a better pic than that
I can do lots of things.
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:21 pm to wahoocs
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but phenomenal probably is not the word.
He completed 60.9% of his passes - which set an Alabama single season record. Not even Joe Namath, Bart Starr, or Ken Stabler were that accurate.
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:21 pm to Bellabama
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I can do lots of things.
Damn, you just got my attention!
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:37 pm to hehatedrew
People here are just bitter about his success. The SEC rant expert all claimed Bama would suffer and lose games with him starting because he did not beat out JPW in previous years. Little did they know......
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:42 pm to SEC Ranter
G-Mac is the man. He doesn't know how to lose. I love him.
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:43 pm to BamaInHsv
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I love him
You would...
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:44 pm to superman
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He threw only 4 Interceptions
threw 5, credited for 4...
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:44 pm to ForeLSU
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threw 5, but Peterson cramped up and stepped on the sidelines..so he is credited for 4...
This post was edited on 1/17/10 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 1/17/10 at 6:47 pm to NBamaAlum
Was the game manager he was asked to be. I think next year will be somewhat different.
Posted on 1/17/10 at 7:01 pm to superman
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.
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.
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