re: Would Bama have won as much or more with Manziel at QB instead of McCarron?

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So do think it's a good idea for a coach to get a freshman qb as many reps as he can? Heading into sec play? Discussing football with you is fun.

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Are you saying throwing for a few extra TD's against FCS teams and/or FBS teams that rank lower than some FCS teams provides a ton of benefit?

When your scout team probably provides a better opponent, I'd say it has limited effect if any.

Alabama won 2 of the last 3 national championships with 1st year QB's and didn't need it. And made it to the playoffs with Blake Sims this past year and didn't need to do it.

Hell, FCS games are games where you get to let your guys who never play in games have fun. But not for A&M.