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re: How will Jake Coker be remembered?
Posted on 1/23/16 at 4:46 pm to YStar
Posted on 1/23/16 at 4:46 pm to YStar
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Great player with great heart, not a world beater and definitely not better than...Blake
If given the choice between Sims and Coker for a title game, give me Coker. For as great as Sims was at home, he folded in the biggest game of the year. The defense did as well last year against Ohio State as they did against Clemson this year. The difference? Sims turned the ball over three times. Coker did not.
Small thing, but that was the difference between Alabama winning the title and being eliminated from the playoffs.
Now, you can say that Sims could have done what Coker did, but Coker did it with less experienced WRs. Could you imagine what Coker could have done with Cooper? You can't talk about Coker having Ridley as an advantage without mentioning that Sims had a better receiver in Cooper. Ridley is a freshman, and has had on and off games. Eight of the fifteen games he played in, he had under 60 yards receiving. Cooper, on the other hand, had just two games last year where he didn't get over 60 yards receiving.
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Posted on 1/23/16 at 7:18 pm to chattabama
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If given the choice between Sims and Coker for a title game, give me Coker.
Me too. I love Sims and he was fun to watch and accomplished more than we dreamed he would, but you can't ignore the performance each had in the playoffs. Sims was awful against Ohio State. Coker was damn near perfect vs Michigan State and pulled himself together for a great finish vs Clemson. The pass he threw to Stewart on 3rd and long in the 4th quarter was one of the best throws I have ever seen.
Posted on 1/23/16 at 7:21 pm to chattabama
I think the point is that neither Sims nor Coker had the head for the game. Both were slow at reading defenses and making quick decisions. Sims didn't seem to get in as much trouble with sacks because he was a great runner and quicker than Coker. I think everyone is appreciative of what Coker did but the OP asked a question to invoke discussion it seems as if everyone who isnt willing to say he was great people get upset. All he's doing is voicing his opinion. Coker did what was asked in most instances. He played hard overcame a lot of deficiencies in his game and will always be a championship QB at Alabama. He was absolutely aided by a great defense and a great RB who carried the work load. He seemed to disappear in nearly every game until that one drive where he looked great but that was his career.
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