re: Jalen Hurts steals the show at Manning Passing Academy last week

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I don't often agree with you, but I do this time. As a bona fide Bammer, I hope the guy is All American and a Heisman winner, but I'll reserve judgement till he's actually facing a decent defense.

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And I actually like Jalen Hurts fwiw. Seems like a good kid. And I'm on record stating he's a great college QB, and will go down as Bama's best QB in the modern era (although I don't think he's a good pro prospect)


I just think it's funny and a bit ironic to use a camp performance as "evidence" of his progression. We've all heard the term "practice warrior." For quarterbacks in particular there's a list a mile long of players who look like future hall of famers in camps and practices, but just don't have what it takes to translate thag talent to game day.

Jeremy Johnson from AU is a prime recent example of a QB that looked like a future top 5 draft pick in practice and dog shite on the field.
(In no way am I comparing Hurts to JJ, just saying don't get too excited over camps)

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As a bona fide Bammer, I hope the guy is All American and a Heisman winner, but I'll reserve judgement till he's actually facing a decent defense.

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