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re: We know what we have with Gus
Posted on 12/6/17 at 4:33 pm to GenesChin
Posted on 12/6/17 at 4:33 pm to GenesChin
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09- Tyrik Rollison/Clint Moseley
10- Cam Newton
11- Kiehl Frazier
13- Jeremy Johnson / Nick Marshall
14- Sean White
15- Tyler Queen
16- Woody Barrett, JF3
Let's not forget some other top QB targets we went hard after
-Brandon Harris
-Treon Harris
-Deondre Francois
-Torrance Gibson
I don't know why people work so hard to down grade Gus. You listed guys he went "hard" after, but left Watson off that list.
Bottom line is it is hard to evaluate QB's at this level and the next. There is a reason NFL coaches and GM's lose their jobs frequently from hitching their future to the wrong QB.
Saban doesn't have a great history of development, but he isn't as dependent on them as our system. IMO uga has probably done as well as anyone over the last 15 years of identifying and developing QB's and they have maybe 3 that had NFL talent. White was developed far beyond his ability and you'd probably never get any coach to admit it, but I suspect he was down our wish list. Willis in 1 season has shown small gains vs what we saw at A Day, JS got better this year. I always thought Trotter played above his pay grade, etc...
This post was edited on 12/6/17 at 4:35 pm
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Posted on 12/6/17 at 4:47 pm to Tigerman97
We all sit back in our chairs and talk about the (subpar) QBs we recruited, but there is a chicken-and-egg issue here. Is Saban a great QB developer? Is he great at evaluating high school QBs? Or has he built a well-rounded program in other ways (great defense yes, but great WRs and great RBs too) that make high school QBs' mouths water when they get recruited to be at Bama?
I think it's the latter.
Malzahn knows what a good QB looks like, he just has to bring all the pieces together, and stay after it on the recruiting trail. Good QBs will come with success of the program. If he matures as a coach and learns not to crap the bed with play calling, we'll be okay.
But to say Saban's or Dabo's success is due to ONE thing is myopic.
I think it's the latter.
Malzahn knows what a good QB looks like, he just has to bring all the pieces together, and stay after it on the recruiting trail. Good QBs will come with success of the program. If he matures as a coach and learns not to crap the bed with play calling, we'll be okay.
But to say Saban's or Dabo's success is due to ONE thing is myopic.
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