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Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:46 pm to BamaStepL
Hurts hasn’t improved in two years. I think the world of Jalen...but he simply cannot make the correct split second QB decisions that we need to be an efficient offense.
The two games we lost were clearly on him. His inability to generate first downs against Clemson wore our defense down in the second half. And he was just bad against AU.
The body language of Bama’s offense in in each half was startling. That should let you know who the team feels is the best QB option.
The two games we lost were clearly on him. His inability to generate first downs against Clemson wore our defense down in the second half. And he was just bad against AU.
The body language of Bama’s offense in in each half was startling. That should let you know who the team feels is the best QB option.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:52 pm to BamaStepL
I understand if some Bama fans are salty about this issue, especially considering Hurts's freshman year.
Obviously Jalen Hurts isn't bad. He can come play at LSU if he wants. We don't exactly have that position "locked up"
But you can't deny the difference that Tagovailoa made to that offense. It wasn't night and day, but it made Georgia have to defend so much more of the field. And that's not even counting the part where he made the crazy throws he did.
Small sample size obviously, but Tagovailoa just seemed like the better quarterback.
Obviously Jalen Hurts isn't bad. He can come play at LSU if he wants. We don't exactly have that position "locked up"
But you can't deny the difference that Tagovailoa made to that offense. It wasn't night and day, but it made Georgia have to defend so much more of the field. And that's not even counting the part where he made the crazy throws he did.
Small sample size obviously, but Tagovailoa just seemed like the better quarterback.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 6:30 pm to BamaStepL
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Whoever thinks Jalen Hurts can't pass is a freaking idiot.
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he's not a great passer
So you're calling yourself an idiot?
Posted on 4/19/18 at 6:37 pm to BamaStepL
There’s 5 Bama posters worth listening to. You’re not one of them.
Listen to Summer.
Listen to Summer.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 6:42 pm to BamaStepL
Jalen is an awesome individual and excellent athlete.
The problem is not that he cannot throw, it is that he doesn't see the open receiver or throw on time quickly enough. His first instinct is to tuck and run the ball rather than passing or handing the ball to very capable running backs. His tendency to run first has been exploited by other defenses and cause too many three and outs and has strained the Alabama defense.
If Alabama didn't have Tua there would be no question Jalen would be the starter but the team must come first. Tua is the better quarterback because he offers so many challenges to defensive players.
The problem is not that he cannot throw, it is that he doesn't see the open receiver or throw on time quickly enough. His first instinct is to tuck and run the ball rather than passing or handing the ball to very capable running backs. His tendency to run first has been exploited by other defenses and cause too many three and outs and has strained the Alabama defense.
If Alabama didn't have Tua there would be no question Jalen would be the starter but the team must come first. Tua is the better quarterback because he offers so many challenges to defensive players.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 6:45 pm to BamaStepL
quote:No he isn't
he's not a great passer but he's good
Posted on 4/19/18 at 10:15 pm to BamaStepL
He's a RB
That can throw "ok" occassionally
That can throw "ok" occassionally
Posted on 4/19/18 at 10:19 pm to BamaStepL
Bama’s WRs don’t think he can pass.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 10:39 pm to BamaStepL
Step I honestly don't think you are a real person
Posted on 4/19/18 at 11:00 pm to BamaStepL
Hurts completion % is about the same as Dak in college
Dak over 4 years was 62.8% Yard avg 8.0
Hurts over 2 years is 61.9% Yard avg 7.6
Hurts had much better offensive talent on his team than Dak
Dak over 4 years was 62.8% Yard avg 8.0
Hurts over 2 years is 61.9% Yard avg 7.6
Hurts had much better offensive talent on his team than Dak
Posted on 4/20/18 at 6:26 am to BamaStepL
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BamaStepL
This guy again. He was one of the guys that fell in love with the idea of Hurts being a superstar and could never let it go. Even when Hurts was putting up decent numbers in the passing game under Kiffin, I told you he wasn't a good passer. Short passes and great WR's made him look better on paper than he was.
Posted on 4/20/18 at 7:26 am to BamaStepL
OP calling Nick Saban an idiot?
Bold move
Bold move
Posted on 4/20/18 at 11:31 am to BamaStepL
Hurts got into a bad mental rut of relying too much on his legs and not being aggressive enough throwing the ball. Some have convinced themselves that Hurts is a bad qb. It just isn’t true at all
Posted on 4/20/18 at 12:07 pm to BamaStepL
He's an efficient college QB, but he doesn't have an NFL arm. That said, I would take him for LSU in a heartbeat.
Posted on 4/20/18 at 1:16 pm to BamaStepL
The guy lost his starting job because he can’t pass . He is an athlete not a QB.
Posted on 4/20/18 at 1:53 pm to BamaStepL
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the guy is a career 61% 2400 20 TD guy
How many of those are actually downfield?
Posted on 4/21/18 at 3:44 pm to BamaStepL
Bump
Posted on 4/21/18 at 4:41 pm to BamaStepL
LINK
Those struggles continued on Saturday in Alabama's A-Day game. Hurts went 19-for-37 for 195 yards, zero touchdowns and one interception. I'm not one to make a huge deal out of spring game stats, but the writing is on the wall at this point. Hurts is a good runner and game-manager, but he has still not developed as a passer.
Former offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin kept things rather simple during Hurts' freshman campaign in 2016, and Brian Daboll did the same in 2017. After all, the team was winning, and pulling the plug during a title run would be crazy.
But Nick Saban did pull the plug. At halftime. Of the biggest game of the year. What's more, he inserted a true freshman with very few meaningful snaps and trusted him to save the day.
Translation: He doesn't trust Hurts anymore, and Hurts did nothing to earn it back on Saturday.
He was erratic with his passes, was indecisive in the pocket and took too many sacks -- although sacks in spring games are rather hard to define when quarterbacks aren't "live." Third string quarterback Mac Jones, on the other hand, looked as sharp as a knife, completing 23-of-35 passes for 289 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He was so good that Saban was caught on a hot mic praising Jones while Hurts was running with the first-team offense.
"The third-team quarterback can move the team right down the field throwing the ball," he said in the background of the ESPN broadcast.
Hurts looked lost, the coaching staff lacks trust in him, his father Averion made things even more difficult this week by calling him one of the biggest free agents in college football history if he transfers and there's no sign of reversing what increasingly looks like a downward trend. To complicate matters even further, Tagovailoa's brother Taulia -- a four-star prospect in the class of 2019 -- committed to the Crimson Tide shortly before kickoff.
The dots aren't that difficult to connect. Tua Tagovailoa is Alabama's starting quarterback, as long as his hand injury doesn't linger into fall camp. Hurts is good enough to start somewhere, but his time at Alabama is coming to an end. At this point, it's a matter of when, not if.
Those struggles continued on Saturday in Alabama's A-Day game. Hurts went 19-for-37 for 195 yards, zero touchdowns and one interception. I'm not one to make a huge deal out of spring game stats, but the writing is on the wall at this point. Hurts is a good runner and game-manager, but he has still not developed as a passer.
Former offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin kept things rather simple during Hurts' freshman campaign in 2016, and Brian Daboll did the same in 2017. After all, the team was winning, and pulling the plug during a title run would be crazy.
But Nick Saban did pull the plug. At halftime. Of the biggest game of the year. What's more, he inserted a true freshman with very few meaningful snaps and trusted him to save the day.
Translation: He doesn't trust Hurts anymore, and Hurts did nothing to earn it back on Saturday.
He was erratic with his passes, was indecisive in the pocket and took too many sacks -- although sacks in spring games are rather hard to define when quarterbacks aren't "live." Third string quarterback Mac Jones, on the other hand, looked as sharp as a knife, completing 23-of-35 passes for 289 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He was so good that Saban was caught on a hot mic praising Jones while Hurts was running with the first-team offense.
"The third-team quarterback can move the team right down the field throwing the ball," he said in the background of the ESPN broadcast.
Hurts looked lost, the coaching staff lacks trust in him, his father Averion made things even more difficult this week by calling him one of the biggest free agents in college football history if he transfers and there's no sign of reversing what increasingly looks like a downward trend. To complicate matters even further, Tagovailoa's brother Taulia -- a four-star prospect in the class of 2019 -- committed to the Crimson Tide shortly before kickoff.
The dots aren't that difficult to connect. Tua Tagovailoa is Alabama's starting quarterback, as long as his hand injury doesn't linger into fall camp. Hurts is good enough to start somewhere, but his time at Alabama is coming to an end. At this point, it's a matter of when, not if.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 4:51 pm to BamaStepL
He should really consider a position change cause he ain’t no QB
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