re: The truth about Tua...

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3. Tua’s pre-snap reads determine where he goes with the ball. If the defense audibles before the snap, or shows a fake coverage then he is average.

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Bingo. Combine that with a little pressure off the edge now and then and he's gonna struggle. In fairness to Tua he's only a sophomore and disguising coverage and calling defensive audibles late in the count is tough for most young QB's to deal with.

His natural progression and maturity as a QB should make him better at dealing with this stuff as a junior but if not it will definitely hurt his NFL stock. I think he'll grow from the Clemson game and be even better next year. Alabama is not going anywhere. They will probably be playing Clemson for the National Championship once again this time next year.