re: Bama Football Tidings

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If we can’t get one of the speed guys from that class to pop questions need to be asked.

Their failure to get open was one of my biggest questions about BOB last year.

Even if they weren’t running the best routes or always in the right place they should’ve been separating with that speed from average to poor defenses and it just wasn’t usually the case last year.

One of them should’ve been at a minimum a poor man’s version of JaMo but it didn’t really happen.

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They showed flashes throughout the season. They were also true freshmen. And the thing that is most promising is that they looked really good in our bowl game.

Bond, Prentice, Brooks and Burton all caught TD passes against Kansas State. Then you add in Benson and Hale. Lots to be excited about.

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Burton

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Needs softer hands

Prentice was the biggest downfield threat out the freshmen last year, I am excited to see how he progresses. Showed a lot of promise.

Rewatched the TAMU '22 game.

Milroe had some pretty good moments in that game but also had some disastrous plays that were almost bench-able in the 2nd quarter.

I think that Gibbs looked the best he had all season in the 1.5 games he played with Jalen Milroe at quarterback. Milroe's honest threat to the backend of the run defense allowed Gibbs the time to find creases before the backside defender could run him down. If the order of the day is for Alabama to beef up on the OL and reprioritize physical domination in the trenches then no one should underrate the positive effects Milroe would have on the rushing offense even when he's handing it off.

His two fumbles are 100% first-time starter stuff. His awareness in the pocket and/or internal clock on the arrival of a rusher was just not there. He was holding the ball high with good pocket form pre-windup imo. These weren't flippant ball handling mistakes.

His interception was an awful throw - completely misread a sorta obvious 3 deep coverage and threw it right to the MOF safety - and I think that made BOB decide to drastically curtail the throwing offense the rest of the game. He made some good decisions and nice throws on his three touchdowns. Hit guys in stride on a crosser and slant. Found a reasonably tight window on a TE seam for the other.

Overall, he needs a lot of development but I don't think he's the lost cause some people think. I would not be surprised if he won the job but it is only going to happen if he's put in the work in the offseason and summer.

Any word how the QBs and ILBs are looking so far this spring? Is anyone standing out so far?

Thanks. I didn't know.

I don't know but I can tell you I saw photo from practice and Milroe looks more like a ILB than a QB. His arms are huge.

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His interception was an awful throw - completely misread a sorta obvious 3 deep coverage and threw it right to the MOF safety - and I think that made BOB decide to drastically curtail the throwing offense the rest of the game.

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JM should’ve had multiple other picks in that game running a fraction of our playbook and missed wide open looks downfield all night almost costing Bama the game. However it looked on TV it seemed far worse from where I was sitting.

He is without question the most explosive player we’ve ever had take a snap in Tuscaloosa.

He might be the most explosive athlete in the country period.

But he was so raw he was barely playing QB in a traditional sense, the game was happening miles faster than he could process.

With the right QB coach and a system tailored to his game along with a year or two to learn he has no ceiling, I just don’t know if he’s ready to win big games, much less championships at the P5 level.

He would have been a perfect fit for Auburn’s when Malzahn was their coach. Milroe is an outstanding player. He definitely needs to be utilized in some way if he doesn’t start l.