Exactly how good is Bryce Young? Start as a freshman over Mac good?

He will have the most arm talent of any QB on the team the second he sets foot on campus. He apparently also has a pretty advanced understanding of how to play the position. But he's also pretty small, and you never know how the transition to college is going to go for any individual player. If he picks up the playbook quickly and proves to Saban that he can be trusted with the ball there will likely be a competition throughout the offseason and possibly into the first couple of games next season. I'd say Mac has the advantage right now though, just because he does know the playbook and already has some starting experience.

Outside of 2 passes Saturday Mac looked great, not just good. If young is able to take the job as a true freshman then we are set, cause it's gonna be hard to beat a 4th year Junior with game experience

He is the highest rated QB we have ever signed and, from what I can tell, all of our rivals seem to think he is accurately rated and not at all overrated.

That tells me most everything I need to know.

Watched some highlights of Young for the first time today. Great arm, quick release and already in an RPO type system. Also have very quick feet.

His height bothers me though. He's "listed" at 5'11 so in reality he's probably 5'9

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Outside of 2 passes Saturday Mac looked great, not just good.

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You thought so? I don't think he throws a great deep ball, but maybe that can be developed with more practice time with the 1s?

Bryce is basically a black Tua and he's coming in early. It's between Taulia and Bryce. Mac won't be out starter next year.

He probably won't start the USC game, but might before the season is over.

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I would take that bet that Mac wont start. Saban stuck with a pretty subpar quarterback in Hurts as a sophomore in 2017 even when it was clear to everybody with a lick of sense that we won those games in spite of his poor play that year. Saban loves him some experience.

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Remember when everyone wanted Blake Barnett to play as a true freshman?

There's been no indication his commitment is anything other than solid. His comments when he flipped from USC seemed to show a lot of thought and discussion went into his decision.

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but there may come a time where a decision has to be made for the betterment of the offense.

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That time came in 17 when Tua was obviously much better even as a true freshman and Saban stuck with Hurts. Tua wasn't just better by a little bit either. He should have started every game that year starting with game one against FSU. Wills should have started over Womack at RT as well. This year was no different with a disruptive beast of a man in Barmore not even get serviceable reps till after midseason. So I am sorry but I don't trust Saban to make the same call that Dabo did when his track record says he doesn't always play the best player.