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Alabama fans, is there any real chance that Hurts loses his position during this season?
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:40 pm
I personally think there is no chance in hell that he loses his spot to Freshman Tua Tagovailoa or Freshman Mac Jones. I think Jalen Hurts is the one of most calm and collected QBs that I've seen in the SEC over my years of watching games. I know he may struggle to pass the ball downfield but I don't think y'all win the LSU game last year if it wasn't for him, Bateman or Barnett would have been eaten alive.
I remember one part of the FSU game specifically, I think it was right after y'all got a turnover in FSU's territory. Jalen was rolling out to his right, it was either a designed rollout pass or a designed run to the right. Any way he was stopped well behind the line, he got up smiling and shaking his head. He knew FSU was fricked if they scored on that drive or not.
He seems like a great leader, doesn't seem much for words but his actions speak louder than any words.
I remember one part of the FSU game specifically, I think it was right after y'all got a turnover in FSU's territory. Jalen was rolling out to his right, it was either a designed rollout pass or a designed run to the right. Any way he was stopped well behind the line, he got up smiling and shaking his head. He knew FSU was fricked if they scored on that drive or not.
He seems like a great leader, doesn't seem much for words but his actions speak louder than any words.
This post was edited on 9/7/17 at 12:43 pm
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Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:42 pm to SheaForHeisman
No
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:42 pm to TizzyT4theUofA
zero
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:44 pm to SheaForHeisman
Doubt it unless he starts turning the ball over en masse
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:45 pm to SheaForHeisman
Here's the thing, he hasn't played well against good opponents, but, he hasn't needed to outside of the Clemson game, which was a Loss. He can play as poorly as he does, but as long as Bama's defense shuts down other team's offenses, they'll still win and probably wont replace him.
If FSU moved the football and scored more, and say maybe pulled off a 21-17 win and Hurts performed exactly the same as he just did, there would start to be a lot more talk of replacing Hurts.
If FSU moved the football and scored more, and say maybe pulled off a 21-17 win and Hurts performed exactly the same as he just did, there would start to be a lot more talk of replacing Hurts.
This post was edited on 9/7/17 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:46 pm to SheaForHeisman
Hurts really didn't have much time to throw nor many open receivers to throw to.
Not in every instance for sure. He really didn't make many bad throws.
Not in every instance for sure. He really didn't make many bad throws.
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:46 pm to thunderbird1100
This is true, Bama's best offense is their defense, much like LSU in 2011. Their Offense wasn't anything special but their defense constantly put them in excellent field position.
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:48 pm to thunderbird1100
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If FSU moved the football and scored more, and say maybe pulled off a 21-17 win and Hurts performed exactly the same as he just did, there would start to be a lot more talk of replacing Hurts.
Exactly. If Bama loses a game this year and Hurts has subpar numbers expect a large portion of the fan base to start pushing for Tua to get snaps.
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:48 pm to SheaForHeisman
The fact that Hurts had zero turnovers shows you that he's improved, despite the raging negaBammers we have around here.
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:49 pm to thunderbird1100
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If FSU moved the football and scored more, and say maybe pulled off a 21-17 win and Hurts performed exactly the same as he just did, there would start to be a lot more talk of replacing Hurts.
Maybe, but Hurts would have to look lost for multiple weeks and lose games with turnovers and missed throws for people to loudly call for another true freshman QB. He wasn't great Saturday but he was neither of those things. We were stuck in the mud on offense, both running and pass blocking, and he was kind of there stuck with it (against a pretty good defense in week 1).
Maybe he will and they do. Maybe he improves. Maybe he's just ok all year. We'll see.
This post was edited on 9/7/17 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:50 pm to Centinel
He didn't turn the ball over much last year did he?
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:52 pm to SheaForHeisman
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He didn't turn the ball over much last year did he?
He put it on the ground quite a bit. He had 11 fumbles and lost 5, plus 9 INTs.
This post was edited on 9/7/17 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:53 pm to SheaForHeisman
There's always a chance. Is it likely? Doubtful.
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:53 pm to SummerOfGeorge
11 Fumbles, thats a lot. I see what you mean now.
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:54 pm to SheaForHeisman
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He didn't turn the ball over much last year did he?
By Bama QB standards he did. 23 TDS to 9 INTs.
We're spoiled by guys like McElroy and McCarron who virtually never threw Ints.
Posted on 9/7/17 at 12:56 pm to SheaForHeisman
Almost zero. He needs improvement, but he'd have to regress further to lose his job. I don't see that happening.
Posted on 9/7/17 at 1:01 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Maybe, but Hurts would have to look lost for multiple weeks and lose games with turnovers and missed throws for people to loudly call for another true freshman QB
If you go back to his last games last year, it's been several in a row he's looked rather poor. He didn't throw any interceptions against UF, Washington or Clemson, either. But again, you only lost 1 of those games, because your defense won 2/3 of those games.
Posted on 9/7/17 at 1:08 pm to SheaForHeisman
Even if the thought was for change at QB, no one else is ready.
Tua shows great potential, but needs to improve decision making, according to many who witnessed the scrimmages. His turnovers would cause Saban to have a heart attack.
Tua shows great potential, but needs to improve decision making, according to many who witnessed the scrimmages. His turnovers would cause Saban to have a heart attack.
Posted on 9/7/17 at 1:09 pm to thunderbird1100
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If you go back to his last games last year, it's been several in a row he's looked rather poor. He didn't throw any interceptions against UF, Washington or Clemson, either. But again, you only lost 1 of those games, because your defense won 2/3 of those games.
He was a true freshman that hit a wall against 3 elite pass defenses. And, as much as I love Kiffin, he failed Hurts against UF and Washington. By the Clemson game he was broken.
The jury is still out, but I didn't think he was terrible against FSU. He wasn't given many easy throws (I'm more concerned about DaBoll and the play calling than Hurts to be honest). The way the game played out and our pass protection didn't help him, and then once we went up late we shut things down. Like I said, jury is still out.
This post was edited on 9/7/17 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 9/7/17 at 1:11 pm to SheaForHeisman
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This is true, Bama's best offense is their defense, much like LSU in 2011. Their Offense wasn't anything special but their defense constantly put them in excellent field position.
LSU also ended up benching their starting QB midway through the season........
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