Bama fans, will Saban go in a different direction at qb

I wish we would. I'm tired of this spread shite. I think, like the mid 2000s with the pro style, the spread is kind of the standard, and it's the pro style that's become the unorthodox and hard to defend. Athletes are built to stop speed in this day and age. Alabama lost the game because we scored too fricking fast on Clemson most of the time.

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Wouldn't it be just smart to let it all play out.

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Saban has had 2 very mobile qbs and both couldn't get it done because they relied more on their legs than the pass. Historically, with Saban, bama is better with a pocket passer.

Naw
Jalen a heisman finalist next year

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Naw Jalen a heisman finalist next year

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Nah, he's another nick Marshall, probably not as good as Nick.

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terrible throwing ability

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relative to who, as a true freshman. As a true freshman Peyton Manning threw for 61% 11 TDS to 6 ints. As a redshirt junior in college Tom Brady completed 62% of his passes for 2500 yards, 14 TDS and 10 ints. It's like people can't comprehend that hurts was a true freshman starting and that QBs get better. Lamar Jackson won the Heisman this year, last year as a true freshman he threw for less than 2000 yards, 54% completions, 12 TDS to 8 ints.

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after hiring a new OC? Hurts is a great athlete and his running ability helps disguise his terrible throwing ability, but winning a championship with him is unlikely. Last season's defense was one of Saban's best, but still couldn't hold up in the title game because the incompetence of Hurts.

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Well the reality is that we have to dance with the one we came with....after Hurts we have two more scholarship QB's. A true freshman in Tua and another true freshman in Mac Jones. Now everyone thinks Tua is the real deal but we are faced with the quandary insofar in that making a change this season would involve starting a true freshman again and all the problems associated.

The title game was frustrating as hell as we had the plays/opportunities to win and playmakers open all night. Hurts either couldn't make the reads or simply couldn't hit them. To be fair, penalties and drops didn't help. However, I think we beat Clemson again with Coker and AJ would have shredded them. All the Bama sunshine pumpers assume Hurts will make some quantum leap forward in the offseason but I am not so sure. Having said all that I expect Hurts to start as he knows the system and the team wants him.

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think this is a bigger problem than his accuracy, mobile qbs depend on how their legs so after their first receiver is covered they'll take off. I believe athleticism is a great quality, but sometimes it hurts at the qb position. I believe that's the case with Hurts.

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Agree completely. We are sort of forced to give him a pass because he is a true freshman and having to learn on the job and the complexity of the game at this level. The Kiffin drama during the playoffs didn't help i/m/o as well as Saban breathing down his neck about turnovers. His inexperience, inability at this stage to make reads and check down, Kiffin leaving, and the pressure of the big stage just led to a bad game.

Hurts is going to start this year I am sure....but I think A-Day will be interesting this year. every Bama fans favorite QB is whoever the back up is. It's frustrating not to have any stability at the position since AJ given our recruiting. We had 3 other guys in the system who are 5*/4* and we get a kid who can't be trusted to hit a slant or crossing route let alone connect on the deep ball with any consistency.

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I think, like the mid 2000s with the pro style, the spread is kind of the standard, and it's the pro style that's become the unorthodox and hard to defend

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LSU would disagree

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No one thinks he's going to improve?

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I think he'll improve, but will it be enough to offset the losses on defense.