re: The "Hurts is a Bad QB" narrative is really interesting...

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Ask yourself this - how many other teams in this conference would Hurts start for?

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Try ALL... He starts for the Death Star for Bear's sake smh.

It's because we have a highly touted 5 star QB on the roster. It's unfair, but Bama fans demand perfection. I've seen them pick apart Hurts all season, he'll probably go down as the most under appreciated QB in the Saban era. As talented as Tua is, he's still a true freshman and we don't know how he will respond to adversity when the game is on the line. Jalen deserves the start, he's managed the offense pretty well and has all of the intangibles. But next year I think Tua wins the starting job. This offense may be suited better for him.

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He's a great runner and a mediocre passer

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63% Career passing is now mediocre...? Boy the bar keeps getting pushed further and further back. When he completed 4 straight passes and a TD in the 3rd qt Saturday the silence was blaring.. the kid can literally do no right.. This is just hilarious to watch. He has 1 int and he sucks lmbo

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63% Career passing is now mediocre...? Boy the bar keeps getting pushed further and further back. When he completed 4 straight passes and a TD in the 3rd qt Saturday the silence was blaring.. the kid can literally do no right.. This is just hilarious to watch. He has 1 int and he sucks lmbo

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You know damn well that kid isn't going to sit in the pocket and throw dimes all night. They use him perfectly with situational passing, easier throws, and always a check down, which he is good at hitting.

Danny Etling has more yards, a higher QBR, higher yards/attempt, a similar compl % (60%), and the same TD/INT numbers (9/1).

No one is arguing he's a good passer of the football.

I like Hurts, but I've got to disagree here. The 63% passing isn't good considering the types of passes that we generally attempt. It is very obvious that Tua makes those same passes on time and more accurately than Hurts (ask #3!). Imo, the question is whether Hurts' experience outweighs Tua's superior passing skills....and that's a question that I'm sure Coach Saban has considered, and is continuing to consider. That's why he makes the big bucks!....thank God we've got an option!

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When he completed 4 straight passes and a TD in the 3rd qt Saturday the silence was blaring..

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I honestly cannot tell if this is a troll attempt or not. Completing 4 straight passes is his biggest achievement that you're using to brag on him about?

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I know he will not beat us.

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- didn't he score the winning touchdown last year?

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Just like Clemson did to tOSU last year.

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OSU couldn't run the ball, though. They had 88 yards and 3.8 YPC. And 0 pts.

Alabama, in a game 7 days later against the same Clemson defense, had 221 yards and 6.5 YPC. And 31 pts.

And our offense in total, including the run game, is better this year than it was last year.

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please tell me more...

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I'll tell you more. He is one of the few Bama players that wont even be a thought in the mind of NFL scouts to be drafted at the position he plays......


He is a good college football player, he is not a good Qb. There is nothing wrong with that and that shouldnt offend you

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I mean they hated Blake Sims all the way to obliterating the Bama QB record books...

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False. Anybody with half a brain knows that Blake Sims is the second best Alabama QB over the last 20 years. He could be inconsistent and had his fair share of limitations but he was a much better QB than Hurts, Coker, McElroy, Wilson, etc..