Bama QB

by TomReagan on Aug 10, 2008 5:18 PM EDT Comment 1 comment

There's no doubt that Saban's improving Bama's overall talent level and generally whipping the Tuscaloosa Tuskmen into shape. My question is, is there a coach in the SEC who's future is more tied to doubtful quarterback play?

Look at what he's working with--John Parker Wilson. The guy's one of the more erratic passers in the league, and even when he's on he's not exactly Snake Stabler. To be fair to the kid, he's working on at least his third OC this year.

What I'm looking at even more, though, is Star Jackson, Greg McElroy, Nick Fanuzzi and the battle to follow John Parker. While Jackson and Fanuzzi were both decent QB recruits, frankly, I haven't heard anything out of Bama's camp that makes me think either of them is the man to lead Bama back to the promised land. They've got AJ McCarron coming in next year and he's the most highly rated guy out of the bunch, but he won't be able to contribute meaningfully until 2010 at the earliest.

I know Saban won it all with Mauck in the Sugar and LSU did it again last year with Flynn BUT

1. the 2003 LSU team was, in my opinion, a pretty poor national champion and

2. last year's LSU defense was overwhelming and Bama's a long way away from fielding a defense like that.

In short, Saban may face the cold reality that everyone else in the SEC is discovering. Unless you have the 85 Bears on defense, you'd better have a pretty damn good quarterback under center if you want to be successful in the best conference in the country.

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Alabama DELUSIONS OF GRANDUER or DREAMS OF THE FUTURE

I don’t think it helped that BAMA’s defense to give up nearly 400 yards passing either(LSU GAME). The only time they kept the opposition under 200 yards passing was when the opponent was weak.

I was listening to an SEC preview on one of the sports radio stations in the ATL and it seemed like if you gave them the option to do so they would just cut their losses and wait for next year. Its no secret that the Tide are going to play alot of freshman this year and ontop of that are learning a brand new sytem on offense.

I think that there is SO MUCH confidence in these new recruits from the past couple of years, that they are willing to weather the storm at 8-5 as long as the young players learn the system. Whether or not any of the Tide’s supposed future fortune turns out to be true it does not matter. These people are so completely convinced that Nick Saban is their personal Saturday Savior, that he is going to be the man to get the job done that they are willing to loosen the leesh and give him 2 or 3 extra years that they would not give anyone else. Even Charlie Weis doesn’t have that kind of job security.

Bama QB battle in the Spring of 2009 will be between Star Jackson vs AJ McCarron, the other two are just going to watch.

My questions are – What is the least amount of success attained that is acceptable. and ….What Happens if that success level is not met? Like lets say this year -A Chick-Fila bowl victory followed by two back to back Outback Bowl appearces one win/one loss

I don’t know about you but I don’t see Georgia or Florida slowing down anytime soon regardless of how either of them finish this current season. LSU isn’t going anywhere and Auburn is not going to just roll over and play dead. Where does that leave the Tide?

by cousinwalter on Aug 17, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs