The BR article actually shows why so many support Coker. Everything the article praises Blake for is his leadership and knowledge of the system.
If they would have just come out and said he's better than Coker most of this would probably go away and he would have already been named as the starter.
So it's circular: Sims is a good team player and leader, he's gotten better, but JC is the one with the obvious talent that needs to be tapped.
It's true that the media has driven the debate in favor of JC, but the knowledgable Bama fan knows the Bama qb has got to be a little more than just a team player and good leader, which BS certainly is.