Blake Sims - All of his plays

TouchThatThang said:

CNS sure let AJ throw it down the field in 2010. I think Sims had the option to throw it further on some of those plays but chose the shorter routes because that's his comfort zone. If you wanna develop your backup QB, you gotta let him take some shots. I don't believe CNS would bar his backup from throwing down the field just to be nice to the other team when that backup could be the starter in a year.

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Saban was always happy when AJ threw the ball deep.

RTR91 said:

Saban was always happy when AJ threw the ball deep.

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I thought when he whipped AJ on the butt it was because of a mistake he made down near the goal line on a short pass play, although I could be wrong.

BamaMoon said:

I thought when he whipped AJ on the butt it was because of a mistake he made down near the goal line on a short pass play, although I could be wrong.

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IIRC, Saban was upset AJ went deep to a covered Julio at the goal line rather than dumping off to an open guy.

crimsonaudio said:

Sims? Nah, people would just say the secondary was off that day.

There are lots of folks who appear to truly not want to give Sims credit. If the staff - all of whom have forgotten more about football than anyone here will ever know - trust Sims, then so do I, regardless of what I may or may not have seen in practice.

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I agree 100%.

I'm not sure we're looking at this the right way.

Blake Sims won the backup job over several guys, which includes Phillip Ely and Alec Morris. This means something, he was backup at Alabama and not merely by default. There were other guys there, that other schools wanted and Sims is the one that not only managed to hold onto that second string spot for a couple of years, but hasn't been knocked off the first string position this year yet either. The coaches don't draw straws to determine that sort of thing.

It's a good thing to be able to return your second string guy once you lose your starter. Not every school gets to do that (they might graduate or transfer). And, on top of that, this is Alabama, not exactly completely lacking in talent. I remember reading something last season that listed Blake Sims as an NFL draft prospect. There are probably plenty of programs out there that would love to have the "problem" of potentially playing Blake Sims at quarterback, a fifth year senior.

On the other hand, Coker is a guy Alabama originally recruited. He's a guy pro scouts love, and he came from a place that's had a fair bit of success with QBs. If you're going to get a backup, you might as well get the backup from a team that just won a championship, right? Coker is the sort of guy that practically every school looking for a starter would have wanted.

So, we can look at it like the obvious fact that Alabama will be playing a guy who was a backup. A guy who has limited experience and has to show some improvement. Part of this is the simple fact that there are some skills a quarterback can't develop until he gets meaningful playing time along with the first team reps. Or, we can look at the fact that Alabama has the #2 guys from two of the top programs in the country. If you're going to have to replace a starter, isn't that the sort of position you'd want to be in? No one wants to start a true freshman at quarterback...

RTR91 said:

Saban was always happy when AJ threw the ball deep.

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I'm not just talking about going deep, how about ten yards past the line of scrimmage? Did CNS specifically tell BS not to throw it further than ten yards? I doubt it. The likely answer is BS wasn't comfortable doing it.

Bamabuzzard said:

I'll be the first to tell you I was highly disappointed in his performance on A-day. But Jacob Coker doesn't impress me either from the film I've watched of him and the subtle leaking reports that there are times he can't hit the broad side of a barn. The staff really has no choice but to "trust" them because they're all we've got. None of the other guys are ready to compete for the starting job. Personally, I couldn't careless who wins the job. I just want the best out there. They both have their shortcomings and it doesn't take someone who's coached 30 years see that. If they didn't then we'd have two perfect qb's.

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kudos on the proper use of that expression

"put another Loggg on the fire"!!!
http://espn.go.com/college-football...t-ready-name-alabama-crimson-tide-starting-qb

Alasippi said:

"put another Loggg on the fire"!!!
http://espn.go.com/college-football...t-ready-name-alabama-crimson-tide-starting-qb

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"We feel like both guys have done a good job"
Given the spin a lot of people like to put on this, I wonder what they're going to do with that Saban quote. I think some people just can't fathom the possibility of the Alabama coaches actually liking both quarterbacks.

Sip is right on this one IMO (from a previous thread). Sims will start Saturday. Starter for Game 4 vs Florida will be decided in the first three weeks. JMO

Yep, by the end of Southern Miss we'll have that guy!


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Somebody ought to start a thread about the quarterback competition...

is it Saturday yet?:frown:

I will say there are some plays in that compilation that are better than I remember though it's pretty telling that he never throws the ball down the field. We will find out what he can do on Saturday but must admit I'm skeptical he can throw the ball down field consistently. I'll be supporting him though..

CrimsonForce said:

I will say there are some plays in that compilation that are better than I remember though it's pretty telling that he never throws the ball down the field. We will find out what he can do on Saturday but must admit I'm skeptical he can throw the ball down field consistently. I'll be supporting him though..

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He hasn't been asked to do it really. A-Day wasn't that great though. I guess we'll see once it's live. Hope he can light it up like he does in practice.


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JBama_in_PCOLA said:

He hasn't been asked to do it really. A-Day wasn't that great though. I guess we'll see once it's live. Hope he can light it up like he does in practice.


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I don't want to rehash the whole QB discussion but that was the point in my previous post. Why has he never been asked to throw the ball down field? And as you say when given the opportunity in A-Day he struggled doing it..

I don't know if we'd ever seen McCarron throw it 10+ yards down the field successfully until he was the starter in 2011. Sometimes these garbage time cuts don't indicate ability not only because of the level of competition but also in variety of playcalling.

The coach says he's done enough to at least be considered a starter for this unit. I'd assume that he's improved enough to at least let all this perimeter talent be exploited.

Here's my thought on the subject. If it is a tight race with no clear favorite, then I say go with the one with more eligibility.

RollTide1017 said:

Here's my thought on the subject. If it is a tight race with no clear favorite, then I say go with the one with more eligibility.

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I disagree. We've got too much talent today to be playing for experience tomorrow.

CrimsonForce said:

I don't want to rehash the whole QB discussion but that was the point in my previous post. Why has he never been asked to throw the ball down field? And as you say when given the opportunity in A-Day he struggled doing it..

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I just hope it was nerves.


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