QB battle at Scrimmage #2...

81usaf92 said:

I think CNS would settle with Coker if he can have the Big Ben mentality of not letting mistakes go to his head.

Game mangers have their downside too. If we get behind big I have my doubts of us getting back into a game. I believe since 2008 to 2013 the biggest deficit we have overcame was 14-17 points. I have far more confidence of Blake overcoming a 20 point deficit than gmac and AJ.

Alec could be more than a game manager but it's yet to be proven. I'm fine with either Morris or Coker but I would say if Coker's mentality is stronger than what we presume then he probably is the better option.

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RTR91 said:

One could easily argue that has more to do with the OC of each of the QBs rather than the QBs themselves. Do you think AJ could bring a team back from being down by 20 with Kiffin as OC rather than Nuss or Mac?

As much as I like McElwain, I trust Kiffin in that situation more than the other two because they had tendencies to become too predictable.

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rgw said:

There's not enough difference between our QBs except maybe Bateman - who got a look at WR - to make a huge difference in the gameplan.

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bigjue24 said:

CNS has used some interesting language in relation to the QB position. He wanted someone to "take the bull by the horns". He then says Morris "shown command of the position." That is what CNS is looking for. I think Coker could still get some live game looks, but I really think Morris is the man that is going to get the nod. CNS isn't going to go with potential and arm talent over leadership and good decision making. Morris seems to have those qualities from the info we have. CNS probably won't say this until much later in the season. That's how Sims was handled.

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JessN said:

From our guy there...(and keep in mind, you can write the words "in his opinion" before each of these bullet points)

* Depth chart, in his opinion, is: Morris, Coker/Bateman, Barnett, Cornwell.
* Biggest improvement of the QBs from scrimmage 1 to scrimmage 2 was Bateman. He said he'd personally have Bateman as the backup over Coker.
* Said Morris was clearly the No. 1 guy in his opinion. Looked most comfortable. Every time 1s-v-1s went on the field, Morris started the drive. Said it looked like Saban was more engaged with him than the others. He thinks the decision has been made.
* Said Coker is thinking about too much mechanical stuff and not about QBing. Coker threw at least 2 INT that were dropped, that were right in the DBs bread basket.
* Said Barnett is "nowhere close" to the top 3.
* Said the biggest negative to Morris is what we've talked about here before -- lack of big-play ability.
* He's very upbeat about the rest of the team, though. Said too many drops from the WRs today but otherwise we have all the pieces UA needs for a championship run. Just gotta get the QB right.

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DollarTaker said:

No disrespect to Jess or anyone else who has given scrimmage updates, but I find them all to be very "loose" and misleading. Which QB had the tougher throws? Who had more man/zone coverage? Any play action? What situations did they put in before a play? Did anyone hear, This is a 3rd and 10 situation when the guy thought it was 2nd and 1? Who ran a wrong route? Was the QB flushed on the bad throws mentioned? Who had certain play packages the first scrimmage but different ones during the second? Were these guys on the sidelines or in the stands giving us what they saw? Sorry, but I find these details to be important when giving an "opinion" of what one saw.

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Rama Jama said:

I would not be surprised to see a dark horse win the job. Saban wants a QB who will not turn the ball over. He is willing to trade arm strength, or athletic ability for a guy who makes good decisions. McElroy was a prime example of this. I would almost be willing to bet that Coker will not start against Wisconsin. I think Saban knows who will be starting and is keeping it under wraps so Wisky doesn't know who to prepare for. We'll see soon enough.

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