Re: Will Saban ever have a first round pick at QB while at Bama?
The thing I loved about having AJ was he provided us an excellence balance to the power running game we had that year. He could legitimately eat you alive in the passing game. The aTm game in college station (Manziel vs Saban 2) was one of my favorite "AJ" games. 20-29, 334 yards 4 TD's. Complimented by Yeldon's 25 carries 149 yds 1 TD. I still consider AJ one of the greatest Alabama qb's. He was more than just a "game manager" in my book.That's about as good a summation as it gets on AJ! He was so undervalued and, in his trying to correct it, he distorted himself to look as it he thought he was better than he was.
If AJ would have played in a pass happy offense he would have probably won the Heisman and drafted near the top in the first round. I think AJ was vastly under-appreciated while quarterbacking Bama to two of her greatest championship years ever in '11 and '12.