Jalen has had very good fortune and very bad fortune. Ironically, he came to Bama to learn how to be a pro style QB. He won the job so quickly that he never had time to develop much as such. Since he was starting so early, Bama had to maximize what he did well because the team was on a NC run, and thus, did not have the time to develop him much as a pro style passer. Then, IMO, at some point, the pressure of Tua's presence as one who could do what he could not do, began to get to
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. He is aware enough and humble enough to realize that Tua was a far better fit than he was and that his teammates, as much as they liked him personally, wanted a change and the team needed a change. It's like he began to freeze up and the progress that he had made from last year disappeared and he began to regress. I believe that the switch provided some relief for him. He knew, and Tua's lights-out performance made it much easier to accept. But the full ramifications are going to be tough as time goes on. But he's a great kid, with a solid base - but it's still going to be tough..
. Btw, I agree with your assessment.
