This is internally contradictive. You say that Tua will leave unless publicly named as QB and then you say they will all know anyway. Which is it? Saban will not publicly name a starter. He never has and I wouldn't expect he would now. OTOH, as you say, they will know. I'm not sure why Tua quitting in a pout was even brought up...
No. I said the fans may not know it, but that the qbs will. I think that the projected starter for the fall will get more snaps with the first team by the end of the spring practice, as is commonly the case. If that is not the case, and it's pretty much split, then I think the 2 qbs will have a good sit down with Coach Saban as to where they stand. I have no reason to think that Coach Saban wouldn't be forthright about it. If Jalen is the projected starter for the fall, I think Tagovailoa would transfer, and I really couldn't blame him. It' s very unlikely he's going to sit until Jalen graduates in 2 more years, and it's a real good bet that Jalen isn't going to be drafted to the NFL after his junior year. It really wouldn't be much of a thing except for the fact that Tua has proven to be a better qb, and the offensive coordinator wanted to play him earlier, but was over ruled by Saban.
I think what he said was that we have 2 qbs. One needs to work on passing and one needs to work on turnovers.
I kinda tend to lean this way as well.............. I think Tua is the best QB, considering his performance under pressure. Of course, I could be wrong ( I hope I aint) and Jalen get the nod.......in which case, Tua could decide to transfer. But I don't think he will and I think he will be the QB
This was what I was thinking when I started the thread. It seems unlikely Jalen can ever develop the passing skills to win the qb job at Bama; so, it is even more unlikely he can ever be an NFL caliber qb. After 2 years, I suspect Jalen realizes he has been given a fair opportunity at Bama to prove otherwise. Unless he doubts this (which seems unlikely with his Dad being a couch), he may welcome the opportunity to shift positions to enhance his attractiveness in the NFL. I also think he would be willing to stick around as the backup qb, if he had certain situational roles to play in every game (both as backup qb and slot receiver), while he gradually transitioned to his new position. I think CNS could also arrange some consultancy from respectable outside NFL scouts to support this notion. This might keep Jalen on the team and happy working toward a potential career in the NFL. At the same time we have an established backup qb for next season.
Tua should be the starter. He makes the offense lethal beyond anything we've seen. If Jalen moves to another position and makes a contribution it will only make the offense better.
Personally, I really think that whomever loses the job should be conserved and used as a normal back-up QB would. If we had more depth at QB, I would be all for experimenting with Jalen's role, but we can't afford to have either get hurt. If both get hurt, we're up the proverbial creek. If Tua is the starter like we all expect him to be, we gotta keep Jalen healthy.
We are currently pursuing an East Carolina grad transfer , he would add some depth and insurance
Yeah, if we add someone, that definitely changes things. As it stands now, though, we have to keep the two experienced QB we have healthy.
Tua played well all year long when he got the chance. During the seaon, when he'd play well, some folks would say "yeah, but it's easy when the other team was already beaten. Let's see what he can do when the game is on the line".
Yes, he plays extremely well.... I would also tell you that if Tua were to throw zero TDs and have zero Turnovers -- and we win the game by 10, 3, or even 1 -- that's the desired result. Throwing a pick six at a bad time -- can get you beat. I also believe that momentum is extremely huge in College football -- and careless turnovers can get you beat, especially against teams that can make you pay for them. Had UGA not thrown the INT to Davis after Tua threw the bad INT the play before -- we probably lose the game.
I posted this on the recruiting board as well, but I think Coach Saban also strongly favors recruiting. And playing the style of offense we can get out of Jalen did have a negative impact on recruiting. If we want to continue to lose out on impact players at WR/RB/QB, then sure, let's go with the safe guy at QB who doesn't make mistakes but also doesn't allow many others on the team to shine.
