Just based on what CNS and staff were telling qb recruits, they are looking for more of a pro style qb who can go through progressions. I think scrambling ability or dual threat will be less of a luxury needed in that style of offense. One probably doesn't need to look much further than the two qb recruits who we went after, both of which are rated as pro style QBs and I think that offers clues as to the direction we are headed. Of course no starter will be named until the start of next season but given all indications of the type of offense we will have, Jalen would have to had improved greatly in that in the off season.
Agreed, and that's not positive for Jalen, unless he suddenly transforms from what we've seen for the past two years.
Tua will have to win the job but I really think it's his job to lose at this point. Jalen has struggled against elite defenses as we've all seen and he's really struggled with his passing against elite defenses. Tua can make all the throws and I think he's earned his shot. He's a talent that does not come along very often. CNS will figure it out but honestly I think one of these QB's will be transferring by this time next year. Neither came to Alabama to sit on the bench.
Especially with the discussions on the recruiting trail, I agree that the QB job is Tua's to lose.
If Tua isn't the starter, I think he definitely transfers.
If Tua is the starter, I think Jalen's decision depends on what he wants to do after college.
If he wants to be in the NFL, it's pretty clear it'll have to be at a position other than QB. He could redshirt, learn the new position, and get three total years of development under the best staff in the country.
If he wants to coach, he can stay as a role player at QB, and learn from the best coaching staff in the country.
If he wants to do something outside of football altogether, it gets interesting: (1) Stay and contend for championships every year, albeit as a role player, or (2) Go somewhere else, enjoy starting as a college QB for two more years, then ride off into his post-football career.
We went with 3 QB's last year with 2 of them being true freshman. So, if CNS is going to bring in a grad transfer with only one year of eligibility, I have to believe he thinks there is a strong probably that one of our current QB's will transfer.
I agree that it indicates Saban thinks there will be one fewer QB. But there are at least two ways that can happen. Transfer is one. A move by one of the QBs to another position is another.
I have exactly zero insight into the situation. But maybe he and Jalen have had "the talk," and Jalen sees his future at another position?
