Tua has had surgery per ESPN

I have considered the possibility of Galu making the decision for Tua to return next year in order to maybe influence MJ to transfer, or to simply give Lia the chance to be #2 for a year as Tua's backup putting him in the best position to take over for him. Of course if the family thinks Lia beating out MJ next year is a slam dunk, this is moot. There are going to be several high quality QB's in this year's draft.
i personally have confidence in MJ to be successful once he has the opportunity to work with the 1's and get in rhythm with the speed of the receivers, especially on the slants. JMO Not saying he is equally as talented, but no one else has been either.

B1GTide said:

First, I don't see Tua sitting out unless he physically cannot play. A competitor willing to come to Alabama with Jalen Hurts coming off his Freshman season is a competitor.

As for losing to LSU - if the loss is because Tua either cannot play or cannot play effectively, you could get a second bite at the CFP apple without going to the SECCG. Remember, the committee considers key injuries in losses if those players are recovered and available for the CFP. So, IMO, if you win out and Tua looks good after the LSU game, Alabama could easily sneak into the CFP - just not ahead of an undefeated P5 conference champion.

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This was discussed on the ESPN play-off show they had on yesterday. The committee takes into consideration injuries, either out or not 100%, and there is a good chance if we lose, which I don't think we will, we can still make the play-off w/o going to the SEC championship game.

Con said:

If he drops somebody will get a good deal.

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It could work to his advantage. If he went to the Fins at #1, what kind of career might he expect with them? Dropping down a few spots might land him at a much better franchise and team that's closer to being ready to compete with a talent like his.

As for Tua staying another year, I still don't see it. Even if he dropped out of the first round, he still wouldn't make much sense to me. He's going to get paid a lot of money after this year. Shoot, if he stays in the first round the guaranteed money will be enough to live the rest of his life on in comfort!

FWIW, and I know many will disagree, but I think we are giving Tua too much grief about the play that got him injured. It's not like the play where he threw the INT when he ran around like a chicken with his head cut off. The play he got injured was a typical play when a QB gets flushed and he just was trying to avoid the pressure and got caught from behind. Sure, it's easy to say he should have thrown the ball away, but he was running toward the sideline while scanning for receivers downfield. He was probably doing what most QBs would do in that scenario. As I said in another post, 99% of the time, it's a routine tackle for loss with no injury but in this case his ankle just got rolled up on.

CoachJeff said:

Burrow may end up getting drafted ahead of him. He's played better this year than Tua and isn't as injury prone.

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Twice today I have read posts of yours that just don’t sit right with me coming from supposedly a Bama fan.

Didn't Jalen Hurts have this surgery done last year? How long was he out?

statgrad96 said:

Didn't Jalen Hurts have this surgery done last year? How long was he out?

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Yes, last year. Was injured against TN. Then you had the bye week and LSU - he could not have played in the LSU game. He probably could have played against MSU, but that game was too tight for him to ever get the chance. He played in the next game against Citadel.

Go Bama said:

Twice today I have read posts of yours that just don’t sit right with me coming from supposedly a Bama fan.

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He only posts when things don’t look 100% bright. You will never see him when we are rolling.

Go Bama said:

Twice today I have read posts of yours that just don’t sit right with me coming from supposedly a Bama fan.

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Go back and read other posts by the guy. He is without a doubt the most negative person on here.

I appreciate him creating a floor I'll never reach though!

rgw said:

I appreciate him creating a floor I'll never reach though!

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The only problem is that he is one of those that only posts at very few points in the year so the sunshine pumper brigade totally forgets about him.

Tua is very accurate, runs through progressions and releases the ball quickly when he picks a target. He does not succeed only because he has great receivers. Tua has Aaron Rodgers like accuracy. Tua will go high in the draft. If he drops to the second round and the Chicago Bears draft him I would celebrate as a Bears fan but no freaking way that happens.

TIDE-HSV said:

Place your cursor right by the end bracket of the quote you're answering and it won't happen...

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But why does it do that to begin with...? :conf2:

CajunCrimson said:

Some of us enjoy the upside of our team. We have won 5 of 10. Seldom lose. Never lose to an unranked team. Some love nitpicking every little thing. I just prefer to focus on the upside with regards to The Tide. That’s what makes it fun. If it ever gets to where I’m so negative about my team, I think I’d just quit watching. Heck I used to sing Shula’s praises. But this experience should be a good one. So why try to find what’s wrong with it?If I’m a player, I’d much prefer fans that supported me no matter what, and didn’t jump at every little chance to toss me under the bus. But, to each......

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To some, it is a defense mechanism. IOW, if they go ahead and accept that the worst is going to happen, then if it does, they aren't so let down. To others, it is unrealistic and hypocritical perfectionism. It's those that I really can't abide, especially during the game.

CajunCrimson said:

Careful. Don’t make Gray angry

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Gray isn't negative, he is just our resident grumpy old man.

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