I would have loved to see Tua playing behind the offensive lines AJ had in front of him as well. I'm not knocking the o-lines we've had with Tua, but the one's we had with AJ and company were legendary.
My thoughts as well!Tua would be #1 on any Bama QB list, regardless of the time period, imo.
I agree. I remember a conversation I had with a buddy back when RGIII was racking up passing yards like he was playing a video game. I told him they could have their air raid, I would take I formation and brick wall defense. Then 4th and 26 happened and the Tua legend was born. I still can't believe we didn't even get 2 full seasons with him. It sucks greatly.Really depends on your criteria.
Quite possibly! I was not lucky enough to see Broadway Joe or The Snake play, but I imagine they brought that same sort of magic.Tua would be #1 on any Bama QB list, regardless of the time period, imo.
Tua would be #1 on this list, too: The finest college passer who has ever played the game.Tua would be #1 on any Bama QB list, regardless of the time period, imo.
QB of the decade has to be AJ. He led the team to two national titles. The most gifted QB, Tua no doubt.
Agreed - QBs get way too much credit for wins, and way too much blame for losses.Not attacking you personally just adding my 2 cents to this idea.
IMO wins are not a QB stat. Especially in college football.
You mean “hand it off and occasionally pass”. Tua probably would never considered Alabama with Mac and Nuss.Imagine had Tua played on the 2011 and 2012 teams......... with an offensive coordinator that knew how to use his talents
Then using that logic -- we must put Eddie Lacy and Trent Richardson as the RBs of the DecadeQB of the decade has to be AJ. He led the team to two national titles. The most gifted QB, Tua no doubt.
I think people have begun to forget how much AJ threw the ball. The most attempts Tua has in a season ended up being 355 (in 15 games). AJ surpassed 300 3 times, maxing out at 336 (in 13 games).You mean “hand it off and occasionally pass”.
Ummm, Tua rarely played past the 3rd quarter, often not playing past the 2nd quarter. AJ (and I love AJ) played full games most of his career.I think people have begun to forget how much AJ threw the ball. The most attempts Tua has in a season ended up being 355 (in 15 games). AJ surpassed 300 3 times, maxing out at 336 (in 13 games).
That means Tua averaged 23.6 and AJ averaged 25.8. Now a big part of that was the fact that Tua came out of games earlier, but AJ was out there throwing passes. Tua is clearly the most talented, and it's probably not fair to have this discussion right now, but my dream quarterback would be someone who had Tua's talent but was conditioned like AJ was his junior year.
Well, I edited it after you quoted me but both still have that part about Tua coming out of games earlier. My point was and remains AJ's offense at Alabama was never just hand the ball off. Guy threw for 9,000 yards which stand as the record right?Ummm, Tua rarely played past the 3rd quarter, often not playing past the 2nd quarter. AJ (and I love AJ) played full games most of his career.