Bama Game Thread: A-Day Game Thread ( ESPN @ 3PM CT)

[Tidewater]

Anyone know when the replay is on? I completely screwed up and didn’t set my DVR

I cannot find it on Youtube.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

The situation reminds me of Uiagalelei at Clemson and oregon state

Just me reading between the lines but I think he's hinting at how our Trevor Lawrence could be on the bench while the incumbent who hasn't gotten better at his weak spots from the year before is starting.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

I cannot find it on Youtube.

Search for the channel 'izzallgood37' and I think you'll find it.

 

[HighlandOak]

72,358 is the official attendance at Alabama’s A-Day

Didn't seem like that many.

 

[HighlandOak]

A lot of Jalen’s throws are getting dropped. That’s gotta be frustrating for him.

But we're they that catchable? The ones I saw, the catches, were almost all behind the receiver.

 

[HighlandOak]

I liked the format.

 

[irvingtontide]

I liked the format.

I think it was probably worse from a fan perspective but better from a coaching standpoint. It’s possible for every QB to play with the ones a lot of rotations you can’t do with the normal format.

 

[Ledsteplin]

But we're they that catchable? The ones I saw, the catches, were almost all behind the receiver.

Two drops looked catchable to me. It looked like 72,358 to me on TV.

 

[Redwood Forrest]

My simple take after watching the replay Sunday evening: 1. The only way the Defense can win in this format is if you have a sucky Offense. The O seemed to coast to the finish line. 2. The D did not concern me as much as past years because it is an offensive game today. The format was different but it will probably be a little different each year.

 

[BamaMoon]

My simple take after watching the replay Sunday evening: 1. The only way the Defense can win in this format is if you have a sucky Offense. The O seemed to coast to the finish line. 2. The D did not concern me as much as past years because it is an offensive game today. The format was different but it will probably be a little different each year.

But take away the 21 point flurry at the beginning by the offense and and the defense wins the most points for about almost half the game.

I think the format allowed for changing out players to run with the 1s more freely and it was basically just a straight-up O vs. D type scrimmage.

Would I rather see a game? Maybe, but this was an excellent way to allow the fans to see more of what we've got on O and D. JMO.

 

[BamaMoon]

Hate the convo has gone down the race hole.

I should be able to say JM isn't as talented as TS to run the offense without being accused of racism just as much as if I said Tua was better than Hurts.*

Now, if I had a history of racist posts, that changes the narrative, but I haven't seen one post on TideFans that I thought hinted at racism for those who were being objectively critical of JM. It's ALWAYS been about his abilities/inabilities to make football plays and his mind's inability to process info isn't a race issue; it's a human issue.

*Not saying the situations are the same between JM and TS and JH and TT. Not even close to the same in terms of how much more talented Tua was at the end of the 2017 season.

 

[Guido]

Interesting ,a-day versus last year's husky spring game https://www.outkick.com/sports/kalen-deboer-spring-game-attendance-washington-alabama

 

[davefrat]

Most of the media people who are so in love with JM have never suited up and know absolutely nothing about how to throw a football. BTW seening AJ McCarron throw the football today one can see how the media people and owners can influence careers in such a negative manner.

AJ simply wasn't good enough to be a consistent starting QB in the NFL.

Watching him tear it up against guys who mostly aren't good enough to play in the NFL doesn't prove anything beyond the fact that he's good enough to tear it up against guys who mostly aren't good enough to make it in the NFL.

That's not a knock on AJ, it's simply accepting that over a decade in the NFL, he just wasn't good enough.

 

[davefrat]

Hate the convo has gone down the race hole.

I should be able to say JM isn't as talented as TS to run the offense without being accused of racism just as much as if I said Tua was better than Hurts.*

Now, if I had a history of racist posts, that changes the narrative, but I haven't seen one post on TideFans that I thought hinted at racism for those who were being objectively critical of JM. It's ALWAYS been about his abilities/inabilities to make football plays and his mind's inability to process info isn't a race issue; it's a human issue.

*Not saying the situations are the same between JM and TS and JH and TT. Not even close to the same in terms of how much more talented Tua was at the end of the 2017 season.

Or maybe you're partial to Pacific Islanders.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Interesting ,a-day versus last year's husky spring game https://www.outkick.com/sports/kalen-deboer-spring-game-attendance-washington-alabama

Yes, big difference. Official attendance was 72,358 on Saturday. Nick Saban's first A-Day brought in about 20,000 more than DeBoer. But when Saban arrived, we fans had been through the dark ages of Alabama football. That made a huge difference.

 

[B1GTide]

AJ simply wasn't good enough to be a consistent starting QB in the NFL.

Watching him tear it up against guys who mostly aren't good enough to play in the NFL doesn't prove anything beyond the fact that he's good enough to tear it up against guys who mostly aren't good enough to make it in the NFL.

That's not a knock on AJ, it's simply accepting that over a decade in the NFL, he just wasn't good enough.

In the NFL it is possible to just be on the wrong team at the wrong time and be delegated to career backup QB. Could have been talent, but also could have been timing. We will never know. Consider guys like Kurt Warner and Doug Flutie. If not for a second bite at the apple and great luck when they got that second chance, both would have been considered "just not good enough for the NFL", and both were sensational NFL QBs.

 

[Tidewater]

Consider guys like ... Doug Flutie. ... both were sensational NFL QBs.

And the best drop kicker I have ever seen live on television. He was perfect.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Hate the convo has gone down the race hole.

I should be able to say JM isn't as talented as TS to run the offense without being accused of racism just as much as if I said Tua was better than Hurts.*

Now, if I had a history of racist posts, that changes the narrative, but I haven't seen one post on TideFans that I thought hinted at racism for those who were being objectively critical of JM. It's ALWAYS been about his abilities/inabilities to make football plays and his mind's inability to process info isn't a race issue; it's a human issue.

*Not saying the situations are the same between JM and TS and JH and TT. Not even close to the same in terms of how much more talented Tua was at the end of the 2017 season.

The race card or whatever didn't come from me. My issue is the criticism of Jalen is relentless and non-stop. We can't discuss the offense or quarterbacks without the non-stop "Milroe bad" comments. Jalen did really well A-Day, but all some can do is be negative, and look for any tiny thing to complain about. Non-stop. TideFans is the only place I see this level of anti-Milroe nonsense.

 

[davefrat]

In the NFL it is possible to just be on the wrong team at the wrong time and be delegated to career backup QB. Could have been talent, but also could have been timing. We will never know. Consider guys like Kurt Warner and Doug Flutie. If not for a second bite at the apple and great luck when they got that second chance, both would have been considered "just not good enough for the NFL", and both were sensational NFL QBs.

It's certainly possible that he could have flourished in the appropriate system, but the more likely scenario is he just wasn't good enough.

And I simply reject the idea that he didn't get a shot because the media and coaches bought into some narrative that he wasn't good enough or that there was some mean-spirited conspiracy to deny him a shot.

 

[AlexanderFan]

In the NFL it is possible to just be on the wrong team at the wrong time and be delegated to career backup QB. Could have been talent, but also could have been timing. We will never know. Consider guys like Kurt Warner and Doug Flutie. If not for a second bite at the apple and great luck when they got that second chance, both would have been considered "just not good enough for the NFL", and both were sensational NFL QBs.

Vontez Burfict. (spelling) ruined AJ’s one shot. He had the Bengals ahead in the playoffs until that numbskull cracked Antonio Bryant late on a third down and gave them another chance to go down and score.