Apologies to Greg McElroy

I agree that there is a lot to criticize, and my comment on your previous post wasn’t directed at you. But I think our coaching staff is pretty pragmatic and if they keep McElroy in I get the feeling it’s not just because he’s been the starter.

I share the overall frustration. For all the “defense wins championships” talk (and oftentimes that is true), it’s not the only thing that does it. It’s been a long time since we’ve had an elite quarterback, and we’re definitely the kind of big-time program that should be able to recruit QBs with great success.

Just go back to your cheap hooch and folk rock band. We want, nay, we need you to take your logic elsewhere.

Hyper sensitivity and what not. I don’t feel bad for Greg. He gets a free ride to school for playing football, and no one is attacking him personally. Its not like he can’t play the position well, he is just inconsistent as hell.

I have to not make bad grades AND not perform poorly at work. Not too much to provide critique when these kids don’t produce.

has not really changed since last year, if anything has changed, he is calmer. The offensive line has changed. At the beginning of the year everyone said it was our strength, but we have two Sophs and did have a redshirt freshman starting. On top of that, I think there are a lot of almost delusional fans that think we were so great last year. We were, but we were far from perfect. Go back and look at some of the games last year. The VT game, you will go, damn…this is a team that wins the NC?

Everytime you get upset with GMAC just remember….if Tebow has come to Alabama, Mike Shula would likely still be HC and we would be lucky to be at Kentucky’s level. He might be 22 years old and brilliant, but they are all really just kids doing the best they can.

how dare you express your opinions and unfiltered observations about the football team and its players and coaches. You really should find a blog or something that’s meant for fans to comment on anything and everything regarding the team – positively, negatively, or realistically.

Godspeed on your quest.

Does anyone else think of Todd whenever they see San Francisco’s Cody Ross?

It totally wasn’t the Bama coaches’ fault. It just slipped their minds for the better part of a decade that Mobile was actually located in Alabama. Honest mistake.

I’m not going to criticize McElroy again. My lips are sealed.

i dont appreciate you lying to us like that..

Croyle was elite early on, but injuries have taken a big toll on him. He had some poor coaches at Bama, a weak S&C program and some very poor O-line play. Let me tell you if Capps had played with Namath, Namath would have been too beat up to make the NFL.

That being said we are not a place that the real hot shot qb’s want to go…at least not right now. However, in order for that to happen, we have to turn AJ & Phil lose next year.

As far as GMac…well he is who he is. I don’t think anyone was that excited about him when we signed him. He was an after thought. He did lead us to an SECC & NC. Unfortunately the longer he has played the more other teams have figured out how to defense him. Thus our poor offense at the moment.

But no one has tried hard, played tougher, and been more a leader that GMac. No matter what happens the rest of this year he will always have 09 to be proud of as will all Bama fans. I think GMac would actually welcome giving AJ some playing time as I think what Greg wants more than anything is to win. I think using AJ would give us a different dynamic and even make GMac more effective. However our coaches must feel otherwise.

Which would you guys rather lose: LSU or Auburn?

you’re on your own. When he comes off the field after failing to convert a 3rd down smiling… I just don’t know. Is he smiling in embarrassment or is he thinking it’s the receivers fault because they’re not 8’ tall, tell me cause I don’t get it. He lacks passion. If he would get pissed when they have to punt, people would be more tolerant of his short-comings.

Jonah Hill, apparantley an Ole Miss student, sat right behind me at the game. Asked us how low is the percentage of Alabama fans that attended the University.

He now knows its higher than the number of times Ole Miss has beat Jax State.

leave the boy alone..if you had CNS and Coach Mac AND the lot of you breathing down your neck after playing the season of your life, you’d probably be wondering ‘what the hell has happened here?’ It’s a much different squad, there have been injuries,distractions, and a loss…so, direct this panicky criticism at the nearest brick wall…and cut loose ..you know what I say?….ROLL TIDE ROLL!!

it’s a must (if you wan’ to win) to have an elite passer. Not a game manager but a game changer. It’s obvious Greg’s back in a slump. All I can say is AJ must not be as good as some of us think, otherwise he’d be in after what we’ve (as fans) witnessed the past few games. If we see the need for change surely the coaches see it to. The fact there isn’t any change yet says alot. Now, it all comes down to…how much longer will the coaching staff allow opposing defenses to play 9-in the box and run blitz us all day without making the adjustments needed to play good football?

With the exception of Vince Young, is there a QB who’s won the BCS Championship game that now starts for an NFL team?

Place any of the following in today’s game

Joe Namath was elite; Ken Stabler was elite; Scott Hunter was elite; Richard Todd was elite.

And very different standards of “elite” emerge. The game has evolved so very much; the players are bigger, stronger, faster. The defensive schemes particularly have outpaced the offense in terms of complexity (for the most part). Snake and Stabler’s pussyfooting and lack of attention to mental discipline would most likely have resulted in them never even starting for this team.

But the way the injury fairy has been whacking Bama players, doesn’t it behoove* CNS to get AJ some meaningful snaps now, before a Colt McCoy situation arises?

I tend to believe that GMac isn’t being honest and open about his injuries or he’d be more willing to air the ball out a little. I recall seeing him throw the long ball in the SECCG last year but not since…maybe he did against SJSU. My point is that it’s manly to try and play through injury but not at the expense of losing games.

*I always wanted to use that word. Thanks, RBR, for the opportunity.