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Tua at Alabama very minimal game experience so who knows how he plays next year
Feb 1, 2018, 11:38 AM
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I’ve seen some folks here concerned and maybe they are right. He could be really good or even great but at this point a few mop up duties against lesser teams and 2nd/3rd string defense.
In Championship game it was unique situation for 1/2 of a game. He did play great, truly awesome game. BUT Iit was a half of football against a team in Georgia who was up big and were already seeing the celebration afterwards maybe. He proved he could get it done for that game in 30 minutes of football where he had NOTHING to lose. Backup QB, down big in Championship, if he fails to lead comeback then nobody expected him to do it anyway, and if he did succeed in comeback then WOW what a Performance for the ages.
It’s possuble he will be great at Alabama and if so they will continue to be elite in SEC. However that is not a given and maybe everyone including the media can slow down a bit on him. Putting a TON of pressure on him to perform like All - American and he has hardly played in all honesty.
What I’m truly excited and anxious to see is just how good this 2018 Clemson team can be. Whoever the QB is, Bryant/Johnson or Lawrence throwing to Higgins, Rogers, Renfrow, Thompson, Overton, Chase..... Oh baby I’m ready for some ????
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Re: Tua at Alabama very minimal game experience so who knows how he plays next year
Feb 1, 2018, 11:53 AM
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We've seen this ###### before with Cardale Jones so it's definitely possible. He made some iffy plays in that championship that wound up working but could have ended badly.
I wouldn'd expect on him flaming out though. He seems well grounded and it's still an offense that isn't necessarily going to ask all that much of him. They had Tua act as the player host for Ross on his visit to help sell it, but it's still going to be a run first and run heavy offense because that's what Saban does.
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Re: Tua at Alabama very minimal game experience so who knows how he plays next year
Feb 1, 2018, 11:54 AM
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Weird, my blocked word was supposed to be ######.
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Re: Tua at Alabama very minimal game experience so who knows how he plays next year
Feb 1, 2018, 11:54 AM
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I’m in agreement, Tua does seem very humble and is level headed
Feb 1, 2018, 12:00 PM
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Maybe we see those guys again in 11 months, which is fine by me ??
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I don't see how the pressure gets much greater than coming
Feb 1, 2018, 12:21 PM
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in cold in the National Championship game, especially after he threw a pick on his third possession. I thought he showed a Watson-esque poise in that game.
But, no matter how good he is, Alabama isn't going to suddenly start slinging it all over the place. Great defense, strong running game and throw it occasionally if you can't run it.
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Re: I don't see how the pressure gets much greater than coming
Feb 1, 2018, 1:49 PM
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I agree that Bama will remain a run first offense but I do think that they will have a lot more confidence in their ability to pass the ball and feature it more often than they have with Hurts as the starter.
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You are right, National Championship game is pretty much pressure packed
Feb 1, 2018, 2:20 PM
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But then again what was there to lose ?? If he plays poorly and Alabama still loses then nothing changed. Hurts was not leading that team back to win, gutsy but necessary move in order to have a chance at winning the game.
Now the true pressure is on with the offseason expectations and all the media love of Alabama. Either way, excited for this Tiger team and the talent and character they will put on the field ????
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Re: Tua at Alabama very minimal game experience so who knows how he plays next year
Feb 1, 2018, 3:45 PM
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Yeah. Not like TL. Go Tigers.
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Re: Tua at Alabama very minimal game experience so who knows how he plays next year
Feb 1, 2018, 6:24 PM
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Tua is going to be special. Which is scary to think about a Bama team with a bonafied QB. This play was incredible https://youtu.be/4Zd3bgOa61k
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Re: Tua at Alabama very minimal game experience so who knows how he plays next year
Feb 1, 2018, 6:40 PM
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Has a Tebow like delivery, long, low. and slow
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