🏈 Anyone still concerned about Blake Sims?

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

He threw the long ball today as well as we've seen any Bama QB in recent memory throw it. He also threw the fade better than any Bama QB in recent memory threw it. I'm not really sure what else he can do at this point, if there are still any detractors...

 

[mrchase]

But can he river dance

 

[rick4bama]

I wish I could see him throw the ball at Cooper and it split into and White also catch it and both score a TD.:dance: You did ask now didn't you!:rtrsign:

 

[BamaFan334]

Hoping he shut up all those naysayers with his performance today. Just seems like everyone has been waiting on him to fall short so they can see Coker play, not even giving him a chance. Very happy for Blake.

 

[bama alum]

The only concern I have is about his right arm, elbow,shoulder, whichever he hurt today. I know he came back, but it's great that Bama has an off week coming up (same sentiment with Eddie Jackson, too).

 

[bamanaf]

But is he a great "game manager" Gregypoo would say, while sipping his cup of hot tea

 

[ElephantStomp]

I was one of loudest voices on here about what Sims couldn't do and how it concerning him playing against a good team.

I was dead wrong!! He's the best QB (all-around) that we've had in a long time.

Gregypoo is an idiot just as I was with the Sims thing. Now he's going to have to sit at his new job and eat a big helping of crow

 

[rick4bama]

Sims was only 24 yards away from tying the record. Scott Hunter had 469 yards against Auburn in the 1969 game. If He wasn't hurt he would more likely broke the record today.

 

[jlabit]

I'll fess up. I was not enthused about him as our quarterback. I was wrong.

 

[TerryP]

Hoping he shut up all those naysayers with his performance today.

Shut up? No. Did they turn their heads? More than once but not all for good reason. You know the turnovers and close score in the first half had a few of them paying a little attention.

It's my opinion that while 450 is a big number passing for a Bama team, most rival fans won't know/realize that. 450 yards passing isn't a big number across the NCAA.

They'll quickly dismiss the offensive numbers this year with references to schedule. It's those meaningful numbers, like 3rd down's, they'll over look as well.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Shut up? No. Did they turn their heads? More than once but not all for good reason. You know the turnovers and close score in the first half had a few of them paying a little attention.

It's my opinion that while 450 is a big number passing for a Bama team, most rival fans won't know/realize that. 450 yards passing isn't a big number across the NCAA.

They'll quickly dismiss the offensive numbers this year with references to schedule. It's those meaningful numbers, like 3rd down's, they'll over look as well.

We're lucky to have such a mobile QB who evades sacks (just the one where he held the ball WAY too long and didn't detect the blind side). He stepped up when he had to, and delivered. It took almost three quarters to wear down a D-line before we could run well, and he delivered. I'm also glad we have a functional backup.

 

[BamaFan334]

Shut up? No. Did they turn their heads? More than once but not all for good reason. You know the turnovers and close score in the first half had a few of them paying a little attention.

It's my opinion that while 450 is a big number passing for a Bama team, most rival fans won't know/realize that. 450 yards passing isn't a big number across the NCAA.

They'll quickly dismiss the offensive numbers this year with references to schedule. It's those meaningful numbers, like 3rd down's, they'll over look as well.

I more or less meant those that didn't want to see him under center, our own fans. 450 may not seem like a lot compared to Texas Tech, Washington State, West Virginia and those type schools, but it does mean something to a program like us because we are so talented and powerful. We wore them down and continued to pound, plus our defense started warming up which is a dangerous thing. Other teams that throw for 450 and more yards do one thing and not the other, hence why you never see them in the National Championship game. So I guess both, our fans and other fans should take note because if it's the first time in a while we've done it then it must be special with all of the success we've had in the meantime. But I did mean those fans of ours still not sold on him. I said before at the West Virginia game it was so pitiful hearing our own fans just booing and throwing their hands up when he threw his first incompletion because they wanted Coker no matter what.

 

[bamaledge]

I have to admit that pre-conceptions of him being behind AJ and him not being very productive when he got the chance had me swayed in the I don't like him as our QB direction. Sims did a greaat job and even Coker looked a little better. I just hate it when Coker throws his hands up on the field like "I don't understand" thing.

 

[RollllTide!]

He had me at red elephant. I know the QB position for Alabama is just not the deciding factor for the team. His throws for the long ball were fantastic, and his foot work was quick. Coach Saban, said he had confidence in him but if he got hurt he had confidence in Coker. We have a well balanced team that needs to hold on to the ball and we would have had 21 additional points.

 

[bamafan4ever]

Like I have said, I trust Coach Saban to make the right choices at selecting the best players to give us a chance to win. That's good enough for me. This isn't his first rodeo after all. On the other hand, it's nice that Coker has been able to see as much game action as he has. He is always "one play away" from being the starter and that was a beautiful fade he threw as well to Cooper. I am happy for Blake. He has obviously earned his chance and seized the moment.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

I am gonna say this also, Sims sat in wait for a long time, didn't leave the program, didn't waiver, worked very hard to get this opportunity. He earned this and then some and I for one am proud of his strides and if he keeps this up all we will have to talk about is the DB's. Sims is the definition of Loyalty. Just my 2 cents.

 

[mhardiman]

I was also one to say going into the season that if Sims is the guy we're in trouble, but I was swade early in the WV game, and after that performance yesterday I'm a bigger fan of Sims. I will say this though, and I hope this is not taken wrong and I hope I explain myself correctly. For those that say "I don't think Blake has to worry about looking over his shoulder anymore if we screws up." I was a QB (only at high school level, but this thought still applies), and maybe since uagrad93 was also a QB he can add his thought. I played my best games when I was looking over my shoulder, and when I wasn't I was more relaxed and had some really bad games. Kind of goes with the whole "competition is good" I guess, but what I'm getting at is if he was told after that game "this is your team going forward" I fear we could see him digress a bit. I hope I am wrong and I hope I am making since with what I'm trying to say.

 

[JoshB]

There is one certain poster on this site that I have been looking for since the game on here, shockingly (insert sarcasm) I dont see much from him...

 

[Argo]

There is one certain poster on this site that I have been looking for since the game on here, shockingly (insert sarcasm) I dont see much from him...

Crow tastes bad.

 

[rick4bama]

Crow tastes bad.

You know it tastes great with a little hot sauce on it.