🏈 David Pollack: Bama cannot win a NC with Sims at QB

[PhillyGirl]

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/alabama-football/david-pollack-bashes-blake-sims/

ESPN College Gameday analyst David Pollack believes that the Alabama Crimson Tide won’t be able to win a national championship with Blake Sims as the starting quarterback. The former Georgia linebacker weighed in on Alabama’s current quarterback situation, backing former Florida State transfer Jacob Coker as the best candidate for the Tide’s starting job.

“I don’t think Blake Sims is talented enough,” Pollack said. “Alabama won’t win a national championship with Sims at quarterback. He’s not talented enough to win a title. I think it has to be Jacob Coker. If you saw A&M week one, they’re going to score points…You better be able to put up points and throw downfield.”

Pollack has been vocal of his support of Coker throughout the quarterback competition. In an appearance at the Arians Family Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic this past June, Pollack called Coker the “most talented quarterback” of the Saban era.

“You can go ahead and hand it (the starting job) to him,” Pollack said. “If you’ve seen Jacob Coker throw a football — I saw him this spring inTallahassee, it’s ridiculous. He can spin it better than any quarterback Nick Saban’s had at Alabama. It’s not even close, including AJ McCarron.”

Alabama is expected to play both quarterbacks as an “open audition” Saturday against West Virginia, with Sims as the starter.

CBSSports.com reported Tuesday that Alabama planned to use two quarterbacks similarly to 2011, when starter A.J. McCarron split time with Phillip Sims.

 

[rick4bama]

This is my take on Pollack, he an UGA boy for one. If he knew more that the coaching staff than he would be coaching not talking about football.

 

[PhillyGirl]

Exactly. And the best people to make the best decision in this situation are the ones who made it: Saban, Kiffin, etc.

If Sims is their guy, he's my guy too.

 

[rick4bama]

Exactly. And the best people to make the best decision in this situation are the ones who made it: Saban, Kiffin, etc.

If Sims is their guy, he's my guy too.

Amen on that. I think it's more his doing than the other guy.

 

[bama alum]

Didn't some talking head say the same thing about McElroy and Barker?

 

[TerryP]

Didn't some talking head say the same thing about McElroy and Barker?

And Barker and McElroy have said the same thing about Sims.

 

['65 Cobra]

This is my take on Pollack, he an UGA boy for one. If he knew more that the coaching staff than he would be coaching not talking about football.

Actually, I think he is right. I believe his point is that our offense must be able to score a great deal because we face at least 3 HUNH teams this year. I believe he is saying that Coker has a more legitimate throwing arm, especially on mid to long balls, which forces the defense to respect that pass. We all know we have amazing RBs, but if the defense knows our QB is not a legitimate deep ball threat, they will just stack the box.

Having said that, it would appear that Coker is not fully up to speed on the playbook. My guess is that by the 4th game, we will see Coker as the regular starter.

 

[bamaledge]

I think I will wait and weigh in after this game.

 

[252BAMA]

Plain and simple. Sims will have to play himself out of the picture. Saban has no choice but to let it play out on the field. Risks losing half the team if he doesn't.

 

[alabama mike]

He gets paid good money to state opinions about college football some smart and some not so smart. His opinion on Sims and Coker doesn't mean anything to the position coach, Kiffin or the head coach, Saban.

 

[ElephantStomp]

I'll wait to see how Sims plays this game, but I can see David's point in that we are going to have score points because of the HUNH teams we are going to play, but Sims has looked good this game so far other than a couple of horrible throws to wide open receivers.

 

[TheChief]

After witnessing the game, I fully agree.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

If 'Bama isn't in the NC game, it will not because of Sims based on how he played today. His debut was better then any of our recent NC QB's.

If anything it will be due to the defense. They have got to get it together.

 

[planomateo]

I could care less what Pollack says.

 

[TheChief]

McElroy's debut was against Number 7 Virginia Tech, and his stats were almost identical, though with throws downfield. McCarron's first start resulted in a 49-7 victory. His yardage total was almost identical with Bama running the ball with success.

Agreed about the defense.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

McElroy's debut was against Number 7 Virginia Tech, and his stats were almost identical, though with throws downfield. McCarron's first start resulted in a 49-7 victory. His yardage total was almost identical with Bama running the ball with success.

Agreed about the defense.

So Simms Stats were almost identical to both QB's & he cannot be the QB of a NC team? You guys are grasping at straws.

He beat out Coker & everyone else. Did you guys see the graphic summary of what CNS wanted out of QB? It had nothing to do w/ arm strength & ability to scramble. Why is that? If Coker wins out later, I have no issues with that but Simms throws over 250 yards & makes some great plays, makes a few bad throws & we are ready to throw the baby out with the bathwater. I just don't get it.

 

[rick4bama]

Two of those throws should have been caught. One of those should have been a TD.

 

[Bamabww]

It's Sims job to lose now. He played well enough to be the starter. And the main thing, as @252BAMA said, the majority of the team feels like Sims should be the guy.

 

[TheChief]

Sims performance, compared to our last two qbss debuts, is night and day. Time will tell.

 

[PhillyGirl]

If 'Bama isn't in the NC game, it will not because of Sims based on how he played today. His debut was better then any of our recent NC QB's.

If anything it will be due to the defense. They have got to get it together.

^^ this. Sims was the least of our concerns, really.