Here's one of those things we occasionally talk about, but something that hasn't been given a thread of its own.
How has the Tide done the last few years in terms of Interceptions thrown? How have we done in terms of fumbles?
The first one comes up quite a bit in conversations. I talk with people all the time who are real high on their QB's. Georgia fans are ecstatic, once again, about their quarterback Aaron Murray. I understand his talent, but don't consider him to be the best QB in the SEC.
Arkansas fans are just as boastful on their quarterbacks of late and to a degree rightfully so. Mallet and Wilson have consistently led the SEC in touchdowns thrown and total yards.
I judge a quarterback differently than most; at least it seems so. QB efficiency ranks as the first barometer, wins and losses the second. I could compare and contrast McElroy and McCarron with those two but that's not the point of this thread. I will use them as arbitrary examples in this case.
If you look at the 2011 squad, we had a total of eight interceptions thrown; five of those by McCarron (two in the first game alone.)
If we go back one more year we saw Greg close out his senior season with five interceptions as well. Combined our starting quarterbacks have combined for 10 interceptions over the last two years. That's 10 interceptions out of 638 attempts.
Over the same period Arkansas had 18 interceptions, Georgia had 14 in 2011 alone- 22 over the last two seasons.
Turnovers aren't limited to our quarterbacks but they are just as limited when we look at how our running backs have fared.
If we go back to the day when Mark Ingram started as our feature running back here's how those numbers break down. (courtesy of Gary Harris, TiderInsider)
Ingram finished with three fumbles total: two lost.
Richardson had seven fumbles in his time: one lost.
Lacy currently has three fumbles: two lost. (A lot like McCarron with those coming early in his career, one last year.)
Fowler has one fumble: one lost.
Did you do the math there? How many fumbles have we lost over the last several years?
Winning football comes down to fundamentals. One of the most important? Taking care of the football.
Hmmm. Another case of Alabama and game management, isn't it?
How has the Tide done the last few years in terms of Interceptions thrown? How have we done in terms of fumbles?
The first one comes up quite a bit in conversations. I talk with people all the time who are real high on their QB's. Georgia fans are ecstatic, once again, about their quarterback Aaron Murray. I understand his talent, but don't consider him to be the best QB in the SEC.
Arkansas fans are just as boastful on their quarterbacks of late and to a degree rightfully so. Mallet and Wilson have consistently led the SEC in touchdowns thrown and total yards.
I judge a quarterback differently than most; at least it seems so. QB efficiency ranks as the first barometer, wins and losses the second. I could compare and contrast McElroy and McCarron with those two but that's not the point of this thread. I will use them as arbitrary examples in this case.
If you look at the 2011 squad, we had a total of eight interceptions thrown; five of those by McCarron (two in the first game alone.)
If we go back one more year we saw Greg close out his senior season with five interceptions as well. Combined our starting quarterbacks have combined for 10 interceptions over the last two years. That's 10 interceptions out of 638 attempts.
Over the same period Arkansas had 18 interceptions, Georgia had 14 in 2011 alone- 22 over the last two seasons.
Turnovers aren't limited to our quarterbacks but they are just as limited when we look at how our running backs have fared.
If we go back to the day when Mark Ingram started as our feature running back here's how those numbers break down. (courtesy of Gary Harris, TiderInsider)
Ingram finished with three fumbles total: two lost.
Richardson had seven fumbles in his time: one lost.
Lacy currently has three fumbles: two lost. (A lot like McCarron with those coming early in his career, one last year.)
Fowler has one fumble: one lost.
Did you do the math there? How many fumbles have we lost over the last several years?
Winning football comes down to fundamentals. One of the most important? Taking care of the football.
Hmmm. Another case of Alabama and game management, isn't it?
