Tua Tagovailoa, QB Alabama

In fairness to Sabs it's rare to pull a qb until after halftime. OSU is in this position all of the time and Fields comes out at half or in the 3rd. Tua had a bum ankle so you can certainly justify taking him out but unfortunately this is a lot worse.

Hopefully this doesn't tank his career yet alone his draft value.

Tua >>> Kap >>> Mullens >>> JG >>> Montana

Originally posted by tjd808185:

In fairness to Sabs it's rare to pull a qb until after halftime. OSU is in this position all of the time and Fields comes out at half or in the 3rd. Tua had a bum ankle so you can certainly justify taking him out but unfortunately this is a lot worse.

Hopefully this doesn't tank his career yet alone his draft value.

Saban should've pulled him the second Miss St. showed that they weren't putting up a fight. This wasn't a normal situation where you wait till the 2nd half to pull a starter. If you're intent on playing the kid, at least use some type of risk mitigation where you try your best to protect him. Both this game and last week's gameplan of calling plays making him run around, showed that Saban and staff didn't prioritize protecting Tua.

I'm very disappointed in the way they handled this entire situation from start to finish. Hopefully Tua can fully recover and not have it hurt his draft stock.

Originally posted by Nastastical:

Saban should've pulled him the second Miss St. showed that they weren't putting up a fight. This wasn't a normal situation where you wait till the 2nd half to pull a starter. If you're intent on playing the kid, at least use some type of risk mitigation where you try your best to protect him. Both this game and last week's gameplan of calling plays making him run around, showed that Saban and staff didn't prioritize protecting Tua.

I'm very disappointed in the way they handled this entire situation from start to finish. Hopefully Tua can fully recover and not have it hurt his draft stock.

Last week they played LSU. You can't dial down the gameplan there. This week they could of. I do understand the criticism but Bama is playing for the playoffs and that requires blowouts especially when you have a loss. You have to look like the best team with 1 loss. That's the system in place right now. Tua suited up, the plan was to pull him around half it just sucks that he got hurt beforehand.

Hopefully he bounces back from this latest setback.

Ehh, hindsight is always 20/20. Starting QBs don't get pulled in the 2nd QTRs of blowouts. It's almost always in the 2nd half. LSU was up 31-7 at half and Burrows came right back out there in the 3rd QTR because that's the norm. It's just an unfortunate event is all.

wonder if this years injuries scare off some teams now..

If your star quarterback is a game time decision , you don't let him stay in to " practice " your two minute drill......of course Saban was full of s**t with that B.S

Originally posted by LVJay:
Tua >>> Kap >>> Mullens >>> JG >>> Montana

Obviously.

Originally posted by Overkill:

Originally posted by jimrat:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
What's wrong with him? Is it his knee? I didn't see his knee bend on that play at all?

Fractured hip

Done for the year. Sucks to enter the draft hurt but I wouldn't go back to play for Saban.

I agree, and with that said, I think he may wind up to be a 2nd or 3rd round pick when it's all said and done.

Originally posted by Nastastical:

Saban should've pulled him the second Miss St. showed that they weren't putting up a fight. This wasn't a normal situation where you wait till the 2nd half to pull a starter. If you're intent on playing the kid, at least use some type of risk mitigation where you try your best to protect him. Both this game and last week's gameplan of calling plays making him run around, showed that Saban and staff didn't prioritize protecting Tua.

I'm very disappointed in the way they handled this entire situation from start to finish. Hopefully Tua can fully recover and not have it hurt his draft stock.

I don't watch Alabama games like that. Do they usually pull him out when they clearly won already ?

Originally posted by tjd808185:

Originally posted by Nastastical:
Saban should've pulled him the second Miss St. showed that they weren't putting up a fight. This wasn't a normal situation where you wait till the 2nd half to pull a starter. If you're intent on playing the kid, at least use some type of risk mitigation where you try your best to protect him. Both this game and last week's gameplan of calling plays making him run around, showed that Saban and staff didn't prioritize protecting Tua.

I'm very disappointed in the way they handled this entire situation from start to finish. Hopefully Tua can fully recover and not have it hurt his draft stock.

Last week they played LSU. You can't dial down the gameplan there. This week they could of. I do understand the criticism but Bama is playing for the playoffs and that requires blowouts especially when you have a loss. You have to look like the best team with 1 loss. That's the system in place right now. Tua suited up, the plan was to pull him around half it just sucks that he got hurt beforehand.

It was a two minute drill, but Bama's OL never got the message.

He should be available at pick #32 in next year's draft now. Let him recover and sit behind Jimmy for 2 years and unleash him after.

Originally posted by 808niner4lyphe:
He should be available at pick #32 in next year's draft now. Let him recover and sit behind Jimmy for 2 years and unleash him after.

No way would I spend a 1st round pick on a QB with the same injury that ended Bo Jackson's career. Besides, I think the 9ers have bigger needs at WR/S/OL than a back up QB.

Originally posted by tjd808185:
In fairness to Sabs it's rare to pull a qb until after halftime. OSU is in this position all of the time and Fields comes out at half or in the 3rd. Tua had a bum ankle so you can certainly justify taking him out but unfortunately this is a lot worse.

Hopefully this doesn't tank his career yet alone his draft value.

This is a very serious injury. No one is gonna risk taking him in the top 5 now. Saban was a piece of s**t for even having him play in a game where he wasn't needed. Its not like they have scrubs at QB behind him. They're f**king Alabama. Saban cost him millions and maybe even a legitimate NFL career.