Originally Posted by
jtoler
people always say that but those people dont know what their talking about. bama loses to qbs that can pass from the pocket. a running qb is just that a running qb who isnt a passer like an option styled qb just because you can run doesnt make you a running qb. when manziel beat them yes he had 90 something yds rushing but it was his 24 completions and 253 yds passing and 2tds that beat them when he almost beat them the next year losing 49-42 he had 464 yds passing and 5tds. when chad kelly beat them he had 341 yds passing and 3tds he only had 21 yds rushing on 8 carries. when trevor knight beat them he had 32 completions 348 yds passing 4tds and only 7 yds rushing. when deshawn watson beat them he had 36 completions 420 yds passing and 3tds and averaged 2 yds a rush. its the the guys that are able to pass the ball from the pocket and perhaps scramble some that beat bama only a@m eclipsed the 100 yd mark rushing in any of those losses. when cam beat them he threw for 3tds and only averaged 1.8 yds a carry, when bo wallace beat them he threw for 3tds and when uga almost beat them twice we know fromm isnt a running qb. you also need a team that can get some stops clemson is well equipped to beat bama whether or not the frosh qb can get it done is another story