AJ McCarron vs LSU

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

What does that even mean, milkman? Do you want evidence of him making NFL throws, showing off NFL tangibles? Then watch any Alabama game from this current season that wasn't last night's game against LSU. Do you want evidence of him making tight throws and good decisions against an incredible defense in a high-stakes situation? Watch the 2011 BCS championship game.

To say his ceiling -- a term used for the highest level of play that a player can possibly achieve -- is a mediocre game manager is just flat-out incorrect.

In my opinion, I see his ceiling as a Matt Schaub-like QB.

Trent Dilfer was outstanding in the 2000 SB against the Giants, and came up with some huge plays in the playoffs in that SB run.

Total body of work tells us he was a mediocre game manager.

That is AJ McCarron's body of work.

[Nightfyre]

Originally Posted by milkman

Trent Dilfer was outstanding in the 2000 SB against the Giants, and came up with some huge plays in the playoffs in that SB run.

Total body of work tells us he was a mediocre game manager.

That is AJ McCarron's body of work.

Just because McCarron is ASKED to be a game manager does not mean that is all he is capable of.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by milkman

Trent Dilfer was outstanding in the 2000 SB against the Giants, and came up with some huge plays in the playoffs in that SB run.

Total body of work tells us he was a mediocre game manager.

That is AJ McCarron's body of work.

You want to use college body of work as what defines a player's NFL ceiling? Are you sure you want to go down that road? That runs counter to everything we understand about scouting and the concept of projecting a college player to the next level.

It's OK to admit that you haven't watched many Alabama games lately, milkman.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

You want to use college body of work as what defines a player's NFL ceiling? Are you sure you want to go down that road? That runs counter to everything we understand about scouting and the concept of projecting a college player to the next level.

It's OK to admit that you haven't watched many Alabama games lately, milkman.

I haven't watched many games this year.

Maybe he has done things this year that changes my opinion.

But based on games I watched last year, and last night's game, I am not sold that he is anything more than I've portrayed him.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by milkman

I haven't watched many games this year.

Maybe he has done things this year that changes my opinion.

But based on games I watched last year, and last night's game, I am not sold that he is anything more than I've portrayed him.

If that's all you've seen then you'd have no choice but to portray him that way. I was assailing him last season for his poor play. Safe game managing, inaccurate when called upon to make a play.

I see every game he plays. I see every home game he plays in person (and as we all know being able to see the whole field is very useful in assessing a QB's performance). I'm telling you that a switch was turned on with him in last year's regular-season finale against Auburn. Since then he has been a guy who looks and plays like an NFL-caliber QB. Last night was his first poor game since LAST YEAR's LSU game, or if you want to be strict, since 11/12/11 at Mississippi State.