Don’t like this take other than him not being helped by the playcalling, which is true. Is he a top 5 team QB? No, not really. But he would definitely start at a majority of the “top 25 teams”. His performance today is a direct result of 1) his ACL injury 2) **** playcalling 3) OL getting straight buttworked. Yeah he didn’t get past his 1st read a few times but a lot of that is him not feeling comfortable in the pocket. That is exactly what separates a “top 5” QB and what we don’t have and why the announcers kept slurping Bryce Young. He’s a freshman and feels totally comfortable even with a collapsed pocket. He always kept his eyes up field under pressure and was finding the open guy no problem. King isn’t the problem here is my point. The problem is a ‘slight’ talent disparity that is also exaggerated by lack of depth coupled with G5 level coaching and development.
Give us some better DBs (replace ivey and hall), and an elite O Line, Roche and Phillips back, and a little better coaching/game planning/and play CALLING and we go toe-to-toe with bama in that game.
