Forecasting Milroe

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Milroe with Deboer.
Milroe with Saban, Tommy Reese and Bill O'Brien.

What does your gut tell you?

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By virtue of better line play he improves, but my gut tells me that we're all going to underwhelmed by what we see this season.

Gut tells me he turned the corner. I hope I'm right.

I hope.

I think Jalen makes a leap with the first competent QB coaching he's ever gotten. But if he doesn't I also have confidence DeBoer switches to Ty if necessary. DeBoer knows the expectations at Bama and the standard Saban set and I find it hard to believe he doesn't play whoever gives us the best chance to win.

Milroe will rush for 100+ yards (at least one run of 50+ yards) vs WKU and hit enough passes for Bama to win w/o breaking a sweat. Basic run heavy, timely passes playbook.

Ditto vs South FL. Basic playbook.

Milroe will play well enough vs Wisconsin for Bama to win by 15+. New formations, physical run game, and new pass formations/routes as playbook opens up a little.

Bama 3 - 0 going into the UGA game. First real test for Milroe in 24. Expect it will take 31-35 points to win. If Milroe delivers 14+ points in first half, he will finish the game, barring injury or multiple turnovers. If he struggles in first half, Simpson plays meaningful second half snaps.

All I care about is wins - Barker didn't have great stats and won a title - Coker had intangibles that made him a winner and won a title - McElroy had intellect and adequate skills and won a title - the common denominator in those teams was good/great defense. If Bama's 24 defense is good/great, Milroe can win a title.

Hoping Deboer to Milroe is like Kiffin was to Sims.

has he improved his reading defenses? has he improved his ball placement? has he improved his timing, releasing the ball on time? if hes improved these areas then it should be a really good year for him. if not, well i just hope deboer will try someone else.

I was told the leash is short and Simpson is close.

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He did something to impress KDB.

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Yeah, I don't know. This is my only concern. Deboer came in and there was never any mention of a competition. The fans and media mostly assumed it was Milroe's job, and it seemed like Deboer just assumed it was too. If Milroe did something to impress KD, it must have been before Deboer landed in Tuscaloosa. I'm not saying Milroe wouldn't have won the job. It just seems like he didn't have to.

I have to assume Deboer knows what he's doing, but I expected Simpson to give Milroe some serious competition. I'll cautiously climb back aboard the Milroe train, but if there's not obvious improvement from last year, it's going to be difficult not to lose a bit of trust in the new staff - not that the staff, players, or anyone else cares about my trust.

yep, when we had 4th and 1 or 2 on Michigan, Milroe didnt snap the ball on the ground. He didnt call the play. He wasn't the right Tackle that got knocked under the quarterbacks feet by a Michigan 3 star 230 pound transfer student.