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UPDATE: By all accounts, A.J. McCarron and Phillip Sims are indeed interchangeable as Alabama's quarterbacks. In fact, Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News concedes that both will likely get snaps in 2011 and could end up rotating to start the season. And even a third, Blake Sims, could see the field in Wildcat situations.

We're guessing Nick Saban has a clear-cut starter by the time Alabama opens the SEC season against Arkansas. Three games of musical QBs is about all most coaches can stand. But the important thing to remember is the Tide doesn't need a Heisman-caliber signal caller with top talent at skill positions like running back in 2011, and arguably the top defense in the SEC.

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Cecil Hurt of TideSports.com writes that after Saturday's "virtually interchangeable performances" by rising sophomore QB A.J. McCarron and redshirt freshman Phillip Sims, the competition to succeed Greg McElroy may be even tighter than it was entering the spring game.

Bill Bryant of the Huntsville Times agrees, saying that the chief difference between the two appears to be that McCarron has a tad more experience while Sims has a tad more mobility.

Here's what coach Nick Saban had to say about the ongoing competition: "There are some things they have to learn that they are only going to be able to learn playing in a game. We understand the issues we have moving forward, but I would rather have two talented guys that really are committed to being good players."

August, here they come.

Good article.  I am going to blog it.  I don't have access to the link but the quotes are pretty interesting.

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