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Title: Blake Sims was supposed to backup an FSU transfer. Now he's got better numbers t Post by: bama57 on December 04, 2014, 04:48:34 PM Quote Going into the season, the big question for Alabama was who was going to replace AJ McCarron at quarterback. The prevailing thought was that Florida State transfer Jacob Coker would end up as the starter. Even when senior Blake Sims started the season, plenty of people assumed that he wouldn't be QB1 at the end. We would see the season play out with Jameis Winston against his former understudy in the title game. http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/12/4/7313117/blake-sims-alabama-quarterbackInstead, we have arrived at December not just with Sims starting, but with Sims being a real asset on a team that has more flaws than the typical Nick Saban team. Sims' performance on Saturday night in the Iron Bowl was a microcosm of his season. He struggled at the outset, so much so that Coker started warming up. The long-assumed passing of the torch seemed imminent, but Sims responded by torching the Auburn defense. Bama won by that most un-Saban score of 55-44 and marched on to Atlanta. |