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Title: Quarterbacks making a comeback in SEC Post by: 2Stater on February 24, 2012, 01:08:02 PM http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/39393/quarterbacks-making-a-comeback-in-sec
Quote It’s sort of like the old chicken and the egg debate. Was the quarterback play in the SEC as spotty as the numbers reflected last season, or were the defenses in this league simply that good? The answers vary wildly depending on who you ask. But within the realm of the SEC, it’s not much of a debate at all. “This past season, there weren’t a lot of proven guys (at quarterback),” Georgia coach Mark Richt said. “But when you play great defensive football teams, it’s harder for anybody on offense to look better. The quarterback’s the guy who’s getting harassed by the defensive linemen and all those edge rushers. He’s the guy trying to throw it in a tighter window because cornerbacks are covering a little bit tighter. (http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/0105/ncf_g_mccarron_b25_576.jpg) AJ McCarron showed last season that Alabama had more than just a dominating defense. Quote Murray and Wilson are the top two, but Alabama’s AJ McCarron proved emphatically in the BCS National Championship Game that he’s ready to become an elite quarterback. He’s the most physically gifted quarterback the Crimson Tide have had under Nick Saban and was as good as anybody in the league last season in terms of taking care of the ball. |