This is pretty much it in a nutshell. We better hope Rosier steps up because we aren't winning 11 with a true freshmans summer enrollee.
The summer enrollee thing is a cop-out, in my opinion. The only reason you throw out that caveat is because a true freshman just led Alabama to the title game. Do you think Hurts won and Kaaya lost because Hurts had a better knowledge of the offense?
The game has changed. It is easier to get young guys ready to roll. The experience bar gets lower every year, in college and the pros. The big question is whether we have a good enough team around Perry. Hurts obviously did.
Counterpoints:
1. Hurts enrolled at Alabama in December 2015 (
https://theundefeated.com/features/...-hurts-and-the-black-qbs-who-came-before-him/) - that's a
huge difference from what NKosi did. Those extra months make an astronomical difference, especially for a QB that will have to throw
2. Hurts is a different type of QB in a different type of system - was never expected to win with his arm, unlike Kosi if he's tabbed.
3. Alabama has 5 stars at the 3-deep in just about every position. Their o-line is always monstrous.
4. Kosi will literally have four weeks to learn a more complex position in which he'll be required to read, react and throw in real time at a speed he's never experienced before.
If you don't see the obstacles he has vs what Hurts had, I don't know what to say.
You can't even compare the two QBs or situations.
