There is no doubt that Urban is a great coach with a great system. No doubt. Alex Smith has been a starting QB in the NFL for over a decade though, and Tebow was a 5* QB recruit that everybody, and I mean everybody wanted in high school. Tim did play in the NFL for some years and start in a few games. Has any QB under Saban at Bama even sniffed the NFL? I don't know if he's had one QB throw an NFL pass in a game. The QB's have been that mediocre.
I see Sims as a poor mans Braxton. Neither has very much arm talent, but Sims is nowhere near the explosive, dangerous athlete that Braxton is.
JT Barrett has a good arm and can run a little bit.
It might be a little early to anoint Cardale Jones, but man that kid oozes with talent. He is every bit of 6 foot 5 and 255 pounds and he has an absolute Jamarcus Russell like cannon for an arm. That kid can really throw the shit out of the football, his arm strength is off the charts good. You also don't want to tackle him when he gets a head of steam, he's a load to bring down. I think he's probably the most talented QB that Urban has had yet.
My point is simply that Lane has done a pretty decent job as OC, considering what he's had to work with at QB at Alabama. Lane is a pretty good OC, nothing more, nothing less. I think if he stays on long enough, that Alabama will finally start to develop some legit QB's.
