said via On3<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019ve been doing a good job. It\u2019s been an even battle\u2026I keep saying command, and I think one of the things that I\u2019ve been challenging them just now is command of a practice. I want to know what it feels like when the chips are down a little bit in a practice, or maybe we had a three-and-out to move the ball, what did they look like? And how are their teammates responding to them? So, certainly you can\u2019t just have the rah-rah guy start if you can\u2019t throw the freaking ball.<\/p>\n\u201cBut I\u2019m definitely looking for command because they\u2019re both capable physically of making all the plays. Now, you\u2019re starting to look at decision-making, completion percentages, turnovers, explosives, how all those things obviously weigh out. But then also just does it look like that guy believes, like, \u2018I\u2019m going to make this play.\u2019 And both those guys are getting better at that every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perhaps Grubb knows a little bit more than he is letting on, but it does seem like a decision certainly has not been finalized at this point.<\/p>\n
Mack seemingly entered the spring as the favorite given his extra year of experience in DeBoer\u2019s system, but Russell is holding his own and making a real push at the job despite serving as the third string last season as a true freshman.<\/p>\n
In reality, both are capable of operating the Alabama offense and it may be more up to the players around them to determine the ceiling, but until a starter is named, fans and media will continue to wonder daily who ultimately gets the first crack at the job when the Tide hits the field this fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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