Bama's AJ,.. the Best Ever???

     This week's cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine is sure to be a controversial one... It states the possibility of A.J. McCarron being the best quarterback to ever play the game...

      The University of Alabama quarterback has led the nations number one ranked  team to 'another' unbeaten season so far and the team stands on the brink of a third consecutive national championship. Only four games remain between the Crimson Tide and that 3rd national title... This week Bama will host the University of Chattanooga at Tuscaloosa and then close out the regular season against state rival Auburn... Then the South Eastern Conference Championship Game...  After that expect the Tide to play for the National Title..... again!

      A J McCarron being considered 'the best ever' may be a bit misleading. He has been surrounded by NFL-quality talent like Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson at running back and Julio Jones at wide receiver... 2013 has seen McCarron with more average teammates and that has put the spotlight on him. Opposing defenses have found that when they cover the wideouts and runners, it is McCarron that is able to scramble for important yardage. In the pre-season, the conference coaches named him the third-best quarterback in the SEC...behind Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M and Aaron Murray of the University of Georgia. McCarron, despite his championship resume, has never been invited to New York in consideration for the Heisman Trophy, indicative of college football's player of the year. 

      McCarron performed flawlessly when the Tide played Manziel's Aggies back on September 14th, as Alabama won 49-42 in a scoring marathon with Touchdown Johnny. It seemed as if the last team with the ball would win that one. Exactly one year ago against A&M television sportscaster Bret Musburger drolled over AJ's girlfriend, Katherine Webb. The photo below shows AJ headed for his Mom and Katherine after another Bama victory. Webb is a former Miss Alabama and a graduate of cross-state rival Auburn.

      It is too bad the relationship with his girlfriend has overshadowed the on-field performance of AJ McCarron. If you want to count his redshirt freshman year, he could be part of four (4) national titles at the University of Alabama... Not bad for a quarterback considered the third best in the conference.