The Extra Point: Which Former Alabama QB Has Been More Impressive So Far?

Jalen or Tua?

We have had this dialog earlier than in Tuscaloosa. Former Alabama quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa have been as soon as part of among the finest collegiate quarterback rooms in current reminiscence from 2017-2018. 

These two gamers have been linked for fairly someday, from Tagoviloa changing Hurts at halftime en path to a win within the nationwide championship sport for the 2017 season, adopted by Hurts main Alabama to a win within the 2018 SEC Championship after a Tagovailoa damage. 

Now, each gamers are main the one two 3-0 groups within the NFL.

Hurts has exploded because the quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles in his third season within the league. The previous second choose is proving he has all of the qualities of a franchise quarterback, presently with 916 passing yards and 4 touchdowns in comparison with only one interception. 

Hurts’ 916 passing yards are ok for third within the NFL. He additionally has 167 yards speeding to associate with three touchdowns on the bottom. 

Tagovailoa, then again, has silenced his abundance of critics which have been extremely vocal since his rookie season. 

The Miami Dolphins presently sit undefeated after defeating two of the league’s powerhouses within the Buffalo Payments and the Baltimore Ravens, each in comeback style.

Tagovailoa has appeared the a part of a former top-5 draft choice, throwing for 925 yards and eight touchdowns by way of three video games. His finest efficiency to this point got here in a 469-yard six-touchdown efficiency in Week 2 because the Dolphins erased a 21-point deficit on the street.

Each of those quarterbacks have had many doubters, particularly this offseason, and they’re proving them fallacious emphatically. The query stays, who has appeared higher to this point, and who will maintain this success and lead their crew additional this season?

Watch the video on the prime of the web page the place BamaCentral’s Clay Miller and Katie Windham talk about whether or not Jalen Hurts or Tua Tagovailoa has had a greater begin to the 2022 NFL season.