Tua Tagovailoa out for Season

Its a hip injury now.. not his leg.. not sure why he was bleeding off his nose tho his helmet flying off he may have caught a forearm to the face..

the injuries are just piling on.. i think its time for him to shut it down...

This guy will never make it through a game behind our line.

No sound on my feed so not sure what the issue was. Saban on now but can't lip read. Tua got absolutely mugged though.

He will not play a down this season a hip injury is usually bad he could not walk off

I was shocked when I heard he was playing today.. all indications were he was not practicing and laboring from LSU.. Mississippi State arent pushovers.. they got some big bodies there that can really lay the wood..

Assuming he makes a full recovery this is good news for us if his draft stock drops because our first pick may very well end up being 5-10 if we keep winning more games. The injury risk for Tua is there now.. can't be denied, so that has to factor into everyone's calculations.

And we'll need a decent OL anyway no matter who we end up picking. Besides, with Tua being left handed you don't need to get a very good LT, just a very good RT, and those are easier to find with lower draft picks.

"cbrad wrote:

Assuming he makes a full recovery this is good news for us if his draft stock drops because our first pick may very well end up being 5-10 if we keep winning more games. The injury risk for Tua is there now.. can't be denied, so that has to factor into everyone's calculations.

And we'll need a decent OL anyway no matter who we end up picking. Besides, with Tua being left handed you don't need to get a very good LT, just a very good RT, and those are easier to find with lower draft picks.

Teams will hesitate since Tua may NEVER play a full season in the NFL. As for building a great OL, even if that can be done (no mean feat given the modern Miami history of OL draft picks) Tua will still take some shots; that's life in the NFL as a QB.

All that said, if Tua drops to our Steeler pick, go ahead and roll the dice on him.

After edit: Okay, watched the play where he got hurt today, and it wasn't that bad as far as tackles go. If he needs major surgery, I'm thinking wait and use the Texans pick on him. It might be better for him if he goes back to Alabama and tries to have a healthy season to boost his NFL draft stock for 2021.

One other thought; if the backup steps in and plays just fine, then you have to wonder even more about how good Tua really is with such a good team around him.

"Deus ex dolphin wrote:

Teams will hesitate since Tua may NEVER play a full season in the NFL. As for building a great OL, even if that can be done (no mean feat given the modern Miami history of OL draft picks) Tua will still take some shots; that's life in the NFL as a QB.

All that said, if Tua drops to our Steeler pick, go ahead and roll the dice on him.

If he makes a full recovery then I roll the dice on him period wherever our first pick is unless it's high enough that we can pick Burrow.

"Deus ex dolphin wrote:

One other thought; if the backup steps in and plays just fine, then you have to wonder even more about how good Tua really is with such a good team around him.

Good point. This will give us a nice "natural experiment" on how valuable Tua is.

Saban was trying by to get style points against a sec opponent that is respected.. should have just kept it simple

"cbrad wrote:

Assuming he makes a full recovery this is good news for us if his draft stock drops because our first pick may very well end up being 5-10 if we keep winning more games. The injury risk for Tua is there now.. can't be denied, so that has to factor into everyone's calculations.

And we'll need a decent OL anyway no matter who we end up picking. Besides, with Tua being left handed you don't need to get a very good LT, just a very good RT, and those are easier to find with lower draft picks.

Noway!The guy is glass!Playing behind Alabama line and he gets hurt 2 years in a row.No thanks!

If the injury is the ankle again, that's understandable, he would be prone to hurting it again. If it's a NEW injury, the right hip, then it adds to the concern about Tua being injury prone. In that case, Tua looks like the second coming of Sam Bradford. Good when he is healthy, but rarely healthy.

I think todays decision to play Tua, actually hurts Alabama’s recruiting.. Saban is going to have to think long term and shut him down for the season so he can show he cares about his players, than his own records.

"Deus ex dolphin wrote:

If the injury is the ankle again, that's understandable, he would be prone to hurting it again. If it's a NEW injury, the right hip, then it adds to the concern about Tua being injury prone. In that case, Tua looks like the second coming of Sam Bradford. Good when he is healthy, but rarely healthy.

He is brittle.. its time to call it like it is.. and the hits become 20 x harder in the NFL

"Deus ex dolphin wrote:

Teams will hesitate since Tua may NEVER play a full season in the NFL. As for building a great OL, even if that can be done (no mean feat given the modern Miami history of OL draft picks) Tua will still take some shots; that's life in the NFL as a QB.

All that said, if Tua drops to our Steeler pick, go ahead and roll the dice on him.

After edit: Okay, watched the play where he got hurt today, and it wasn't that bad as far as tackles go. If he needs major surgery, I'm thinking wait and use the Texans pick on him. It might be better for him if he goes back to Alabama and tries to have a healthy season to boost his NFL draft stock for 2021.

One other thought; if the backup steps in and plays just fine, then you have to wonder even more about how good Tua really is with such a good team around him.

Hes not returning... he isnt going to risk losing his draft stock much further.. hes guaranteed a first round pick.. he gets injured again, he will lose millions.. and alabama has a tougher schedule next year with Georgia and USC in it (which replaces Duke and South Carolina)..

Besides he is going to let his brother take the reigns in Alabama.

Theres rumors that its a hip fracture.. hes done for season if confirmed

He should not have played to start with.

Unpopular opinion (maybe?) but most college stars are not at all served by playing in the final eligibility year for more than maybe 1-2 games.

Fuck the NCAA

Well he most likely has insurance..which will get him a couple million. i remember that Georgia had 10 million on Todd Gurley’s insurance policy.

A fractured hip has a 8-12 month healing process.. and we dont even know yet if its career ending..

He's a junior. He may simply out for another year in college to recover and prove himself.

"Galant wrote:

He's a junior. He may simply out for another year in college to recover and prove himself.

Unless his stock drops precipitously, that would be the dumbest possible decision. Talent wise, he has 0 to prove.

"texanphinatic wrote:

Unless his stock drops precipitously, that would be the dumbest possible decision. Talent wise, he has 0 to prove.

If his hip injury is serious, hes not a first rounder anymore. Its a lot for him to decide.

Feel bad for the kid. Changes our entire draft strategy now.

"mlb1399 wrote:

Feel bad for the kid. Changes our entire draft strategy now.

I like your first sentence. Your second sentence sounds like media nonsense that will hopefully die now.

Dislocated hip.