Nick Saban considering two-quarterback system at Alabama

The biggest story line facing Alabama this offseason is who will succeed AJ McCarron at quarterback and be under center for the Crimson Tide when they open up against West Virginia between Blake Sims and Florida State transfer Jacob Coker.

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The presumed starter is Coker who backed up Heisman winner Jameis Winston and first round draft picks, E.J. Manuel and Christian Ponder with the Seminoles over the last three seasons and even succeeded McCarron in high school, so the player Jimbo Fisher called the most talented quarterback Nick Saban has had during his time at Alabama is the favorite for the job.

Coker brings the most to the table and has long been my pick to win the quarterback job, but you can’t discount Sims, a fifth-year senior with a dual-threat element that would bring a dimension to the offense that has not been seen before under Saban.

The ability to make plays with his feet is what could result in a possible two-quarterback system from Alabama this season, even in a limited fashion, to create different looks for opposing defenses and keep them off balance.

“It’s not something that I would hope would happen,” Saban said. “Is it something that I can totally rule out? Not really because I think the skill set of Blake Sims can create problems for a defense. If we wanted to utilize him to do that in some kind of way, I guess you could say that we could possibly have a two-quarterback system.”

Could this be more coachspeak from Saban or is this a legit possibility?

This is an open quarterback competition and Saban isn’t closing any doors and is keeping all his options open at the game’s most important position as he looks to win his fifth national title with a fourth starting quarterback.

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