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AJ McCarron clarifies comments about Alabama lacking leadership

By Jack Crosby

Aug 24, 2014; Glendale, AZ, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback A.J. McCarron on the sidelines against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 24, 2014; Glendale, AZ, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback A.J. McCarron on the sidelines against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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AJ McCarron blames media for comments about Alabama

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There was a bit of controversy surrounding the Alabama Crimson Tide football program and their former quarterback, AJ McCarron, on Wednesday morning that was making the rounds after McCarron made some comments on radio Tuesday night. Those comments seemed to allude to him believing that the Alabama offense is lacking leadership, a clear shot at current quarterback Blake Sims.

Well, the issue blew up so much that McCarron felt the need to head back to radio Wednesday night and try his best to clarify what was said.

McCarron appeared on Tide 99.1 FM once again, where he claimed that what he had said was taken completely out of context. Of course, as you would expect, he blamed the media.

"“It comes with the position of playing the position of QB at the University of Alabama, for the rest of your life and however long your career lasts in football and then after football, people are going to want to hear what you have to say about the university. And sometimes that’ going to be taken out of context and blown up more (than) what it was actually intended for. And that’s the bad side of media and the for the guy that first wrote the article, I mean, that’s his job. The negative attracts people to click on the article and read it more then it goes from there.“Now his name is all over the place, so it helps sell their product, but it’s tough sitting there when I felt like I’ve been a big supporter of this year’s team, not only this year’s team, but Blake Sims. He’s one of my good friends and we talk all the time and I try to help him with everything I can. But that’s just the way it goes sometimes that it’s taken out of context.”"

Alabama suffered their first loss of the season last weekend to the Ole Miss Rebels, their third consecutive loss to a ranked team.

The quarterback for the other two losses was, yes, AJ McCarron.

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