Should Alabama Use a Two Quarterback System?

What do you do when you have two excellent quarterbacks? This topic is currently being debated by University of Alabama coaches and fans alike. Both players, A.J. McCarron or Phillip Sims, are highly talented, and this is the type of problem that football teams want to have.

Alabama should not use a two quarterback system, and I'm fairly certain that  Nick Saban will agree with me. Despite the fact that he recently told the media that he had no problem playing them both, Saban will want one solid leader on the field each Saturday.

When you use two quarterbacks, neither is able to properly get into a rhythm. It also creates confusion amongst the other players. The quarterback should be the leader of the team, and if that leader is changing every several plays, it is not a good thing.

A two quarterback system is best utilized when the quarterbacks have vastly different strong points. Such as when one is an excellent runner, and the other an excellent passer. This allows you to customize play, based on the situation. However, McCarron and Sims have very similar styles, and it simply would not make sense to interchange them within the game in order to gain an advantage.

As long as both quarterbacks stay healthy, it is almost sad that  Alabama has too much of a good thing. Both players are talented, but only one will ultimately become the every Saturday QB. Certainly, we will see both play, but not every week.

Both will share time during the season opener against Kent State. It will not be until the September 10^th game at Penn State that we see which guy is top dog, and how he will perform under pressure. Maybe Saban will surprise us all, and give McCarron and Sims equal playing time, but don't count on it.