Nick Saban, for years, has told everybody not to draw conclusions from spring practice or the scripted scenes in a spring game.

Of course we do anyway.

Twitter exploded when Georgia’s true freshman Jacob Eason completed his first long pass. Gator Nation gave Eddy Pineiro a standing ovation after he kicked … an extra point. Brandon McIlwain is drawing Russell Wilson college comparisons.

Spring optimism is completely understandable, but it should come with an asterisk.

And Saban shouldn’t be the only one issuing the warning.

Question: Which SEC spring game performance should we trust the least?

Answer: Alabama’s quarterbacks struggled during A-Day, but let’s not overreact.

Remember, we said the same things last year about the position after Blake Sims left. It took Jake Coker some time, but he gained confidence and led his team to a championship.

The job will come down to Cooper Bateman, Blake Barnett and Jalen Hurts. Barnett has the most upside, while Hurts has the most impact ability being a dual-threat. Bateman is the veteran that reminds me of a Greg McElroy-type player who isn’t the most talented on the field, but he’s the best at executing the offense.

Although Alabama’s offense looked somewhat mute, the defense should be elite once again. You can’t base “Alabama’s offense will struggle” off a spring performance. Don’t do that.

— SDS co-founder Jon Cooper (@JonCooperMedia)

Answer: Florida K Eddy Pineiro.

Yes, he’s got some incredible social media videos of long-distance field goals he’s kicked off of a tee. Yes, he made 3 of 5 during the spring game, including several long kicks. And it could turn out that he’s fantastic. No one is questioning his range.

Certainly he’s better than the joke that was Florida’s kicking game last season.

But he’s never kicked in a real, actual football game before. And when I watched his kicks, I wondered about the timing and trajectory. With a real rush, I feel like some of this spring kicks would’ve been blocked. Florida fans are anointing him as the next Martin Gramatica. I say let’s see him kick in a few actual games first.

— Editor-in-Chief Christopher Smith (@csmithSDS)

Answer: South Carolina QB Brandon McIlwain had a really nice spring game, throwing for two touchdowns and running for a third. While he may very well win the Gamecocks’ starting QB job as a true freshman, I would caution against drawing the conclusion that he’s going to be one of the league’s premier dual-threat options out of the gate.

I’m not doubting the underlying talent behind the performance, I’m just doubting the ability to consistently replicate it right away.

It is very rare that a true freshman quarterback makes it through the SEC gauntlet unscathed. He has a bright future, just don’t expect too much in 2016.

— News writer Nick Cole (@NickColeSports)

Answer: Florida fans should be thrilled with QB Luke Del Rio’s performance in the spring game (10-for-11, 176 yards, 2 TDs).

He looked comfortable in Jim McElwain’s offense and looks like he could be the steady, confident arm the Gators need at the position.

However, it was a little disappointing that the team decided the setup for the exhibition would be for the first-string offense to go against the second-string defense, and for the second-string offense to face the first-string defense.

That made it a little difficult to gauge the true standing of the players.

With that said, I still have confidence in Del Rio as a starter this season, but my doubt stems from the pieces around him. Is the offensive line, which is certainly deeper, also better? Will Mark Thompson be the featured back the fans are hoping for and solve the fumbling issues that plagued him in spring practices and the spring game? The team seems to have some good pass-catchers, but the O-line and backfield are question marks for me.

— News editor Talal Elmasry (@TalalElmasrySDS)

Answer: Jacob Eason is in an impossible situation. Georgia’s best chance at contending in 2016 is to hand off 50 times to Nick Chubb and Sony Michel and mix in an 25 passes.

It won’t work against everybody, but it will work well enough to contend in the SEC East.

Problem is, fans want Eason, and they want him now. He poured gas on the fire by lighting up Georgia’s two-hand-touch defense in the spring game.

He’s going to be great. Nobody is debating that. But he won’t be close to great in 2016.

So pick: Do you want to contend? Or do you want to watch Eason and essentially give up on the one season you have with Chubb and Michel in the backfield?

— Senior editor Chris Wright (@FilmRoomEditor)