Kirk Herbstreit explains how Tua Tagovailoa could provide ‘the best offense Nick Saban has had’
By Adam Spencer
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The Alabama Crimson Tide aren’t tipping their hand about who will start at quarterback against Louisville on Saturday.
It could be either Tua Tagovailoa or Jalen Hurts, with many anticipating Tagovailoa will get a bulk of the playing time this season.
On Tuesday, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit joined “The Paul Finebaum Show” and said he thinks Tagovailoa could lead the Crimson Tide to a perfect record and lead the best offense coach Nick Saban has ever had:
"It sets up on paper for Tua Tagovailoa to be the guy and Alabama to score at will. They will win every game and nobody will have a chance to beat them. If they find a distributor, this is the best offense Nick Saban has had" – @KirkHerbstreit pic.twitter.com/mNC77lJWc5
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) August 28, 2018
Herbie added that he thinks the Tide could score more than 40 points a game with Tagovailoa leading the way:
"If I see Tua (Tagovailoa) trot out there for the first snap, I'll just say to everyone 'I'm sorry' because it's going to be a long year and they're going to score literally 45-50 every game" – @KirkHerbstreit pic.twitter.com/ZUip858cZw
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) August 28, 2018
Obviously, we won’t know for sure until we see the Crimson Tide in action, but Tagovailoa does seem to be much more of a threat in the passing game than Hurts.
Still, taking care of the ball will be important for Alabama, and we know Hurts can do that. So if Tagovailoa makes a few costly mistakes early, Saban may decide to make the switch.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
