As shown from the Wisconsin game one Alabama Football thing never changes

Jalen Milroe had a stellar game in the Alabama Football win over Wisconsin. The Alabama Crimson Tide QB passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more. He completed 12-of-17 passes for 197 yards. Milroe added 75 rushing yards, for a carry average of 5.4 yards.

Going into college football's Week 3, the highest-rated FBS QB was Jaxson Dart at 247.37 per the NCAA. Jalen Milroe was No. 8, at 207.42. Milroe's performance against Wisconsin earned him a 225.7 rating.

Opinions of Jalen Milroe from those who know

After the game, when asked about Milroe, Kalen DeBoer described Jalen as "The threat and the way he manipulates the defense, and how they have to play us, eyes are in the backfield, you don't know where he's going to be, he can take off and run at any time, but he's making the plays with his arm too."

DeBoer's words were not faint praise. Neither were they exaggerations of what Jalen Milroe brings to the Crimson Tide offense. Most interesting is what DeBoer said mirrors what Nick Saban said about Milroe during the offseason. When asked about Milroe, Saban said, unlike all the other SEC quarterbacks, Jalen makes defenses play differently. "You can’t rush four guys, you’ve got to have a rat on the guy mirroring him, spying him. You’re just looking at the quarterback, you’re not rushing, so when he scrambles you can get him on the ground. Not easy to play man-to-man. You start playing man-to-man everybody has their back to the quarterback, he takes off, there’s nobody to get him on the ground. So he makes you play different on defense, which I think makes everybody else on their offense better."

Kalen DeBoer is sold on Jalen Milroe. The GOAT explained why every Alabama fan should be as well. But one Crimson Tide constant never changes. Again, on Saturday, as always, Alabama fans on message boards were complaining about Jalen Milroe and lamenting that only Ty Simpson could lead a championship-quality offense. A norm for Alabama is that some fans see the backup quarterback as the solution to all offensive weaknesses.

When it comes to quarterbacks, offensive coordinators, and defensive coordinators, there will always be complaints from a group of vocal Alabama fans. Those nay-sayers are entitled to their opinions. They are entitled to share them as often and as loudly as they wish. A question comes to mind, other than venting their frustrations, what useful purpose is gained? Maybe the answer is none.

My point is Jalen Milroe went through three seasons in Tuscaloosa without the full trust of offensive coaches. Now he is being coached by guys who believe in him - and that should be good enough for the rest of us. RTR