Social media blasts Jalen Milroe for struggles at Senior Bowl

Social media has not been kind to Alabama QB Jalen Milroe at the Senior Bowl with some questioning his decision for early entry into the 2025 NFL Draft.

Milroe had an up-and-down week in Mobile, struggling in practices held on Tuesday and Wednesday, but bouncing back with a good performance on Thursday. He showed the deep-ball accuracy that has made him intriguing but had some bad misses on the short and intermediate passes.

In Saturday's game, Milroe completed 3-of-5 passes for 18 yards and ran the ball three times for 11 yards. He also took three sacks as his pocket presence remained a struggle, just as it was during his two seasons as the Tide's starting quarterback.

Milroe had a bad miss over the middle and didn't take any real shots down the field to showcase his ability as a deep-ball thrower. It will be interesting to see what his draft stock looks like coming out of the Senior Bowl as early returns have not been overly positive.

Social media was unkind to the former Crimson Tide signal-caller during Saturday's game:

The aforementioned throw over the middle that Milroe short-armed trying to hit Georgia's Arian Smith.

While most people were fairly negative with regards to Milroe, I found former NFL QB Kurt Benkert's comments to be the most enlightening. Benkert believes, like I do, that Milroe has a future in the NFL...under the right circumstances.

In no circumstance should a franchise select Milroe with the plan to play him meaningful QB snaps in 2025. He needs time to sit, learn, and develop. I could see giving him a package of plays where his athleticism could be utilized effectively, but he will struggle mightily and perhaps never recover if he's forced to start for a team next season.

I still think it's likely that Milroe gets picked in the first round as a team will be intrigued by his talent and long-term potential and will take a swing on him some time on the opening night of the draft.

If nothing else, I sincerely hope that Alabama fans can start supporting him and stop rooting for him to fail. The dude bleeds crimson and gave his all to the University during his career. He could have left. He probably would have been better served to hit the Transfer Portal, cash a huge payday, and try again in the 2026 draft when he might be a little more polished.

Instead, he entered the draft because he wanted to be remembered as an Alabama quarterback because being that meant everything to him. In this era particularly, that should be celebrated.