AJ McCarron is a future star

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After reading this on the front page, I'm a little more convinced that McCarron will win a Super Bowl before Andy Dalton wins a Super Bowl. It might not be with us, but he will win one.

Quote:what was more important was what happened before practice and after quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese went over the game plan with the second team. McCarron, who never had this chance as a rookie last season because of a shoulder injury that shelved him until November, clearly had adrenaline flowing.

“I just told those guys it’s a pride thing when we’re matched up like this,” McCarron said. “We have something to prove. It might not be this team, it might be another team. We all want to be ones eventually. There should be some pride. I don’t want to be a two. I have something to prove. I tried to challenge the guys. I felt like they responded really well.”

And he won't be for long. In all likelihood, he'll play out his contract here and then move on, leaving us with nothing but a bunch of regrets.

This guy's a clear leader. Given the money they paid Andy, I'm not sure he'll ever get a shot at starting in stripes.

How can your heart not feel a knife going into it after reading this? This is meant for his detractors last week:

Quote:McCarron also has some salt in his neck and doesn’t mind challenging the media, like he did last week when his accuracy was questioned. Once he got behind the first offensive line Friday and Saturday, completions started coming.

“I feel like we’ve gotten a ton better the last week. Our timing is I good,’ he said after practice Saturday. “After y’all blew up the Internet Kim Kardashian style about accuracy and everything. Good Lord. Like I said then. Relax. It’s going to take time . I feel like it showed today. I’m in sync with those guys.”

He's on a mission alright.

Quote:McCarron started the same way at Alabama when he was running the scout team as a freshman and driving head coach Nick Saban nuts.

“Every night I’d order pizzas for the scout team and we’d watch film,” McCarron said. “Even though we weren’t running our offense, I would have the (opponents’) cards from that day and I’d say, ‘Listen, they’re running a post and sail. I want you to run it like this when we see this coverage in practice.’ It not only made us better, it made our defense better.

“Our scout team had Eddie Lacy, Kevin Norwood, Kenny Bell,” McCarron said. “We had guys that ended up playing really well for us. We were true freshman just playing, running around, slinging it and Saban would lose his mind. Those were fun days for sure.”

Roll Stripes!!