The problem is not McElroy it's the OL. They are excellent at run blocking and opening holes for our backs, but in pass protection they are lacking. These defenses know this and they're exploiting it. It doesn't help that our last 3 opponents have each been progressively the best defenses Bama has faced all season. I thought McElroy played well in the UT game. He got the ball to Julio a lot, but UT is a tough D and hard to move the ball against no matter how good your team is. McElroy isn't slumping really. Saban and the coaches aren't letting him take shots down the field. They are playing conservative football to prevent making mistakes. We'll probably do the same against LSU. One thing that annoyed me in this last game were the plays right there at the goal line to get Julio a TD. Ingram is the heart and soul of this team right now. He carried the ball down to that position. That close, you have to give him a shot to get it in there. We have to stop these stupid fade routes at the goal line. Our back field is too good for that crap.

As to Mac, I expect him to have a much better game at LSU. The coaches know the problems, but the main thing is we've faced 3 tough defenses right behind each other in the meat of the schedule. Good defenses are good for a reason. They can shut down a decent pass game. No reason to bench McElroy at all. He's still making good decisions and managing the game well when he can't make the throws.