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Jalen Milroe from Alabama is transitioning from his remarkable college football career and is prepared to unleash his skills in the NFL. How does it feel like to sign up for the pro, knowing that he is not a finished product yet? Time will reveal these answers, but for now, let’s delve deeply into Milroe’s remarkable two years at Tuscaloosa. He made 27 starts for the team and achieved some impressive stats. It’s evident that the NFL draft in April will provide Milroe with a smooth transition.

The draft gurus have differing opinions on him after Alabama’s largely inconsistent season. But Milroe possesses uncanny talent. He knows what he brings to the table. So, having a sharp idea of what he wants from his would-be program is never wrong.

Jalen Milroe set the standard high for his NFL negotiation

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Former Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe ranks among the interesting quarterback prospects heading into 2025. Interestingly, he is not the showstopper like Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders, the widely projected QB1 and QB2, respectively, but if you watch him closely, his prowess speaks volumes. He is one of the most gifted athletes to exist in the entire college football mix. Sure, there have been times when he missed incredibly easy throws and mounted some dumb sacks, but you can’t unsee the athleticism there.

Remember that windy evening against LSU? When Mirloe ran through the Tigers’ defense a helpless Brian Kelly looked from the sidelines. At his peak, his run game resembles the likes of Cam Newton and Lamar Jackson. It seems a better understanding with the supporting players, and the coaches can chisel the best out of him. Milroe is aware of the fact that his raw potential needs to be honed under an apt hand.

Milroe has been one of those QBs who struggled a lot after Nick Saban left. He had to adjust to the new Kalen DeBoer settings. Consequently, his evolution has been disrupted to a great extent. The 22-year-old didn’t want the pattern to repeat in his NFL debut. Specifying what he needs from any team considering him, the Texas kid said, ”I think, for me, it’s all about the relationship aspect of getting to know every day as a whole, then, of course, the leadership as that is presenting as being a starting quarterback or being a quarterback in the NFL.” 

‘All I want to do is our everything into a program or organization and have no regrets,’‘ Milroe added, referencing the dark days in Alabama in the past season. However, not everything was bad in his Alabama coaching experience. While on one hand, DeBoer asked him to play against his strength, coach Reese offered him ease, providing constant guidance and knowledge.

However, Milroe getting very little hype about being a first-round quarterback is really absurd. There has naturally been a lot of debate suggesting he might change positions in order to find the elite mark in the NFL. However, Milroe later dismissed the idea in one shot. Milroe asked fans not to ask a zebra to be a dog, ”that’s outright embarrassing.

Jalen Milroe’s big season loopholes exposed 

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Jalen Milroe came fresh off a superb redshirt sophomore season, completing 65.8 percent of his passes for 2,834 yards and 23 touchdowns with just six interceptions as he led the team to an SEC title and the College Football Playoff. He is simply an unstoppable beast if he gets proper help from the rest of the Buckeyes troops.

Milroe has undoubtedly been the most lucrative catch to the big leagues. He has the physical ability; he has the stoic, strong arm to make a picture-perfect throw. But the two massive villains on his intangible list seem to be his issues with control and accuracy.

Pickell said, “When you talk about Kalen DeBoer, his first year in Tuscaloosa, he was operating under very clunky circumstances like Jalen Milroe…he wasn’t the right fit for Kalen DeBoer’s offense.” Why so? The DeBoer-Grubb team had set a high standard at the Huskies. Without Grubb and with a different QB, DeBoer couldn’t repeat his Washington exploits. The fans also put a lot of blame on OC Nick Sheridan. In that context, it’s unsurprising that Sheridan is getting replaced by Grubb after the latter returned from his one-year rendezvous in the NFL.

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For now, he would focus solely on getting the best out of his NFL career.

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