Jalen Milroe caught some flak since Alabama’s stunning loss against Tennessee (24-17). Alabama’s QB 1 has been feeling the heat since he finished with only 55.6% of his throws during Alabama’s Tennessee loss. People even called him a “rotten apple” of the team, like, what? Our man even got nominated for the Campbell Award yesterday! And yeah, how can we forget his Heisman prospect? But October has been truly disastrous for Milroe.

The signal-caller has thrown five interceptions in the last three games compared to just one in the first four contests. During the loss against the Volunteers, he threw for over 239 yards and one touchdown through the air while throwing two costly interceptions, the first in the end zone and the second on Alabama’s final offensive drive, when Milroe was picked off by Birmingham native Will Brooks to seal the game for the Volunteers. That’s not all, more serious accusations have been slapped on him.

Fans have accused Milroe of intentionally targeting the 17-year-old wide receiver Ryan Williams, targeting him 18 times, whereas he targeted the next closest receiver, Kendrick Law and Germie Bernard, just five times. If these were not bad enough, now an Alabama alum has come up with his piece of criticism for Milroe and his mates.

On the recent episode of ‘The Bama Standard Network’ show, Alabama’s former wide receiver Matt Caddell is very frustrated right now with Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe.

“Milroe, I gotta give it. I’ve been pulling for you for the longest, brother. Work on your mechanics. I know your coach is raving about—oh, he’s such a great leader. He comes into the training facility at four in the morning, like the first one there. Okay, what are you doing there? Are you working on your quarterback mechanics? Are you working on throwing now? So, man, get back in the lab. Work on your ground.” The guy who once rocked on that field could not keep calm after looking at the current state of his team.

“But listen, you should have to hear from me. You should have it for yourself. You should when you brush your teeth in the mirror and be like Man, I can. I need to go get better. I know my faults. I know where I need to work to be a leader for this team and what we want to do, but if you don’t have it, it is what it is. I do think one positive thing was that drive when we ran the ball coming out of halftime; I think that was all on the board. He’s probably going to have to have more input on the play call than letting Coach Sharon just do what he wants to do,” Caddell further added. Milroe is well aware of his shortcomings as he had stated after the game.

“I gotta take full ownership of that. When it comes to communication up front, communication to the guys around, I gotta do better on my end… [That’s] something I acknowledged as we were playing, so it’s all about building, it’s all about regrouping and acknowledging where we were not our best at today,” Milroe said.

Indeed, Saturday was the worst game of Milroe’s career. The day marked the first time an Alabama quarterback threw multiple interceptions in consecutive games since John Parker Wilson in 2007. With at least one turnover in four consecutive games, Milroe, Alabama’s biggest playmaker, has become one of the main reasons why the team is in a slump.

Milroe looks off mechanically. His feet are not consistently set consistently on throws. Late in the fourth quarter with a clean pocket, he sailed it over Justice Haynes’ head. There is one more example of poor mechanics.

It was third-and-long. Milroe did a good job evading pressure and had ample time to reset his feet and provide an accurate pass to Ryan Willaims, who was open across the field. But Milroe’s feet left the ground on his throw. It’s behind Williams who falls trying to slow down and make the play. As a result, Alabama was forced to punt.

Saturday was the first time this season when Milroe did not use his legs to create positive yards. His longest run on Saturday was 10 yards, the shortest of the season, and it was the first time this year that he didn’t have a rushing touchdown. Without Milroe’s legs, the run game struggled greatly: 2.6 yards per carry (sack-adjusted). But amid all the criticism, there were voices that came out supporting him.

‘Got your back’: Tide’s message to Jalen Milroe

20-year-old wideout Germie Bernard handed out his support to Milroe amid the accusations of targeting Ryan Williams. “We always have J-Mil’s back. Whether the ball is in our vicinity, we have to be better at making those plays when those opportunities come our way,” Bernard said. Notably, Milroe himself had said something interesting about Williams after Alabama defeated the Georgia Bulldogs on September 28.

“That man’s always making a play on the ball. I just have so much trust in him. When he’s out at receiver, he’s going to do something special with the football,” Milroe had said. But those were good times. Now that things have gone south, more support poured in for Milroe.

Alabama insider Mike Rodak also shared a message from Bernard to Milroe. “Don’t listen to any of the doubters—like he says, the naysayers. I always tell him, I’ve got your back no matter what anybody else says. I keep reminding him so he doesn’t get down on himself,” Rodak wrote on X.

Tight end CJ Dippre said, “It’s definitely; I’ve got your back. We’ve always had each other’s back. Why wouldn’t we have each other’s back now. I don’t think anything has changed week in and week out. it’s just about going 1-0 and worrying about Missouri this week.” Meanwhile, a big piece of support came from the offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan who took accountability of the loss.

“I think none of us coached or played well enough in the game Saturday, and that starts with me,” Sheridan said. On the other hand, lauding Milroe, he said, “Jalen’s an extremely confident player. I have no concerns [about] that at all. His preparation creates that confidence for him, and he’ll get back to work this week just like the rest of our players will.”

With that, his mates are trying to boost Milroe’s confidence and want to see the same guy who completed 27 of 33 passes with two passing touchdowns, a solid 81.8% completion rate in the game against Georgia. If Milroe bounces back with a similar kind of game, no one can stop Alabama from scoring a win against Missouri.