Kalen DeBoer has a clear message for Ty Simpson when it comes to avoiding the “rat poison” that has been Alabama’s recent success
DeBoer and Simpson know they have achieved nothing yet.
The enemy of great is good. And while it’s still early, it’s safe to say the Alabama Crimson Tide are a good team. But if they want to be great, they have to avoid what the great Nick Saban always refers to as “rat poison.”
That is, all the hype and hoopla that comes from having success. Or, exactly what Alabama is experiencing right now after beating the Georgia Bulldogs and Vanderbilt Commodores. Well, the person arguably most responsible for that success is Ty Simpson.
Just the other day, Joel Klatt said that Simpson would have won the Heisman already if his last name were Manning. So how does one avoid that sort of talk and stay locked in? By doing exactly what Kalen DeBoer suggested.
Kalen DeBoer knows there is no reason to be complacent for Ty Simpson
“I don’t think there’s a reason to be complacent yet, because it’s still early in the season. And that’s the way we talk in the program. It ain’t good enough. Like, there’s so much area and you’re working on things,” said DeBoer on Monday. You wanna acknowledge improvement. You wanna acknowledge the ways that we fight. But from an execution standpoint, there was a lot of stuff that we can do better.”
It’s true. Alabama won 30-14, but it should never have been that close. The team should have kept its foot on the gas, and Simpson had an uncharacteristic interception early in the game. Not to mention, he held on to the ball a little too long. That has to be corrected.
“I think Ty recognized that. He felt that. We’re addressing it on the sideline. He can feel it. He knows what it’s supposed to look like, and he understands,” added DeBoer on wanting more from Simpson. “He’s past the point now where he’s gotta try to prove to people that he can do it. He’s done it at a high level. So now it’s about his leadership with our team and helping us be the best version that we can each and every week as we improve.”
If you have watched Simpson in between drives or when on the sideline, you have seen a passionate leader. When Ryan Williams dropped the ball against Vanderbilt, he damn near sprinted towards where Williams was sitting and passionately got in his face to tell him how much they needed him going forward.
Simpson might be dealing right now; he might have the 12th highest QBR in the nation, but he doesn’t strike me as a satisfied player who rests on his laurels. If that was the case, I don’t think he and Alabama respond the way they have since Florida State.
I believe he won’t rest until Alabama hoists another national championship.
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