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Sure, it's why he transferred - his limited passing ability.
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Hurts is a case where he saddled the most responsibility in an environment that would have been more productive for him to be a quality distributor.  Sort of like he played point guard like Allen Iverson, despite having Larry Bird camped out at the 3-point line and James Worthy slashing towards the hoop.  He's taking too many shots in that situation.
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Hurts was a poorer passer than both is predecessor and successor.  He was a good runner for a QB, but his yards per carry was worse than his RBs.  Now, that's usually true because sacks are counted in, but still.  In '16, his RBs averaged almost 2 yards per carry more than he did.  So having a good running QB is an additional attribute can be a good thing, it isn't if he's less productive than the alternative*. 
To his credit, he did improve as a passer in '17, but was night-and-day from being as good as Tua.
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Again, this discussion isn't to talk badly about anyone.  Hurts started at QB for great Alabama teams and was a good player.  But he was surrounded by elite talent.  The more of the load he shouldered, I fear it was at the expense of more production by his teammates.
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*if your mind invariably jumps to Tebow, he was Florida's designated 3rd & 1, 4th & 1, and goal-to-go ball carrier.  This is evidenced by the rushing TDs, you can look up yourself

You brought in the "chopped liver" label.  And yes, John Parker Wilson, Blake Sims, and year 1 of AJ McCarron are relatively chopped liver when compared to other contemporary NC-winning QBs like Joe Burrow, Trevor Lawrence, and Jameis Winston. 
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I don't think you're much of a Nostradamus with those HOF predictions, lol.

It's not even about Alabama, anyway.  Let's pick another team that you won't lose all objectivity about...

FSU:  yr - QB - ATT - RATE - RB YPC - TOP 2 WR - Scoring D Rank
87 - McManus........264.....125.......7.2.......Gainer/Carter......7th
88 - Ferguson........194......153......5.3.......Antho ny/Lewis.....14th
89 - Willis................346....151......5.2.......D awsey/Anthony.....17th
90 - Weldon/Johnson..345....144.....5.2.......Dawsey/Bennett......21st
91 - Weldon(2nd).... 313....146.....5.3......Baker/Bennett........13th
92 - Ward..................365.....127.....5.0......Va nover/Knox.........14th
93 - Ward . ...............380.....158.....6.2......McCorvey/Vanover....1st
94 - Kanell.................380.......129.....6.8..... McCorvey/Dunn.......14th
95 - Kanell.................402.......146.....7.5..... Cooper/Green.........32nd
96 - Busby................243........132.....6.2...... Green/Dunn.........5th
97 - Busby................390........148.....5.6...... Green/Warrick.......7th
98 - Weinke.............286.........142.....4.5......W arrick/Duggans.....3rd
99 - Weinke.............377.......145.......4.5......W arrick/Duggans.....11th
00 - Weinke. .........431........163......5.1......Minnis/Minor..........1st
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So as Florida gets boat-raced in the Cotton Bowl, I chose these data points because.....attempts = trust the HC has in his QB (and is affected by running game effectiveness)....pass rating - to show HOW the QB did in his given attempts......the RB ypc to see if the QB had a good running game to rely on......the top 2 pass-catchers to see if those names were good/talented.....and how the defense was.  I'd argue these are all connected and will let us have some sort of conversation.  You know, unless someone gets butthurt and wants to defend these FSU QBs and ignore the actual conversation.

most bama fans won't disagree. doesn't mean he wasn't/isn't a good qb and that those runs weren't quality plays. just because pass plays have more y/a doesn't mean running plays aren't worth it. even if it's just to keep them honest. and one of the threats/benefits of having a qb like hurts is it makes the d respect his runs, which in turn gives the rb's better chance at success.
hurts was a 1 read-scramble qb his first year. he progressed to a 2-3 read qb by jr/sr year. still not a full field general, but when combined with his legs made him a legit threat to any d. and a really good overall college qb.