EJay
Scout Team
What I remember is a lot of posters sided with Flores and they really turned against Fitzpatrick. A player Nick Saban stated was one of the hardest workers he ever had and a player who was willing to play wherever he was needed.
At the time many people thought it was Fitzpatrick who was the problem. Unfortunately it took a couple of years to realize who the real problem was.
I was initially one of those people. Even though I was defending the Minkah selection on this forum against the naysayers believing that taking a safety that high was not a good decision, I felt MF was being a baby not wanting to learn and play multiple positions.
In hindsight, while I still kinda feel both should shoulder some blame, I’m more than happy to concede that I was more wrong than right and that Flores (and his unknown personality issues at the time) was the bigger problem.