I don't think people realize what a prodigy Tua has always been. It's not just about what he is now.
Tua was throwing a football better than Marcus Mariota when he was only 15 years old. Mariota was fixing to win the Heisman Trophy as a Senior at Oregon and couldn't throw the ball as well as Tua.
I remember Trent Dilfer saying after he coached Tua at the Elite 11 camp that Tua was a generational talent. He compared the way the ball came out of Tua's hands to Aaron Rodgers. Here's Dilfer's exact words -
“I think Tua’s a generational talent. I mean, I’ve said this over and over and over,” Dilfer said. “I said it a year and a half ago before he got to Alabama. I think that he’s a kid that can go through his college career and never lose a game, considering where he’s at. … I mean, he’s that kind of good. The best I’ve ever seen.”
“Of the 32 NFL starters right now, I want to say 20 of them — my numbers may be off — have gone through our Elite 11,” Dilfer said. “I know the other ones well. He’s the greatest high school talent I’ve ever seen, and it’s not close. But it’s not just how he throws the ball and his movement skills. It’s his maturity; it’s his focus; it’s his football IQ; it’s his leadership. It’s everything. He’s the complete package.
“And you’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg. He can do things with a football that I’ve only seen a couple other people be able to do. And he can think quickly, and nothing bothers him, and he’s a great leader. Like I said, he just checks every box.”
Tua checks all the boxes for me. Others may prefer Mike Leach or Ohio St. quarterbacks due to "volume". Give me Tua.