Alabama Football: Former QB John Parker Wilson, What’s He Up to Now?

Larry Burton (Syndicated Writer) When Nick Saban came to Alabama, he inherited a lot of good and bad situations and players. One of the good players was John Parker Wilson, a mop topped big smiling guy who looked more like a surfer than a quarterback. Looking over his choices at that position, it was apparent that Wilson would have to be the go to guy. He may not have been the quarterback that Saban would have drafted himself, but Saban soon found many things to like about the young quarterback who always seemed to have a big smile on his face. On a Saban team, the offense is supposed to move the chains and not turn the ball over. Wilson appeared to be able to one of those well, but his turnovers caused Saban more than one heartburn. With Wilson, there was a high risk reward factor. Saban's first year in charge of the Tide was Wilson's second year as a starter after going 6-7 in Shula's last season. It was too soon to radically change the offensive philosophy as that was...