What Nick Saban said following Alabama’s first scrimmage of the spring

“I think we dropped some balls, which is something that we need to clean up. Jermaine Burton did a good job today. Little Aaron Anderson had a couple big plays, did a nice job. Really good run after catch ability. Took a five-yard play and ran for 35, 40 yards against the first-team defense. So I think the receivers are coming along.”

“I thought Jalen Milroe has made really consistent strides and he did some good things today. He actually moved the team. We always give the second (quarterback) an opportunity with the first team, and he moved the team down the field pretty effectively. I think he’s got a better understanding of what we’re doing. He’s getting a little more consistent in his ability to execute.”

“This team’s been really good. This team doesn’t have any complainers, guys just do what they’re coached to do. They work hard. We don’t have a lot of negative guys on this team, and we have some real positive leadership, which I think is always important. And hopefully we can build on that and that will be something that’s an asset to this team. It’s easy to start that way, it’s more difficult to sustain. Hopefully, this team will be able to sustain it, and that will help us in terms of our development when the fall rolls around.”