The question is simple: If you could build a team around any current SEC quarterback, who would you take?

SEC Network analyst Greg McElroy pointed to Mississippi State's Nick Fitzgerald.

So, I asked Tommy Tuberville today on The Opening Kickoff on WNSP-FM 105.5.

While the former Auburn coach didn't disagree with McElroy's assessment he went another way.

"He's a good player," Tuberville told me on Friday about Fitzgerald. He has a lot to learn. I think he came a long way last year.

"I think probably the prototype quarterback is the kid at Alabama, (Jalen) Hurts. Everyone is looking for a player when they get the ball in their hands 70 to 80 times a game, which a quarterback does, can he make a big play out of a bad play? Can he turn it around and - just because of his legs - make a coach look really good, which he did last year?"

It should be noted McElroy said Hurts, the SEC Offensive Player of the Year last season, is certainly worthy of consideration.

Where Tuberville and McElroy differ in opinions is the Auburn quarterback situation. McElroy said he is "bullish" on Jarrett Stidham.

Tuberville, on the other hand, is a fan of Sean White.

"It's obvious the situation (Auburn coach) Gus (Malzahn) is in," Tuberville explained. "He's done a good job under the circumstances of having all his quarterbacks injured. The football team at Auburn has gotten much better. This is the year that will probably surprise a lot of people if - and there a lot of ifs that are involved - the quarterback stays healthy.

"I like Sean White. I think Sean White is a very good quarterback. I think he fits well in Gus' scheme, if he can stay healthy."

Tuberville went on to say the he believed Stidham gives the Tigers another option and will "probably be the quarterback." In the end, he believes, however, both Stidham and White will win football games for Auburn.

With all the talk of quarterbacks, though, he was quick to point out that times have changed.

"Drop back quarterbacks are few and far between," he said. When you have a quarterback that can stand in the pocket and has to make a great decision and use his arm but doesn't have the legs to get out of the pocket, you're limited."