It's fair to say Jake Coker wasn't happy with the whole NFL combine situation.

Coming off two of his best games in the playoffs, the former Alabama passer wasn't among the 18 quarterbacks invited to the crucial showcase in Indianapolis. That left Wednesday's pro day in Tuscaloosa as his primary tryout for pro teams.

Coker said good was mixed with the bad in a planned 50-throw showcase. Intermediate routes were better than the deep balls. The combine issue wasn't Coker's favored topic.

"Oh man, I don't wanna get started on that," he said after the workout. "It's all good, man. It pissed me off, but hey, it didn't change my work ethic or the way I've been working. Hey, it is what it is."

Projections have Coker going in the late rounds at best, with a free-agent deal possible. At 6-foot-5, 236 pounds, he brings prototypical size to the position. During his workout Wednesday, he again showed he's best throwing on the run.

"Yeah, I feel like my feet are pretty quick and I tried to come out here and make them as quick as possible," Coker said. "Hopefully the right way. But yeah, the motion was definitely something I've been working on. It's just one of those things that we really focused on and hopefully I got better. And I think I have. Hopefully they see it."

Alabama coach Nick Saban likes what Coker can bring to the NFL. He also had an explanation for why he thought his quarterback wasn't invited to Indianapolis.

"I think Jake has got a lot of upside," Saban said. "Jake only has one year when he really played and was 'The Man.' I think one reason Jake didn't get invited to the combine wasn't because of Jake, I think it is because there were 97 juniors who came out. I think that's an issue and a problem we need to address with the NFL because it's unfair to some of the seniors because all those guys (juniors) get invited and some of them are not ranked as high as some of the seniors who they know more about."

Coker passed for 3,110 yards while completing 66.9 percent of his throws in the Tide's championship run. His best two games came in the playoffs, starting with a 286-yard game in the Cotton Bowl. Coker completed 25 of his 30 passes in the 38-0 pounding of Michigan State. Another career high came in the title game with 335 yards against Clemson.

"I think Jake is going to do just fine," Saban said. "I think he's going to need to continue to develop. He's got a great arm who can make all the throws. For his size he is very athletic, and I think a lot of people are going to like that."