re: The misconception that Jefferson does not open up the running game....

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I understand what we do with JJ GFunk, and I've felt that we've been very successful and effective in our utilization of him this year. Last night, however, we went away from the formula we've been using with JJ. Maybe it was to get JJ some practice throwing the ball, which I don't really think he needs considering how long he's been with us, but maybe that was it. I don't know. But I do know that running more option plays in one series with Lee than an entire game with JJ doesn't make much sense.

It's my lone complaint. I just don't understand what we were doing last night regarding the play calling. I'm dwelling on this probably too much at this point.

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I can't say we're trying to get JJ practice throwing the ball because we only threw it 14 times through 3+ quarters. I don't see that being what the deal was, at all.

Miles own comments indicate that even had Lee attended class, he would not have started. He would've gone back to the 2010 deal. He mentioned the 3rd drive deal, & that's silly to me.

I think Miles was-perhaps-interested in seeing if his team can do BOTH the 2010 & the 2011 versions of the offense at this point. Either that, or maybe he's truly committed to riding with JJ from here on out. I think that's a huge gamble, and quite honestly, I view it as a potentially (almost probably, I'm afraid) fatal mistake for his season.

I don't have a dog in the JJ or Lee fight. Don't know either, & I'm not related to either. Don't care if JJ's little brother signs here, or whether either is lined up under Center in New Orleans this year for all the marbles.

But, I do know that the 8-0 Jarrett Lee iteration of the LSU Offense looked like the best LSU Offense anyone has seen-inside or out-whose watched this program since 2007.

To try to change course & start heading up wind at this point after seeing all of these results we've piled up this year is strange to me. I truly hope this was just a one-game diversion, as Miles stated in his PC.