re: What happened to Jordan Jefferson over the course of his career

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It IS the same set of data.

I am using the 2011 Regular Season for both Jefferson and Lee. I'm using All TWELVE games for BOTH Jefferson and Lee.

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You are excluding 2 data points.

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Two data points.

You say that like the SECCG and the BCSCG are exactly the same as a regular season game against Northwestern State or Kentucky or Ole Miss.

I excluded the SECCG and the BCSCG for the very clear and rational reasons that I have REPEATEDLY given throughout this thread. Even so, I have provided extensive analysis of both of those games.



What I have not focused on in this thread, but merely touched upon, was the fact that Jefferson was an infinitely better runner than Lee, and I have not spent much time discussing Jefferson's positive impact on LSU's running game.

Jefferson's record setting 1,018 rushing yards is more than 25% of Lee's career passing yards. It's a truly significant number of rushing yards.

Moreover, not only did Jefferson run the ball better than Lee, LSU as a team ran the ball better when Jefferson was the QB.


The common meme on this board is that Lee was the better passer and Jefferson was the better runner. The truth is:
(1) Jefferson was a better runner,
(2) the LSU offense ran the ball better when Jefferson was the QB, and
(3) Jefferson was a better passer than Lee.

The only thing that is debatable is the extent to which Jefferson was a better passer.