re: ESPN Mark Schlabach has LSU 4th in SEC West

Sure it is such as puke green, burnt orange, blood red, ovulation crimson or better yet, menstrual crimson. Your observation is anything but rational nor is it about LSU football. Purely about Hurt's accomplishments for two games last season. I spoke out saying what I felt was declining play during that same time. Enter you to his defense. Hurts did what I say he did towards the end of the season. You singled out two games during that time in which he threw multiple TDs multiple INTs and threw for 630 plus yards. You feel that this was fantastic play. While these numbers are factual, it doesn't make them fantastic or disprove he was not in decline. You're speaking as a fan that is easily wowed because you envy Alabama. We don't have Jalen Hurts as our QB. If you know so much about football then you should know numbers don't tell the complete story and can be misleading. I'm pretty sure Jalen Hurts wishes he would not have thrown the majority of his INTS in the last 5 games of the season nor would he proclaim his play during that span as fantastic. You have no point.

"Asked why he and the offense struggled during significant portions of the game, he said, "We just didn't execute."

It was the simplest explanation he could have conjured after seven of Alabama's 17 drives resulted in three-and-outs. In Steve Sarkisian's debut as offensive coordinator, Hurts continued his pattern of regression as a passer that began in late November and persisted until the crushing final second of Alabama's season. On Monday, Hurts completed 13 of 31 attempts for 131 yards. The question mark with Hurts is his passing, especially after he threw for an average of just 109 yards in Alabama's final three games last year while competing only 48 percent of his passes in those three games".

Again, not sure what games you were watching last year, perhaps you simply looked at the numbers. The whole country was watching this kid late in the season being they were hot shiiite and all. I have yet to come across any articles saying he was fantastic DURING THE END OF THE SEASON, including the two measly games you highlight.