re: Do you have faith in Mettenberger?

Have faith? I've read on this board that he is the Metssiah.....so no I'm hopeful but don 't have much faith

With a consistent OL in front of him, and a viable deep threat that can break press coverage and get behind the safety, abso-fricken-lutely.

Dude throws the deep out as well as any college QB since JR.

He's got NFL arm talent. Not very mobile, but that's ok. Just need WRs to stretch the field and OL to give him time and he'll fire it all over the field.

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He has not shown any significant signs of being a leader on the offensive side of the ball.

He is one dimensional and cannot elude or escape the grasp of a sloth.

His passing ability and accuracy is mediocre at best.

I do not think that there is much more than ANY offensive coordinator or QB coach could do to enhance the ability or productivity of ZM.

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This...

First lets talk about a championship offense. If you look at quarterbacks like Manziel who pose a double threat to a defense not only tiring them out by forcing them to chase him but knowing when and who to dish the ball too. Mettenberger can't even get out of the pocket or know when to step up to avoid a rush and much less throw on the run or run for a first down. So that leaves LSU's offense limited to a quarterback that stays in the pocket and limited play selection. Even if there were a quarterback on the bench that could do it LES MILES would let and idot humiliate the whole team before he would plan the right one. HEADCoach for A&M was questioned up and down why he was starting a freshman ahead of a veteran. He answers because he is the best man for the job and got him a HEISMAN TROPHY. Not to put all of the blame on Mettenberger but Les MIles would not know what to do with a quarterback like Manziel because of his basic grade school style offense. He would only be able to match a quarterback like Jefferson or Mettenberger that has only one good quality of being a quarterback not all of the above. Maybe thats why he recruits those styles cause thats all he can accommodate. In fact if I were an all around quarterback I would never waste my time to play for an offense like LSU that is so conservative to kill the clock rather than play to kill on every down with great mix up of plays and making smart play calling and that in turn will educate a quarterback how to adjust and make good decisions ALL game long. You can't adjust if there is no game plan with adjustments. It starts with a non adjusting very limited coach Mr. Lesser Miles that doesn't know how to make his talent shine consistantly and with discipline cause he has none himself...............PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!! IT's A Wake up call that LSU will never see because the brain of the offense is the COACH AND QUARTERBACK GOTTA have BOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LSU's defense is the only thing to talk about and thats not because of LES MILES but a good defensive coordinator that is saving LES MILES his job!!!!!!!!The day will come when his luck will run out!!!!!!!!!

Wow.
Ultimate tldr.

an angry wall of text.

It depends on the kind of protection he gets since he can't maneuver at all. With him at the helm I figure we'll go 9-3, maybe 10-2 next season.

No team has ever been humiliated in a championship game by a quarterback and offensive coordinator like LSU has and thats coming from the whole countries point of view. Even women that don't know that much about football were saying what is he doing. So who's to blame. It happens over and over in clutch situations and we always fall short and even look like we should have never made it that far. Why does it keep happening and the finger gets pointed in every direction but the right way. LSU has way too much talent to be playing that way, wouldn't you agree!! You make the call!

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He's proven nothing really, yet. So no.

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Bravo To predictable since he can't run

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I know i'll get slammed for this, but NO, I do not have faith in ZM and here is why......

He has not shown any significant signs of being a leader on the offensive side of the ball.

He is one dimensional and cannot elude or escape the grasp of a sloth.

His passing ability and accuracy is mediocre at best.

I do not think that there is much more than ANY offensive coordinator or QB coach could do to enhance the ability or productivity of ZM.

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This. Other than overthrowing, I don't think there is much more you can teach him. What was funny was that I posted in his first LSU spring game when he floated the ball sixty yards deep like a little mini blimp, wasn't going to work in live games. People where in awe about that and now you see him overthrow his deep ball almost every single time.

Thing is he has thrown for a hundred more yards this season than any other time in his career(high school and JUCO). Everything transferred over from JUCO but the TDs as he usually got intercepted in the RZ this year.

OK the dude is slower than caves forming but if we have great OL protection, than I believe he could be really good.