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re: Dural: Harris "leading the way a quarterback is supposed to"
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:22 am to LSUDonMCO
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:22 am to LSUDonMCO
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It seems that Jennings is much better in practice than in games. Les comes from the old school that places a greater value on practice than game performance. He will not pick Harris until he is better than Jennings IN PRACTICE. Game performance won't matter because Harris won't get into games. In Les's mind, he thinks " I know Jennings is better in practice but I gave Harris his shot (Auburn) and he couldn't do it. So no need to put him on the field again."
This has to win the dumbass post of the day if not the week.
So if a player has crappy practices, he should play and if a player has great practices, he should sit?
And if the player who has bad practices is inserted into a game and has a bad game, then he should be put back into more games where he can continue to play badly.
Following that logic I should be allowed to play because I know that I would be terrible at practice and then get crushed in games.
Rant logic at its finest.
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Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:35 am to Gray Tiger
20+ pages, devolving into a JJ/JL rehash around page 8
CAN'T WAIT
CAN'T WAIT
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:37 am to Gray Tiger
quote:
So if a player has crappy practices, he should play and if a player has great practices, he should sit?
And if the player who has bad practices is inserted into a game and has a bad game, then he should be put back into more games where he can continue to play badly.
The only practice I have to go by is the spring game but this sounds like exactly what happened last year.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:39 am to GeauxToBed
I hope Harris continues to mature and eventually takes over as the starting QB. BUT, lets stop pretending that sophomore and freshman QBs regularly just come in college football and succeed with numbers similar to second and third year starting QBs. (+2:1 TD,INTs; >60% Comp %) It certainly does happen (Aaron Murray for example) but it isn't a normality. Add in that we run a pro style set which is difficult for the QB to read the defense post snap and where he has to react much quicker compared with the one-two, pre-snap read spread offenses.
So, comparing apples to apples, just in terms of first year starters and running a "similar offense" to LSU with like competition. (In no way am i saying Jennings is as talented)
Matt Stafford
Jamarcus Russell
Compared to.... Anthony Jennings
Let the best man compete and win the job!
Ooo and my bad for being rational!
So, comparing apples to apples, just in terms of first year starters and running a "similar offense" to LSU with like competition. (In no way am i saying Jennings is as talented)
Matt Stafford
Jamarcus Russell
Compared to.... Anthony Jennings
Let the best man compete and win the job!
Ooo and my bad for being rational!
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:40 am to BayouBengals18
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But but themadfratter said Harris couldn't even complete a swing pass and he stares down his receivers...
There have been plenty of reports over the course of the spring that have pretty much said the same thing about Harris FYI.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:59 am to Oizers
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There have been plenty of reports over the course of the spring that have pretty much said the same thing about Harris FYI.
Yeah but we saw that live last season with Jennings in and out every week, so does this mean we have no qb who can do this. If so we are in terrible shape
This post was edited on 4/17/15 at 9:00 am
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:59 am to MC5601
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As much potential I see in Harris, it's hard not to root for a guy like Jennings. Jennings has a great attitude that I hope is contagious throughout the team. If the pieces come together for either one we are in for a great ride next season.
Why not root for both?
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:00 am to LesGeaux45
I'm just ready to see if Lee will beat out Jefferson in the Spring Game tomorrow.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:17 am to goatman1419
Great Post 
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:21 am to dgnx6
quote:No, absolutely not. Imagine how much better Harris would be with a year of starting under his belt. We were never going to get anywhere with AJ. Should have just played Harris so he could get some experience.
So the coaches made the rt decision last year?
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:30 am to GeauxToBed
Jesus fricking henry christ we need a QB board
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:24 am to No Diggity Tiger
Stafford's 2006 52.7% completions, 7TD with 13INT is cause for optimism regardless of who starts next year.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:25 am to LSUDonMCO
quote:
Les comes from the old school that places a greater value on practice than game performance. He will not pick Harris until he is better than Jennings IN PRACTICE
I would think any competent head coach would value practice performance over glimpses of in-game brilliance.
Practice is what you will fall back on when adversity hits, when the other team refuses to let you use athleticism to beat them.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:30 am to lsusteve1
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Les' s job is to win games. Harris would not have done this last year.
AJ isn't the answer but he was the only option last season.
I still don't get why people have this feeling. I guess the Auburn game clouds everyone's memory, but Harris was head and shoulders better last year.
And it's undeniable.
Adjusted scoring (points scored - turnovers x average opp. points/turnover) is telling enough.
Jennings 11 scores.. 10 turnovers = adj. score of 54
Harris.. 9 scores.. 3 turnovers = adj. score of 50
You can argue whatever you want.. however you want.. but the fact is Harris accounted for virtually the same amount of points in 1/4th the ammount of snaps.
Jennings averaged a touchdown every 30 plays.
While Harris averaged one every 8 plays!
Les has made some "headscratching" decisions over the years, but starting Harris at Auburn(what were they ranked? like #3 at the time) and not giving him a chance against Arkansas when Jennings was more than useless were two of the more bizarre and frustrating things I've ever seen.
Harris still accounted for more yards than Jennings (they split time) against Auburn.
Harris was better. Plain and simple.
There is no justifiable reason to claim that Jennings gave us a better chance at winning. We won in spite of him in every possible way.
Dural is just translating the stats into words.
Good to hear, nonetheless.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:31 am to Oizers
quote:
There have been plenty of reports over the course of the spring that have pretty much said the same thing about Harris FYI.
Links? Because I have seen the exact opposite.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:39 am to Mr. Wayne
And for all the talk about how great Jennings is in practice as compared to Harris, Harris sure did light Jennings up in the Spring game last year. Their only time to compete directly against each other on the same field the stat line was:
Jennings: 157 yards with a passing TD and and 2 INT's
Harris: 195 yards with 3 passing TD's and a rushing TD
Hopefully we see them both go for 225 yards 2 passing TD's and a rushing TD tomorrow. I'd feel better if they both look equally good as compared to one looking not as bad as the other.
Jennings: 157 yards with a passing TD and and 2 INT's
Harris: 195 yards with 3 passing TD's and a rushing TD
Hopefully we see them both go for 225 yards 2 passing TD's and a rushing TD tomorrow. I'd feel better if they both look equally good as compared to one looking not as bad as the other.
This post was edited on 4/17/15 at 11:02 am
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:45 am to Mr. Wayne
jennings threw 2 pick 6's in the spring game last year...
Posted on 4/17/15 at 11:02 am to monsterballads
Corrected
Posted on 4/17/15 at 11:09 am to Mr. Wayne
quote:
Jennings: 157 yards with a passing TD and and 2 INT's
Harris: 195 yards with 3 passing TD's and a rushing TD
Now show their completion percentages
Posted on 4/17/15 at 11:10 am to tgerb8
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tgerb8
Miles/Cameron's judgement >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tgerb8 judgement
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