re: JJ, Miles, and Mett - again

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So let JJ fubar the game, then hope Lee can save it for us. Really? This is your "logic"

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JJ is better than Lee, except for the 2-minute drill imo. Lee usually does very well in the 2-minutes drill. If you ask me, it's because the ball has to leave his hands quickly and most teams back off pressure in the 2-minute drill to try to prevent big gains.

jj has his faults but no way should mett be even considered for the starting position after spring practice.

if miles started mett and we went 8-4 (in a year we are ranked #1 in polls) these same mett supporters would be asking for miles to be fired. again.

so we figured out miles isn't perfect, well neither is mac, or lil nicky, or stoops etc.

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Cause I am not counting the final 8 minutes of a blow out

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Haven't seen many blow outs with Jefferson, and even when they were, they were ugly.

Save for maybe auburn 2009

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Lets be fair: LSU lost at least 2-3 of those games thanks to our dynamic duo of DC's when Lee was QB.

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We lost AU because we could not block AU, nor stop Cam Newton.

We lost Arky because we could not stop Davis.

Could it have helped us win for JJ to play flawless football? Yes.

But the same could be said for Lee in 08. 08 Lee would have lost us more than 2 games in 2010. He is, and always will be, a boom or bust guy.

JJ will not win or lose a game. JL is equally capable of doing both.

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I appreciate all their hard work, but I'm just ready to see someone else starting.

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Definitely. They're both good people and I wish the best for them always and past college, but I'm ready for some decent (or dare I hope for good?!) QB play. It's tough watching such a loaded team on both sides of the ball fail to win it all because of poor QB play. If we don't get it this year, I'll be very disappointed. But we have so much YOUNG talent that next year's team will likely be even more scary with Mett at the helm.

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I'll be honest, I don't think it is an open competition. I think Miles knows what he has in Jefferson and he knows he is a safe pick to start the game. I don't think it is seniority I think it is familiarity that is winning.

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Exactly. There is a case to be made for starting a senior on opening day against a high profile opponent on a neutral field rather than the new guy--even if you plan on using the new guy on a couple of drives during the 1st half of that game to see how he does.

I have actually gone on record as saying I think a senior like JJ should be given priority over Mett to start the Oregon game, allowing Mett to make a smooth transition like the kind afforded to Russell in 2004.

Is there an argument for the other side, that the competition in the fall should truly be "open" with no preferences for experience and seniority? Yes. Do I agree with it? Not really, but I'm not entirely opposed to it either. Is Les Miles likely to agree with it? HELL NO.

The entire rationale Miles seems to have for going with JJ in the first place, as many other people have pointed out, is that he gives you a very predictable performance with some running options. Miles wants his defense and running game to win for the team, and his passing game not to lose for the team. Thus, no open competition.

That's not to say that it isn't possible that Mett could outperform JJ so badly in summer camp that he gets the starting job anyway, but it certainly won't be an open competition. It will be a case of a groomed senior leader throwing away his starting spot on opening day.

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Actually, I'm excited about pulling for both of these guys in 2011. LSU needs one of these QB's to put it together, and the season could really be special if one, or both, put it together.

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LSU will need two QB's this year, as they did last. One isn't good enough. Right now, the competition is for the number two spot. Not the number one.

I can't believe y'all are still arguing about this. What is this....like the 4th 10+ page thread on this same topic the last 3 weeks?