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Lee must lose his fear

Posted on 9/4/11 at 4:09 am
Posted by justustm2
Member since Sep 2005
4158 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 4:09 am
of getting hit on the football field. He seems to play afraid of getting hit. I know the atheletes playing football these days are big, fast and fearsome looking. But getting hit is just part of the game. And you cannot play the game effectively if you a scared of contact. Real football player will say they did not settle down until they got hit. Lee seems to avoid contact at all costs.

Lee seems to panic when he thinks he is going to get hit. And it affects his whole game. Notice on the fumble. He was afraid to recover it. Notice when he was surrounded by Ducks and totally freaked out and ran in circles. Notice that he throws off his back foot constantly. Or when he is about to be hit he just throws the ball up for grabs.

Lee has all the tools it takes to be a super QB. He has to get over that fear. I am unaware of anybody being killed on the football field. Not any QB's I know of the have been paralized.

If Lee loses that fear, LSU has a great QB on their hands and a truly great season in store. If not, its fingers crossed everytime he drops back to pass, with the hopes that pressure will not cause him to lose his faculties and trip the f out. Maybe he needs a good shot of Jack Daniels before games or a toke of something else.
Posted by Tigerfan53
Death Valley
Member since Nov 2010
3105 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 4:16 am to
thats because he was thrown into action too early and had a terrible o-line then...once he starts to trust this oline he will get better
Posted by justustm2
Member since Sep 2005
4158 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 4:33 am to
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thats because he was thrown into action too early and had a terrible o-line then...once he starts to trust this oline he will get better


I was not talking about then but now. Yesterday.




Posted by colemans04
Virginia
Member since Aug 2007
226 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 4:36 am to
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I am unaware of anybody being killed on the football field. Not any QB's I know of the have been paralized.


Jason Street?
Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
22767 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 4:49 am to
quote:

thats because he was thrown into action too early


No its not its because he is afraid of getting hit during throwing when he can't defend himself.
Posted by guttata
prairieville
Member since Feb 2006
22504 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 6:03 am to
That throwing off his back foot is painful to watch. Even when he steps into a pass, his first move is to back up 3-4 steps so he avoid the phantom hit. Still glad he is the qb, but being scared to take a hit bothers me.
Posted by Slim
Poplarville, Mississippi
Member since Sep 2006
2479 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 6:13 am to
The coaches may want to put Lee in shotgun with some quick passes. This would eliminate his fear of getting hit.
Posted by Touchdowns4LSU
Baghdad On The Bayou
Member since Oct 2004
7524 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 6:16 am to
I always believed JJ never enjoyed the game. After the TD against Bama I finally saw him look relaxed.

JL is definitely NOT a relaxed and loose player. That said, I noticed early on in the game how relaxed and flexible the duck's QB was. In the end neither concern of mine mattered.

JL's team 40 and scoreboard.
This post was edited on 9/4/11 at 6:17 am
Posted by CamdenTiger
Member since Aug 2009
62355 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 6:19 am to
I hope he shakes it. Its painful to see him soo protective and wimpy acting. He did get the job done.
Posted by Scooby
Member since Aug 2006
1879 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 6:30 am to
He is protecting himself. He back pedals after every pass, just like Brett Favre did. When he had to stay in the pocket and take a hit, he did. He was protecting himself during the fumble and jumped in with his knees. No need in hurting your throwing arm or hand in a pileup at that point if the game.
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
42474 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 6:36 am to
quote:

He seems to play afraid of getting hit.

I agree - Lee needs to have a few practices without the green shirt on - let him get used to some contact.

I remember my first negative impression of Lee - back before all the pic-6s piled up on him. He was forced to run on an option play on third down and he went down voluntarily just a yard from the first down marker when if he had just lowered his head and continued he would have made the first down with two yards to spare.

He MUST get over the fear of contact.

He has all the tools - I like him.
Posted by ATLTiger
#TreyBiletnikoffs
Member since Sep 2003
44531 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 6:56 am to
quote:

thats because he was thrown into action too early


playing early wasn't the issue as much as the playcalling. he wasn't protected by the playcalling and asked to do too much.

and if you're gonna have to start as a freshman in CFB, there's prob no better situation to than the offensive personnel he had around him in 08.

basically 8 starters returning from a record-setting championship offense, and the other 2 guys (Scott and Barksdale) had played a lot. so this....

quote:

had a terrible o-line then


is flat out bullshite
Posted by JohnnyU
Florida
Member since Nov 2006
12350 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 6:59 am to
Lee needs better receivers and better play calling!
Posted by willeteal
Texarkana
Member since Aug 2010
2245 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 7:01 am to
quote:

He MUST get over the fear of contact.



But, it's pretty easy to see that he won't

Posted by HoumaTigerFan
Member since Jan 2008
5456 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 7:05 am to
What Lee needs is receivers who will catch the ball. Too many drops skews his numbers. He did fine.
Posted by Bayou
CenLA
Member since Feb 2005
36733 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 7:18 am to
chill out over Lee
It was clear he got better during the game as it unfolded
This will continue
He had some drops and misfortunes throwing the ball early
Correct that and we're home free
Posted by tigerpawl
Can't get there from here.
Member since Dec 2003
22209 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 7:44 am to
quote:

Lee must lose his fear
I did see him get pissed off and mixing up with a DB after a play near the goal line. That was good to see.
Posted by iluvlsusports
Somewhere in South Louisiana
Member since Aug 2006
3663 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 7:49 am to
quote:

I did see him get pissed off and mixing up with a DB after a play near the goal line. That was good to see.


I saw that too. I really liked that and I think that sort of thing will keep his team fired up too.
Posted by Dalosaqy
I can't quite re
Member since Dec 2007
12296 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 7:58 am to
quote:


chill out over Lee


Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 9/4/11 at 8:07 am to
We must have watched a different game, I saw several instances where he stood in pocket, delivered the ball and took a shot from Oregon... Not sure why the fumble is relevant as Lee was not even close to it and ran up to it like other LSU players did where the offensive lineman diving on top and receivers/QB watching to see if it squirts out again.
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