re: My .02 on Brandon Harris

I agree that the OL played a terrible game. My problem with Brandon Harris is that he does not make good decisions when under pressure. On the last play he could have run and got the team in better field position or he could have thrown the ball away and had another chance. I do not think you can be taught good decision making, you either do it or you don't and he does not. I can think of quite a few QB that had plenty of talent and did not succeed either because they could not make the proper decision or would not put in the work it takes to improve. I hope I am wrong but I do not think he will ever be the leader we need.

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I agree that the OL played a terrible game. My problem with Brandon Harris is that he does not make good decisions when under pressure. On the last play he could have run and got the team in better field position or he could have thrown the ball away and had another chance. I do not think you can be taught good decision making, you either do it or you don't and he does not. I can think of quite a few QB that had plenty of talent and did not succeed either because they could not make the proper decision or would not put in the work it takes to improve. I hope I am wrong but I do not think he will ever be the leader we need.

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Good decision making most certainly can be taught. Primarily by repetition and practice. Lets see how much repetition and live practice we get in the game this week. If Miles does what he has always done, there will be very little. The spring game had few passes for a team trying to change it's passing game. Harris threw less than 20 passes. He should have thrown 50. During practice, make the QB, RB, WR and O-line run stadium steps after practice for every dropped pass, interception, or sack. The whole unit.

Secondly, good decision making is taught by relieving the stress, not increasing the stress on your QB. Stop projecting your fear of the forward pass and turnovers on your QBs where they start playing scared and thus panic easily. Harris is not the first LSU QB to panic. It is a regular occurrence.

Let the game remain a game to them. Let them know you don't want an interception but interceptions come with the territory of having an aggressive and successful passing game. Don't be afraid of throwing the ball because of the chance of an interception. Relax, inhale and enjoy! You earned the starting QB job at LSU. Be that dynamic QB, with no fear you were when you brought us back against MSU. Do not dwell on what bad can happen but on what good will happen.

Thirdly, call plays that give your QB confidence and a rhythm. Don't let the first pass he throws be a difficult 3rd and long. Give him a couple of bubble screens or wheel routes. Call easy passes on running downs. Give him run/pass option plays. Give him 4 WRs sets where he has more options, including the option to run if he can't find an open receiver.

You stroke a check, big dawg. I'll match it.