re: Why do you think Miles and his staff has trouble developing QBs?

LSU QB Recruitment and Development under Miles

Head coaches don’t usually develop QBs. OCs develop QBs. It helps to sign elite QB recruits.

2005 - 2007: Fisher was the OC. LSU did a good job of developing QB while Fisher was here. Russell and Flynn were very good college QBs. Perrilloux was alos developed into a good QB.

Perrilloux may have contributed to the problem with recuriting QBs. It's usually hard to sign an elite QB when a team has a young elite QB heir apparent.

2007 - 2010: Crowton was the OC from January 2007 until January 2011. I don't know why any HS QB would come to LSU to learn under Crowton. He was a QB development killer. He did it at Oregon. He did it at LSU. He did it at Maryland. Jefferson and Lee were products of Crowton. That pretty much wipes out everyone through the 2011 class. Crowton is the genesis of the LSU QB wasteland.

Perrilloux's dismissal also probably contributed to the set back in LSU's QB development. Lee (RSFr) and Jefferson (Fr) were thrown into starting roles before they were ready.

2011: Mett and Rivers came from the 2011 class. One panned out; one did not. Mett was an elite QB recruit. Rivers was signed as a major project.

Kragthorpe entered the picture in January 2011. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, so he was unable to fulfill the demands of being an OC. Stud took over the position in August 2011. Instability at the OC position contributed to an inability to develop QBs and recruit effectively for the QB position for 2012.

2012: Having Mett sign in 2011 was a blessing, but it made it more difficult to recruit for 2012 because an incoming QB would have to sit for two years behind Mett.

Mett dramatically improved towards the back half of 2012.
2013: 2013 produced Jennings, an Elite 11 QB, and Rettig.

Mett improved even more during 2013. Jennings was quickly elevated to the backup position over Rivers and Rettig. Jennings performed admirably during the 2013 regular season.

2014: Harris signed for 2014.

During the Spring of 2014, the staff determined that Jennings and Harris would be the starter and backup.

There was little chance of Rivers or Rettig seeing the field as the #3 QB, so they left: "You're being let go." "Your department's being downsized." "You're part of an outplacement." "We're going in a different direction." "We're not picking up your option."

2015: 2015 will produce Justin McMillan.

2016 and Beyond: The future is very bright indeed for 2016 with Feleipe Franks and quite possibly Shea Patterson. LSU has leads on elite QBs for the foreseeable future.