re: Why can't we just get a mildly talented pro-style qb?

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You just summed it up. We try to get dual threats and they suck. Let's just get someone that does one threat that's actualy a threat.

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You can't be this dense.

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Anthony Jennings has great measureables for a QB, but the mentality and "it" factor can't be measured.

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"It" factor, perhaps, is difficult to measure. Mentality is less difficult. The ability to assimilate information and deploy it requires a certain amount of intelligence. Since Flynn, that element has been MIA.

I swear to god I'm going to pistol whip the next person who says "pro style QB"

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are u serious? So Mett would have not been as good a QB if he would have had the ability to run is what you are saying.

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Thanks you. It's amazing to me that there are so many people that claim to be football fans that know so little about the very basics of the sport.

"Hey our last good QB was 6'6" and couldn't move. LET'S GET NOTHING BUT THOSE, THEY'RE ALL AWESOME, NO MORE QBs THAT CAN RUN!"

First of all, we run a pro style offense. We all agree with this, right?

So secondly, we've been trying for the better part of a decade to get a dual threat qb to play in this offense. I FULLY AGREE in theory that if we could find one, it would be AWESOME!

But, with the sample size we've had since 07, let's look at the success we've had trying to accomplish this:
Perriloux thugged out leading to four years of jl/JJ in 08, 09, 10, and 11. 12 and 13 were mett, 14 was aj.

So, we had success at the qb in what, sporadically with lee and kinda 12 and def 13 with mett.

We try to get someone that can do both but doesn't do either very well. Whereas if we were to go out and get a pro style qb that was good at that portion of the game, we could make waves.

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Jennings' arm strength (quite possibly one of the most important measurable for a QB) is well below average for a college QB.

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His arm strength isn't great, but its not well below average either. His touch, on the other hand, is wildly inconsistent. Someone floating balls doesn't mean he doesn't have good arm strength, I've seen it jump off his arm on occasion.

Now compared to Harris, Jennings has a noodle arm.

Threads like this serve no useful purpose.

Miles has been selecting the LSU QB for a decade and the results are __________ .

Fill in the blank.

There's no point in arguing about it. Whether you fill in "good" "bad" or "average" the guy who disagrees with you will never change his mind.

All I can say is that Miles will be selecting the starting LSU QB for the forseeable future (maybe even another decade) and the overall result will be not much different than what we've seen in the past, which means more ________.

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But it's amazing that some here would rather a dual threat that can't do either effectively

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Your point about a dual threat QB just being a pocket passer who can run is wrong. Sorry. If that were true, people would only recruit dual threats. I will rephrase the point so it's easier: we need a QB that will not waste practice reps on running plays, who has spent his entire life learning the intricacies of passing the ball rather than learning how to read running lanes.