re: Why didn't Jordan Jefferson play earlier in the season?

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He unfortuntely did not improve at all during the course of the season

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he has dealt with things that JJ has not dealt with so comparing what JJ jas done for a game and a half and Lee for a season just isn't fair

JJ played with MUCH less pressure and MUCH less criticism, and played a full game against the worst defense in the SEC, put up worse numbers than Lee and people are crowning him qb next year

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Jefferson did not make the mistakes that Lee has made over and over this season.

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through the same time frame Lee showed more accuracy, he was more decisive in his decision making and threw a MUCH better depp ball

other than the pick six's (in games LSU still won largely due to the play of Lee) and scrambling ability, what did JJ do better?

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You can;t sit there and say that the play calling in the second half was not shite*y

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it was. largely in part because of who their qb is, what % of the playbook he is comfortable with, the throws the coaching staff feels comfortable he can make and his decisions when he does drop back to pass

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They handcuffed the kid instead of just letting him play.

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they did the same to Lee throughout the season

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you can't say that he didn't play well and show more potential than Lee has shown all year

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of course you can

i'd probably give JJ a C- for his games against Arkansas and Ole Miss considering the opponant and pressure on him. I'd probably give Lee a grade of C or C+ considering the same influences)

You just can't compare anything beyond that fairly.