re: Why I like Lee and Hatch and want them to stay

U FORGOT ABOUT THE PIC666666

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Because your a idiot.

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Why is he an idiot? Again, if JJ gets injured we will have serious depth issues if one or both transfer.

And as for JL, he definitely made a lot of mistakes, but he also showed a tremendous amount of potential..

JL will make a great contribution holding that clipboard.

What the hell is so hard to see that making bad decisions is just that... making a bad decision. he HAD to throw that opening pass against UGA? Are you going to honestly sit there and say you think JL can make it in the SEC as a qb? really?

The kid will not take JJ's job, and wont overtake both incoming frosh. So he should transfer.. for HIMSELF. JL needs to go somewhere he can get some significant PT.

Whats so hard to figure out?

I love how angry this subject makes you.

The fact is that we had the third best offense in the SEC this year. And JL was the starting quarterback for most of the games.

I love how you talk about an injury not happening...as if you can predict such a thing.

JL moved the ball a lot during the year. Sure he made some bad decisions, but that is to be expected from a RS Frosh.

I hope he doesn't transfer because LSU could end up regretting this on a similar level to how Pittsburgh regrets Joe Flacco transferring. Now the guy is just a game from the Super Bowl.

I love how a lot of you people on the Rant are so hard on J Lee. And then you cite people like Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy...1) These are rare, rare examples and 2) Look at the defenses they play against.

I'm not angry, nor overly hard on JL...

The person i was quoting said that JL should stay b/c he will see "significant" pt... which is nonsense unless JJ gets injured.

Also, I've never mentioned colt or sam bradford either. Those two are freaks.

Fact remains that JJ has more talent and makes better decisions than JL... and flat out played better than JL.

So if i was JL, i'd move on to somewhere i could get a real chance at starting.

With all the athletes we have on offense... which type of qb is a better fit? a guy who doesnt hurt the team, or a guy who DOES.

Ill go with the former. And while JL can make home run shots with his arm... JJ can do it with his legs... which has a smaller risk involved. Its not like JJ doesnt have an arm.. he uncorked a couple against GT

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What the hell is so hard to see that making bad decisions is just that... making a bad decision. he HAD to throw that opening pass against UGA?

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Oh no, you have one example contradicting me, therefore it's completely wrong!

Yeah, QBs make bad decisions. Not surprising. What I said was that most of the bad passes, the pick-sixes, came from being forced to make plays to keep LSU moving. There's a reason LSU had the third-best offense in the SEC -- it had to, or the team couldn't keep up with its opponents.

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Are you going to honestly sit there and say you think JL can make it in the SEC as a qb? really?

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Are you going to honestly sit there and say you think Lee can't make it in the SEC as a QB? Really?

There's one thing Lee has that Jefferson has not: winning from behind. When the defense couldn't do anything against Troy and LSU was down late in the third by four touchdowns, who was it that passed LSU to victory? Was it Hatch? No, he had a leg injury. A walk-on? None of them played a snap this year. Jefferson? 1/6 passing -- not quite, but he did provide on the ground...too bad that didn't help the passing game. No, it was Jarrett Lee that led LSU to five straight scoring drives in the last 20 minutes to win the greatest comeback in LSU history.

You're going to tell me that he can't win in the SEC? He already has -- Auburn, Mississippi State, South Carolina. All of LSU's SEC wins occurred under Lee's watch. Granted, that's not a very star-studded list, but where's Jefferson's list? Oh, right, there isn't one, since he hasn't won a single SEC game yet.

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The kid will not take JJ's job, and wont overtake both incoming frosh. So he should transfer.. for HIMSELF. JL needs to go somewhere he can get some significant PT.

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One injury to a dual-threat quarterback away. It happened to Hatch twice this year -- who's to say Jefferson will stay injury-free through his remaining years at LSU?

And did you really just say that the only quarterback on the roster to win an SEC game and lead a comeback win won't beat out any incoming freshmen? No doubt that Russell Shepard and Chris Garrett have upside, but I'd rather someone who's played a down of football at LSU be the guy under center if/when Jefferson can't play for whatever reason.

Maybe he would be better off transferring for playing time purposes. But I doubt it. Another thought -- what if Jefferson were to go pro after 2010? It's a ways off, no question, and in all likelihood the other, younger QBs could take the reins. But something about this situation seems reminiscent of JaMarcus Russell and Matt Flynn. Ryan Perriloux could have started in 2007 over Flynn had he transferred and done really well. Garrett or Shepard could do the same if Jefferson weren't here his senior season. But if Lee stays, maybe it'll end like it did for Flynn.

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Whats so hard to figure out?

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The general foaming-at-the-mouth rabid hatred for Jarrett Lee, that's what. Not your stance specifically, but the Rant's general stance.

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Do you know why those pick-sixes happened? Lee was trying to force a big play. Why was he doing that? He had to.

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like the pick-6 against Tulane? Or the first play against UGA? Or against Bama when the defense was playing well? Or against Troy??

Jesus, by the time Ole Miss came to town, the running game couldnt work b/c the defenses had no respect for the pass, and Crowton was afraid to throw a pass to the middle of the field. How can so many forget just how bad the QB play was all year until JJ went in? Who here was upset that Lee didnt play against Ark and GT?