Not sure if someone said this already, but the biggest issue with JR was that he relied way too much on pure talent and never learned the small details of being a great QB.

Most of us have never questioned his talent and I personally think he is head and shoulders in talent above any LSU QB to date. This is precisely the problem as he did the least with his talent and is not the most successful QB even though he had such an edge in talent.

He couldn't perform a simple out pattern properly (timing and rhythm) but could improvise and make the spectacular play look easy. If he would have put his whole game together, he would have been unstoppable, but he just never did and always fell back to talent alone. This does not usually fly in the NFL and he was badly exposed.

Lots of elite talents end up struggling in some aspects due to being allowed to skate by in one aspect or another and for him it included an on the field item.

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Posted by ForeLSU

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Posted on 8/15/12 at 7:12 pm to 33inNC

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He couldn't perform a simple out pattern properly (timing and rhythm) but could improvise and make the spectacular play look easy.

if you look at highlights, many of his great throws were crossing routes where he could recognize where to throw the ball and zoom it into tight spaces. Timing routes and deep routes weren't his strength, in college at least. A good example was the non-PI throw to Early in the Auburn game. This is why the qb guru he worked with pre-draft told him he would have to become a more complete qb, his arm wouldn't bail him out in the NFL.

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