re: Jennings is Effective and Improving

He is gaining ground and doing well. I am glad he threw to 2 interceptions, he has to get the training and that was a good defense to get it with.

He is gonna do fine.

Jennings is so wildly inconsistent. He has great plays (great pass over the middle against Wisconsin; great play against Ole Miss where he escapes a blitz, moves to his left, looks like he's gonna run, and then dumps it off to Magee when the LB breaks off Magee; etc.

But those are the minority. He makes way too many mistakes for a guy who is essentially a game manager with no real ceiling. He needs to spend this week watching every single game of Russell Wilson's career. He doesn't have to win us games, just extend drives. Just consistently make 5-20 yard passes and we'll win a crap load of games with him at QB.

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It means you hold that INT against him while trying to prop Jennings up by saying we haven't lost a game where AJ threw a pic.

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Let's do this again.

Argument A: QB1 has thrown interceptions, that is unacceptable.

Argument B: yes, but we have not list a game that QB1 has thrown an int in.

Argument C: how can you hold an int against QB2 if he had a better game statistically?

Not holding it against him. I am arguing the merits if anothers argument, which does not mean I am supporting the opposing position.

I encourage you to look up the definition of straw man argument.

I don't think people on this board are looking at the big picture.

Sure, Anthony Jennings is not the greatest quarterback in all of college football. But he is far from the worst. He is getting a little better with each game. His character and heart alone will make him a serviceable QB in Les Miles' system.

But the real bonus in the whole picture is that Brandon Harris (sure, more upside than AJ) is not ready yet and this "competition" will serve to make both of them better sooner rather than later. Not only that, but everyone else (including our coaches) knows that they have to step up their game big time in order to salvage this season and be ready to dominate in the next two. What you saw Saturday night is a team full of character and toughness do just that. They stepped up for each other in a big way (especially considering all of the setbacks in that game).

No one is perfect here, but this whole situation is working in LSU's favor. And please don't sell Jennings short.

Never sell character and heart and toughness short in anyone.

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Read what I typed to you before you try being a condescending prick. It might work better.

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You wrote this:

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Are you still using only the Auburn game to downplay Harris? Really? 

ETA: Take a look at these passing stats and tell me who gets more yards off one big play.

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No, I am not trying to downplay Harris, at all. I am refuting using a stat line to downplay QB1, when that same stat line hurts QB2 more.

You then brought up other games, I am not arguing that Jennings has had more of his yards on longer completions than Harris.

I'm not trying to be condescending, I am just not going to argue with you about a position that I didn't actually take.

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Jennings is not perfect, far from it. Jennings is not prolific, not even close. However, Jennings is effective, and Jennings is improving.

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Thank God because the 1st quarter of the NMST game was turrible.

Jennings is the best game manager and it is clear that is our best shot at winning games this year. Hopefully, Harris continues to press him in practice because competition is good and lead to both getting better. I still think Harris is out best shot at winning in the future but not this year.

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What argument did I make exactly?

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You are represented in argument C in my scenarios. I'm sorry if I misunderstood you, but I thought that was pretty clearly what you were saying.

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You're just as bent out of shape as the OP from trying to prop AJ up.

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Nope, just don't agree with the logic that has been used in some of the posts in the thread. Go ahead and quote me where I have propped him up.

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Jennings is the answer, for now.

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Great, so we will have yet another season with an inexperienced QB next year.

If Harris "takes the job next spring" like people are saying now.

Jennings' biggest problem right now is locking in on one receiver and being a little hesitant on letting the ball go when the receiver breaks open. Both of those can be fixed with experienced. Zoning in on one receiver is amplified in LSU's offense because just about every route is deep and slow developing. The throws themselves however are generally on target. LSU's scheme in the passing game doesn't create a lot of wide open receivers like you see with other teams. It forces the QB to essentially be perfect on every throw.

The second INT was the byproduct of locking in on one WR the entire way, not a weak throw. There was a defender underneath the route. He had to throw the ball with touch. He did. The throw was there. Unfortunately, the DB covering Dupree on the clear-out "go" route read Jennings' eyes and came off that route for the INT.

JMO:

1. LSU is never going to ask him to be a big time QB in the passing game. LSU's offensive approach is consistent power running with the hopes of converting a few big plays in passing game. It's really almost like a triple-option attack.

2. People put waaaay too much stock in arm strength. Accuracy is MUCH more important. BH has a big arm, no question, but in his start against AU he was wildly inaccurate. Everything was a rocket and very few were anywhere close to catchable.

3. Jennings is improving as a pocket passer (something he was not when he came to LSU). You can see that he getting more and more comfortable staying in, and sliding up in the pocket. It's a work in progress, but Harris would be experiencing the same issues. Problem is, I don't think he would be as on-target with his throws as Jennings has.