Etling vs. Hurts season passing stats

ok.......now add in rushing

There’s no doubt Etling is the better thrower but Hurts can run.

Wow wasnt expecting th numbers to be so similar.

Hurts isn't a quarterback

For all practical purposes, Bama runs the wildcat as its base offense.

Hurts has 572 yards rushing and 6 TDs.
Elting has 95 yards and 1 TD.

Alabama converts 44% of their 3rd downs.
LSU converts 36% of theirs.

Alabama scores TDs 70% of the time they are in the redzone, and 90% of the time get points at a minimum.
LSU scores TDs 61% of the time they are in the redzone, and 77% of the time they get points at a minimum.

But lets just look at passing stats to justify Etling is decent.

Both are kind of "game managers" with passing. However, I'm pretty sure Hurts leads Bama in rushing attempts. Maybe even yards.

You aren't beating Bama by "hiding" your QB. Even OSU with Cardale Jones making his second start let him fire way.

Etling is clearly limited physically. But he has to be a playmaker if LSU wants to have ANY shot of winning the game. I'd much rather see LSU lose by 25 but allow the QB to take some chances for big plays vs. last year's game were the defense kept LSU in it all game, but you knew the offense couldn't score even if they played 10 quarters instead of 4.

You're the prohibitive underdog. O isn't going to be fired this year if he loses to Bama. Everyone expects it. As Dan Fouts would say: "can't hold anything back now!"

So what do you think it means?

One is undefeated with a better running game and a better defense. At least we have a QB with 200 more passing yards and somewhere around the 80th ranked passing offense, BOOM.