re: Why not McMillan?

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THat's not that bad...

I would have no issue at all with him starting the first few games and going from there. I don't want to ruin our young QBs if they aren't ready yet.

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In this era of early playing time, young players with massive egos who don't like to sit on the bench.....I think if you start JM, you risk alienating both Brennan and Narcisse camps. One of those QBs has to be the guy you can build around for years ahead. Also, if you start JM against Miami and if JM doesn't win early, then you also alienate the fanbase who will always assume the Brennan/Narcisse talent potential just needs game time to produce results.

Basically, the media would summarize this regime's accomplishments after two years removed from Les Miles as being an offense in year 2 built with Miles' TE Coach and using a depth-chart QB because you couldn't develop either highly rated QB on the roster into a starter with a full two offseasons in your program.

It may not be fair to JM to write him off like that, but Orgeron needs an offense built around Brennan or Narcisse. He can't survive a mediocre season with JM starting, but he could buy himself more time with a mediocre season with Brennan/Narcisse.