re: TJ Finley Feature

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I agree with you. Having said that, why do we have people on here suggesting that LSU should cut bait with the young man?

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Because he's not throwing at 60%+ with 3000+ yards 30+ TD to next to no picks.

It is what it is. Many folks wont give any credence to the fact he plays for a pretty bad team and has to carry them mostly as a result. Ponch is starting 7 sophomores on OFFENSE alone on a varsity football team in Louisiana AAAAA football. If that doesnt say where they are at I'm not sure how else you explain to them Finley should be given a LITTLE slack compared to guys who play on teams loaded with talent and have it easy. The deck of cards was never stacked in Finley's favor here. After basically willing Ponch to the playoffs, they got Destrehan in the 1st round and this pretty much sums things up:

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Finley threw interceptions on two of his first three passes, had to cover a bad snap and saw a wide receiver jump way offsides. Eventually he settled down to pass for 303 yards and two touchdowns, plus he ran for two. But he was sacked 10 times by the Destrehan defense.

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LINK

Shows the resiliency Finley has, at least. No time to throw the ball, threw 2 picks right out the gate, but still almost made it a football game cutting it to 34-20 in early 4th quarter despite being down 27-0 at halftime to a vastly superior team overall in Destrehan.