re: 100% objective QB stats last year for y'all to interpret

If I were making the choice I would go with Johnson. The reasons are because, while not a "burner", he is mobile enough to impact a game whereas Brennan isn't, at all. Also, I think Johnson showed the ability to make more, different, throws than Brennan. No question Brennan has the stronger arm. But it is a long delivery with a low throwing point and sometimes questionable touch. Johnson probably can't deliver the lasers that Brennan can throw...but I don't know if Brennan could deliver some to the great touch throws Johnson made. Most of all though, I was impressed that as a true freshman making his first starts Johnson looked very comfortable in the pocket and rarely, if ever, seemed to get rattled by the situation. While not always that case, there were times where the traffic around him seemed to bother Brennan.

That said....

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In fact, one thing sticks in my craw that I just can't get out of my mind. When Myles had a first and goal to goal from the one yard line with the game on the line against a very depleted Missouri team, yet Myles couldn't lead LSU to score the go ahead touchdown.

Meanwhile, had Max Johnson been the QB in the game instead, LSU would have scored on first down and won the game.

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I went back and watched those 4 plays. The first two were runs on which the OL got destroyed. (side note: I absolutely fricking hate snapping the ball back 3 yards to hand to a RB going a bit sideways, from a dead stop, to try to get one yard up the middle. GO UNDER CENTER there!)

On 3rd down the WR in the flat was open. The defender made a good play to read it and deflect the pass. Now, you could say Brennan should have thrown the ball with touch over the defender. But he was trying to get the ball out quick. On 4th down it was a roll out for Marshall that was well defended. MAYBE Johnson (or a healthy Brennan) finds a way to punch it in there, but the play calling didn't help...plus give Mizzou credit.