Bottom line -- you can't win without QB play

When I say "win," I mean win championships. You better pick 'em right, or be able to develop them once they arrive. Otherwise, you are on the outside looking in.

In the SECW, you have Prescott, Marshall, Wallace, Sims, and now Allen. Only one is a Heisman candidate, and the rest have flaws. But they all have above average QB skills -- ability to throw the ball, read defenses, execute the game plan, and in most cases to run when called upon. Nationally, you have Mariota, Barrett, Boykin, Winston, Petty and others.

EVERY QB makes mistakes, some more often than others, and some more critically than others. But you MUST have a QB who can execute position requirements.

The ugly reality is that except for inheriting Flynn and signing Mett because he had no other good options, Miles has failed in this area. It's not an indictment of his character, and it doesn't mean he should be fired. But it has limited -- and will continue to limit -- what he and his program can accomplish.

It's extremely frustrating to see other programs identify, recruit, and develop QBs. In the SECW, with the coaches, QBs, and defenses LSU faces throughout the conference slate, QB play will be the no. 1 limiting factor. LSU can run it and play defense with anybody, but they can't and won't "win" until Miles and his staff figure it out.