re: Can we all agree now that Mett should have started from day 1 in 2011?

Posted by Datbayoubengal

Port City

Member since Sep 2009

28063 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:08 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

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Nope, I'm questioning the decision at QB which didn't have that much of an impact on the outcome of most of the games in 2011. We had three years of JL/JJ and enough to know neither were that good at QB. We went out and got Mett who is clearly more talented than either JL/JJ and we didn't give him the ball. Good thing our defense and special teams was there to bail out and mask our mediocre QBs against Arkansas and Georgia.

Again, I understand why the coaches went with the seniors but I still don't agree with it.

We lost against Clemson because of Mett, we lost against Florida because of Mett, what in the HELL do you think he could have done for us in 2011?

Posted by Dlab2013

Pineville, Luzianna

Member since Jun 2013

9219 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:09 pm to Lsuhoohoo

What exactly is Krags job now? Wasn't he supposed to be the QB savior?

Posted by jimbeam

University of LSU

Member since Oct 2011

75703 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:10 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

Wouldn't have mattered

Les was calling plays and we didn't have cam

Posted by catholictigerfan

Member since Oct 2009

58521 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:12 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

don't think it would have made a difference. Our problem wasn't that our QB wasn't good it was that we couldn't develop QBs. If we had cam cameron in 2011 even JJ might be a decent QB, but I would suspect that JL would have won the Job and been a pretty decent QB. LSU has never really been a team to have to have dominating QB play. But as seen from last year without a coach who can coach your QB it doesn't matter how much potential the guy will have he isn't going to be a great QB.

we may have beat bama but we wouldn't have improved that much. I don't think Mett would be any better I mean he is playing amazing right now.

Posted by Hurricane Mike

Member since Jun 2008

20059 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:18 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

Les Miles offense

Posted by geauxjo

Gonzales, LA

Member since Sep 2004

15157 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:30 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

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Nope, I'm questioning the decision at QB which didn't have that much of an impact on the outcome of most of the games in 2011

Again. Seriously? We drop 3 games that year if we play Mett every game. Easily.

Posted by Gray Tiger

Prairieville, LA

Member since Jan 2004

36512 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:31 pm to TIGRLEE

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Jarrett Lee should have started in 2009.
And 2010.

:beatdeadhorse:

Posted by Hugo Stiglitz

Member since Oct 2010

72937 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:33 pm to geauxjo

Lol, how do you know? By the same rationale, if we gave Mett the experience in 2011 we would have gone undefeated in 2012.

Posted by geauxjo

Gonzales, LA

Member since Sep 2004

15157 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:37 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

How do I know we'd of dropped several games by starting a qb who had never taken a snap? Cause I watched him last year. Oregon beats us. Bama beats us. Those for sure. We never make the SEC title game or NC game. No way Id trade that awesome year for playing Mett early. No way.

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Posted by Hugo Stiglitz

Member since Oct 2010

72937 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:44 pm to geauxjo

Fair enough, you and I just differ on opinion.

Posted by TigerBait1127

Houston

Member since Jun 2005

47336 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 10:58 pm to geauxjo

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Cause I watched him last year.

Our oline was shite last year. He was pretty good when protected

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Oregon beats us.

we'd really miss those 98 passing yards

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Those for sure

we have a different definition of sure. I don't think we get held without a TD vs. Bama nor do I think that he throws 2 picks like JL did

Posted by coolpapaboze

Parts Unknown

Member since Dec 2006

18296 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:05 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

It's more likely he would have been ruined like Jarrett Lee was in 2008.

Posted by Reda LSU

Los Angeles

Member since Jan 2013

4190 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:05 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

Your not giving the Oline any credit. Our line are beasts this year.

Posted by LSUQB66676811

Minden, La. 71055

Member since Oct 2012

98 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:25 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

Maybe if Cam Cameron was there. I think Jarrett Lee might have been great with Cameron. Jefferson, I don't think so.

Posted by dgnx6

Member since Feb 2006

79307 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:40 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

So maturity and cam have nothing to do with his performance this year? He wasnt ready to lead last year, he wouldnt have been ready in 2011. You guys are still talking about the guy dressing up as ron burgondy. No i think the boy had finally matured and put the work in.

People want to allude to a splut in the locker room. Think what would have happened if we trott a guy that gad been with the team a minth over guys that had been here 4&5 years. Im glad the coaches didnt blow the 2011 season on a first year starter.

This post was edited on 10/4/13 at 11:44 pm

Posted by Gardevoir

Member since Jun 2013

1880 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:42 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

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Go ahead and tell me how JL/JJ gave us the best chance to win.

I understood the decision to go this route but I never agreed with it.

Just imagine Mett with another year of SEC experience.

Just imagine Mettenberger on 11/5/11 if things had played out like last year. It's highly improbable that he would have picked 2011 Alabama apart, but maybe y'all would have won by a convincing margin. In exchange for Mettenberger's awakening against 2011 Alabama, give us the AJ McCarron we saw versus LSU on 1/9/12.

Posted by jose canseco

Houston via Houma via BR via NOLA

Member since Jul 2007

5667 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:49 pm to Hugo Stiglitz

No. Cant all agree

Posted by la_birdman

Northern GA via Lake Charles

Member since Feb 2005

31564 posts

Posted on 10/4/13 at 11:50 pm to Gardevoir

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Just imagine Mettenberger on 11/5/11 if things had played out like last year. It's highly improbable that he would have picked 2011 Alabama apart, but maybe y'all would have won by a convincing margin. In exchange for Mettenberger's awakening against 2011 Alabama, give us the AJ McCarron we saw versus LSU on 1/9/12.

11/9/13