re: Column: The case for Jarrett Lee

Well JJ cannot play up to his potential because he is afraid of making a mistake and if he does
he saw what happened to Jarrett Lee. He is scared
to death is arse will be riding the pine if he mucks up. No kid should have to play under that
pressure. Like Carl Dubois said Jarret Lee was set up to fail. I have been saying that since last year.

Great post as it's on the money.

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Well JJ cannot play up to his potential because he is afraid of making a mistake and if he does
he saw what happened to Jarrett Lee. He is scared
to death is arse will be riding the pine if he mucks up. No kid should have to play under that
pressure. Like Carl Dubois said Jarret Lee was set up to fail. I have been saying that since last year

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Don't you think that every kid in a starting position plays under that pressure? After all, there are kids waiting on the sideline that would be starters at most programs in the nation. I know it's been a while since I played, but back then, the best players were the ones who started. If someone played better than you, they were moved ahead in the line up. It's called competition and under the most circumstances it brings out the best in an athelete. Would you agree to that or has something changed

Bulldog some kids can handle the pressure and
JJ is one who has shown he cannot. IMO he is not the best QB but our coaches thinks he is and will play him win or lose all.

Carl,

You stated a position in terms that many LSU fans think, but cannot verbalize unless punctuated with profanity.

Lee was pushed to perform unprepared, and many LSU fans fail to realize that the fascinating offense of Crowton calls for significant knowledge, check offs and multiple options. No redshirt freshman can come in and run a Crowton offense right away. Witness the HIGHLY constrained, rolled back offense that Miles and Crowton have had to work with to accomodate JJ's lack of understanding. We'd all be witness to a high-powered offense if run by a QB with the ability to capitalize on its intricate nuances.

JL is the only QB on the team that has had that experience with a wide open Crowton offense and its certainly my hope that JL's time on the sideline, in practice and in game study has been fully used to absorb the complexity of Crowton's full arsenal of options. I also hope that Crowton hasn't shied away from embracing Lee and giving him every opportunity to BE READY to step in at any moment and lead this team.

JJ is a tremendous talent and athlete, but his ability to run this offense has been proven (through 6 games this year) to be ineffective. After last week, no LSU fan could turn a blind eye to the truth in that statement. We have become accustomed to having a great group of talented playmakers on the field and more waiting their turn on the sidelines (hello: Russell Sheperd, Rueben Randle). IMHO, Lee, who ran a spread option offense in high school to great effectiveness, should be given another chance.

Miles' offensive needs to play to win. Like Carl, I miss THAT GUY, that coach who took measured, steely-eyed chances, believing in his offense, asking them to reach deep into their hearts and gut. I miss THAT GUY, the guy who stoked the fires of drive and desire and who spoke for a collective group of LSU fans everywhere when he stood up in front of a crowd when the chips were on the line and said "Have a great day!" Where is THAT GUY because the guy I see now, who claims to be Coach Miles, is someone I hardly recognize. This guy, who says he's the LSU head coach, who now answers every question as if he's a programmed robot, I don't know who that guy is. He is playing scared and the Coach Miles I've come to know over the last five years was not THAT GUY!

LSU fans who insist on holding a grudge against Lee should direct their disgust at Les Miles, not Lee. Miles asked Lee to do more than he was ready for and forced him into playing situations with plays designed for a more experienced QB. Carl is right: Lee should be given the opportunity to play.

I keep a small plaque on my desk for others to see and to remind me of a basic responsibility I have in the way that I manage people who work for me. It simply states:

"The hardest thing to do in life is to know how to do something extremely well, and then know when not to say something when others do it wrong."

Its meaning? You have to give others an opportunity to learn from their mistakes.

It's time to find out if Lee has learned anything from his mistakes, unless, of course, Miles is too proud in his JJ conviction to let all of us know that the real mistake is the one made by Miles every week by not letting Lee play. And if Miles is consciously doing that, then he's no longer the man I believed him to be. He's not THAT GUY.

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me and zealot agree for the first time since 2004! just kidding brotha

true

Miles lied to Lee about his future at LSU. He strung him along, just so that he can have an experienced back-up in case Jefferson goes down. There is no excuse for Lee not getting one series this year. If your #1 QB cannot build a lead against mediocre teams big enough to get the back-up in, then you need to reevaluate your #1. But now is too late.

The Jefferson experiment is a failure. We are 109th in offense, even with a 5-1 record. We accomplished the same last year, yet with the confused looks on defense everyone knew it would eventually fail. It did. We see the same confusion in our offense. It too will break down, and we will be 4 or 5 loss team.

I have always supported Lee, but he needs to find a home where he can achieve. He shouldn't hang around to bail Miles out. Miles needs to go down with this ship.

Proejo Very Well Put. Now that's some high quality articulating!