re: How Long Until Brennan Replaces Etling As Starter?

Some have already replied but dont discount Drew Lock, Johnny Manziel, Aaron Murray shouldnt go without notice.

Manziel and Murray redshirted.

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How many SEC true freshmen quarterbacks have been successful in the last 15 years.

I'll hang up and listen.

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Hurts, Eason, and Jake Bentley last year.

Bentley only started the last 7 games of the year. Hell he skipped his entire senior year of high school and got to USCe in the fall.

1425 yards 65.8% 7.5 ypa 9 TDs 4 ints

Etling in his 4th year of college, 3rd year of starting games for a power 5 school in 11 games

2123 yards 59.5% 7.9 ypa 11 TDs 5 ints

Keep in mind that Etling had a way better OL, and 2 elite RBs. Bentley's run game and OL were, at the very best, below average. Oh and Etling's top 6 receiving options were juniors and seniors. Bentley's top 5 receiving options (all with at least double digit receptions), were freshmen and sophomores. As a matter of fact, the only two guys that had receptions last year that weren't a sophomore or below, we're two juniors RBs that accounted for 11 total receptions.

Basically what I'm getting at is that Jake Bentley would have faired better at LSU last year than Etling did by a mile. A true freshman (basically a senior in high school). Hopefully by game 5 LSU has switched to Brennan.

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I'm not down on Etling as a lot of others here are. I think he can lead this team to the playoffs.

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What has shown you that? Etling did nothing vs top competition (defense) last year, yet with inexperienced WRs, a worse OL, and just being off back surgery, he's going to be better? He plays mediocre with mediocre talent. He's a backup at just about any other place in the SEC.

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LSU needs a Tommy Hodson who arrives prepared to kill.

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But...but...but...Mickey Guidry should be starting.

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Did he lead the Bama offense to take the lead with about 2 minutes left in the game? I though it was their defense that lost the game.

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Yep. Same Bama defense that we scored not even a tenth of a point against.

Etling is the starter, and rightfully so.

For now.

But like I said earlier, if you're eliminated from playoff and SEC championship contention, it's time to look to the future.

First game 2018. Etling is under appreciated, and did a great job last year except for a poor performance vs. Bama. In all fairness, he had 1,000 pounds of beef on his arse most of the night last November.

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a large percentage of you guys are saying "a bunch" of true freshmen quarterbacks have been successful in the SEC the last 15 years. I've seen ya'll name 5-6-7 guys over a 15 year stretch. That doesn't translate to "a bunch". That actually translates to very few.

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I've never stated a bunch, and the SEC isn't close to what it used to be defensively. True and redshirt freshmen have succeeded in every conference and it is now every year you hear about multiple ones being successful. The fact is that the SEC has finally brought in true offense instead of a bunch of pro styles offenses. The defenses can't keep up for the most part.

Oh and Chris Leak also started and played well as a true freshman back in 03.

It all has to do with winning. If Danny Etling is winning he will remain the starting quarterback and deservingly so. If we are winning by a lot it would make sense to get a freshman quarterback some game experience reps wherever those opportunities present themselves. If we are losing it stands to reason that either a younger QB could possibly do a better job or at the very least you start preparing them for the future. If your senior starting QB gets hurt early in the season I would think it's better to put in an older mature QB until some of the same scenarios play out that make sense to bring in a freshman.