re: "If BH could just be average...."

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Yes it is. You can't expect a true sophomore to have the 3rd best yards per game season in lsu history.

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You misunderstood. I meant that a clear improvement wasn't too much too expect.

I certainly remember people on here crowning Jenniings king because of one touchdown pass against Arkansas.

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Asking for 2700 yards with the type of talent and OC we have in these modern times geared towards offense, is not a lot

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Holy shite. You're asking a true sophomore with 1 career start to have the 3rd most prolific passing attack in lsu history.

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You have just been brainwashed by the 4 years between Flynn and Mett w

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No I'm not. It's not normal for a true sophomore to have one of the best passing seasons ever at a top 15 alltime program. 2700 yards passing smashes the passing season of a 5th year season flynn.

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It's actually insane that it would rate that high in LSU history

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What? Are you under the assumption that most cfb qbs have 62% compl rate?

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2400 yds Passing 
15 Tds/7Int 
59% Comp Rate 

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This is doable.

I'm thinking 2500 is about where Harris ends up. Maybe 22/12..

But stop comparing his potential numbers to past LSU seasons that played at least one less games. And many times, 2 or more fewer games.

2700 yards in a 13 game season is 207 a game. Not unrealistic for a good QB

Apple's and oranges man.

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Surely you realize those are the outliers.

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Sure it's an outlier because not many redshirt freshman and true freshmen are starting, but it is beginning to change. Look at Watson and Kaaya last year, true freshman. Anu Solomon redshirt freshman. Brett Hundley and Marcus Mariota a couple of years ago. Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy, and Colin Kaepernick were redshirt freshmen as well who dominated. Josh Rosen will start this year as a true freshman and Jared Goff lit it up 2 years ago as a true freshman. The dynamic is starting to change.

I'm not even expecting him to put up 4000 yards or 40 TDs year one, I just used that as an example of guys with no prior experience, dominating their first year. I mean look at Aaron Murray as a redshirt freshman.

342 attempts 61.1% 8.9 ypa 3049 yards 24 TDs 8 ints 167 rush yards 4 TDs

Brad Kaaya as a true freshman

378 attempts 58.5% 8.5 ypa 3198 yards 26 TDs 12 ints

There are also guys that played very little if at all as redshirt freshman, then dominated as RSSo like Bryn Renner, Kirk Cousins, Keith Price, Casey Pachall, etc.

Jordan freaking Jefferson put up 2160 yards and 17 TDs at 61% through the air with a truly awful OL as a sophomore.

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Yes. We also play more games now so most passing stats totals are somewhat inflated. That doesn't change the fact that only 3 qbs in lsu history had 250 yards of offense per game and none were true sophomores.

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Nope. You may be right if we were discussing 60s and prior, but there is a 3 decade prior to 2000 that teams passed the ball regularly. LSU hasn't gone to a pass heavy offense so I don't know what you are getting at.

LSU Top 10 passing seasons and their attempts per game
1) Davey 30.8
2) Russell 26.3
3) Mett 24.6
4) Mauck 25.5
5) Hodson 28.8
6) Mett 27
7) Wickersham 30.6 (averaged 30.1 attempts per game during his 3 years starting)
8) Flynn 29.9
9) Russell 25.9
10) Hodson 26.1 (26.4 attempts per game during his career)

WhoTF cares if they were or not? New year, modern times. Mett threw for 3000 yards and didn't even throw the ball 300 times. Harris has all the tools, he has the system, he has the QB coaching, he has the OL, and he had ridiculous receiving talent in every direction from WR to TE to RB to FB. Miles even stated today, that this is the most WR talent he's ever had. Expect great things, don't be a modest party pooper.

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Bottomline,asking a true sophomore to have one of the most prolific passing attacks in lsu is asking and expecting too much. The Winstons, Manziel's and Barrett are outliers. Not the norm.

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Asking him? Don't need to, I believe he can do it. You guys are setting your sights way too low. Like I said, I'll eat crow if he doesn't, but I see this kid having a breakout year. There are always a couple a year, why can't it be LSU's this year?

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2700 yards in a 13 game season is 207 a game. Not unrealistic for a good QB 

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Lol. It would be the third highest passing yards per game in since 2001.
You're asking a true sophomore to have more passing yards per game than 5th year senior Matt Flynn. Hell Mett the 2nd best passing season in lsu history and he threw for 237 a game.

If B Harris has a season like JJ in 2009, but takes far less sacks, it will be a success.
2300
17tds
7 ints
62% completion

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Because he's going to be a first year starter in the SEC. Name one first year starter in the SEC in the last 15 years that was "exceptional". That is that didn't get a ton of playing time the year or years before. Ala Flynn, Tebow and so on. That alone shows your football knowledge is lacking. Typical fantard.

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Eli Manning 2943 pass yards 33 total TDs
Jevan Snead 2762 pass yards 60 rush yards 29 total TDs
Aaron Murray 3049 pass yards 167 rush yards 28 total TDs
Blake Sims 3487 pass yards 350 rush yards 35 TDs

Each one had either zero experience, or around as many pass and rush attempts as Harris

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Those are excellent numbers.

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That's the first time I heard excellent used in the same sentence with Lee. They were good numbers, but not excellent.

I didn't say it wasn't an important position. I said the QB play alone doesn't decide a teams fate. If it did, why didn't we play for more in 2013 and how did we get to the NCG in 2011?

The offensive and defensive line play are both of more importance to the success of this team than whoever starts at QB.

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Holy shite it's a prediction, get over it. 207 yards passing per game (2700 yards) would rank him 62nd last year for a QB. That's middle of the got damn road.

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It's amazing how low our expectations have dropped for our passing game (and it's understandable given how bad it has been at times); but I have to agree that these numbers are not that far fetched. 2013 proved that it is indeed possible for LSU to have a respectable passing game. I know it's hard to let yourself believe it, but it can be done.