re: Jarrett Lee says

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defense showed up.


Exactly when did that happen this year?

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The defense was adequate against Auburn, S.Car., Bama and all the OOC games except Troy. Not great, but good enough to win with a mediocre QB.

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he's barely 18 years old calling him randall is out of line

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That is just who he reminds me of.

looks lost throwing the ball, but can scramble all day.

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Nobody wants to say anything about the f'ing defense. Our defense was/is shite. They are the main reason we lost 5 games. They are the ones who got lit up all season. They are almost at the bottom in every stat category in the SEC. Can't win when that happens...even if you QB throws one pick 6 a game!

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IMHO with this defense we would have still lost 4 games with Flynn at QB. We needed a playmaker at QB not a caretaker. JLee can be a playmaker at QB before he leaves. A ton of Lee's INTs were a result of him having to throw a ton of balls late in games because the D put him in a hole.

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What I donn't like about fans like you is that you take one person, J. Lee and you blame him for like 3 of LSU's loses.

People like you blame J. Lee for a shitty season.

Nobody wants to say anything about the f'ing defense. Our defense was/is shite. They are the main reason we lost 5 games. They are the ones who got lit up all season. They are almost at the bottom in every stat category in the SEC. Can't win when that happens...even if you QB throws one pick 6 a game!

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Practically.......we agree 100%. The defense sucked like no other this season. I mean this is why people have criticized the Pac 10 for years now as well as the Big 12 this year. When your defense is just giving up the first downs and touchdowns its practically impossible to get your offense many chances to score or hold onto the ball.

Philosophically.......I somewhat disagree. Teams have won games with outright HORRIBLE defenses. The key is if you have a QB who is smart with the ball. Someone who is clutch.

I mean bad defense or not....if we had Tebow or Stafford or even that kid at Baylor, Robert Griffin....we would have been much better off than we are now. A decent to great QB wont turn the ball over in the most crucial of times like when we're driving down the field to tie the game or we are trying to sustain a drive long enough to change the field position advantage. A good solid QB will give you that regardless of what the defense does.

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The offense sputtered with Jefferson against Ole Miss. Minus the touchdown.

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Yeah, most offenses look bad when you disregard the touchdowns.

JLee looked GREAT, minus the INTs!

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to say Crowton limited the playbook for JLee but could open it up with JJ at QB really cracks me up.

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The offense in later part of 2008 looked nothing like the offense of 2007.

JJ did run alot of his plays from the Shotgun, and Lee ran most of his from I-form and Ace back

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Dude, I will give you Bama, but please don't talk about OOC games. Those are freebies, and we almost lost one of them.

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Then please never use the Troy game as an indication of JLee's abilities.

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As a whole, the defense should be criticized more than the offense for LSU unsuccessful season, not J. Lee!

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I agree, and there has been no shortage of bitching about the defense. But the offense was also bad, especially later in the year when the running game was stopped and teams dared us to throw.

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Regardless of the QB play by either, the receivers didn't help, but you can't blame that all on them. Especially with Miles holding Tolliver on the sidelines in the beginning of the season. Although, you can blame drops and the senior leadership of Byrd.

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+1
Dropped passes have been a big problem for years now.