re: Jefferson in denial?

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One thing I notice is that the coaching staff is not being honest with him, which in my opinion is far worse.

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I agree. Miles tried to protect him instead of simply holding him accountable and has done more damage in doing so.

For Lee, it's as if he was trying to protect him from going on the field and making a mistake (call it not trusting him if you want, but it doesn't make sense when you look at what JJs been doing in the first four games).

Then for JJ, Miles stands by him after increasingly poor performances saying publicly it's not that bad... he's treating him like a momma's boy instead of holding him accountable.

What happened against Tennessee really should've happened a couple games back. It should have been apparent to Miles that the pressure was starting to get to JJ and he was getting inside his own head and Lee should've been worked in more. Not only would Lee have had more game experience going in to Florida, but it would've helped JJ preserve some composure and dignity. As it is, JJ has a huge mental hole to crawl out of now. With every passing week a greater percentage of the fanbase has turned on him and he knows it. He may say that he doesn't pay attention to the criticism of fans, but it simply isn't true. You can see it in everything he does-- after his TD run on the first play, he looked more defiant than happy, like he was telling his detractors they were wrong. He's clearly aware of the criticsm. So, it wasn't too surprising that after he threw his 1st INT not too many plays later, that his confidence unraveled. He may be in some level of denial, but deep down he knows he's not playing well.