re: QB development...what are reasonable expectations?

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Who will start at quarterback for the Tigers next year? In the loss to Notre Dame, which handed LSU a five-loss season, it was another subpar performance from sophomore Anthony Jennings, who started in 12 of the team’s 13 games but never got over the hump and settled in as an efficient passer. "I think our football team requires excellence at the quarterback spot,” LSU head coach Les Miles told LSUSports.net’s Emily Dixon after the loss. "I think we were 7-for-14 passing. That’s 50-percent. That’s not good enough. “ What was LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s take on the 13 games now behind them? "Up and down,” Cameron said. "We all saw that.” But, will there be change at quarterback to get things back on track? "Great question,” Cameron said. "I’m not sure now is that time.” Miles, however, was a bit more eager to share his thoughts on where things stand going into Jennings’ third spring with the team and Brandon Harris’ second - meaning after this semester, both enter the summer stretch with more than enough time for development. And with that said, Miles isn’t ready to hand Jennings the job. “What we will do is go into spring and throw it wide open yet again,” Miles said. "We will let both guys compete, and I think competition will make the difference. The quarterback that comes out of spring will either be one of the two guys. Whoever it is will be much improved. "It’s a guy who we will expect to throw the football for 250 (yards) and be able to be 20-for-31 and be a very capable and very competent passer.”

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So Miles says this about QB improvement:

"I think our football team requires excellence at the quarterback spot,”

"I think we were 7-for-14 passing. That’s 50-percent. That’s not good enough. “

“What we will do is go into spring and throw it wide open yet again,”

"We will let both guys compete, and I think competition will make the difference. The quarterback that comes out of spring will either be one of the two guys. Whoever it is will be much improved. "It’s a guy who we will expect to throw the football for 250 (yards) and be able to be 20-for-31 and be a very capable and very competent passer.”

And Cameron says this about the QB position:
What was LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s take on the 13 games now behind them? "Up and down,” Cameron said. "We all saw that.” But, will there be change at quarterback to get things back on track? "Great question,” Cameron said. "I’m not sure now is that time.”

Seems to me these two are singing different tunes.

I don't know. Just watched the video and Cam highlighted, "Anthony, you saw he did some great things tonight. And I think DeSean Smith, their ability to connect tonight maybe a handful of times...I thought a lot of positives".

It could be spin but I don't know.

Hard to see Harris getting starts next year, you already hear the party line of experience. Hope Miles is serious when he says the position is open but then again he has been saying Harris would play some for two months now and nothing. *shrugs* After all Harris did better last spring and during fall camp but never got the chance to develop like AJ, seems Miles has made up his mind. Mediocrity at qb, the second coming of JJ.