re: Question about Lee

BT if JJ has a great bowl game will you admitt he's better?

yes.

now please answer this question.

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memphis, maybe you can answer since gotygers wont...why is it that people such as yourself constantsly bash JL (a fresh), for bad play however a defense that is filled with NUMEROUS UPPERCLASSMAN you dont say shite about.?? thats fricked up.

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The Defensive players proved themselves for the most part last year.

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Go check out how horrible the first few years for Hall of Fame QBs like Terry Bradshaw and John Elway were...good thing they were making so much money that the teams had to stick with them for awhile.

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Dude you do realize you're trying to compare some QB's 1st year in the NFL to the 1st year of college QB's...........there's no comparison, it's 2 totally different situations.

I really have no clue how some of you can still think Lee is the future of this team, these same people must also believe that we're still ok with our Co-Def Coordinators.

Any person with any knowledge of the game could see that JJ outplayed JL in the short game and a half that he played.

JJ 1.5 games > JL all season

I really think it has something to do with race (and this is coming from a white guy). Anyone else ever notice that every time we get a black QB many on this board claim they shouldn't play cause they're not smart enough to learn the plays and understand the offense.

Negativity with JJ is the same thing we heard about JaMarcus.

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Qb position is the easiest to knock.

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Especially when he's historically bad at quarterbacking.

keep reading.

1200 of BT's 1315 post count is spent defending JL.

JJ may infact be the best, we dont know for a while.

If he does not correct his motion, he will have a very difficult time improving, much like JL needs to desperately improve his footwork, I see this as part of his inaccuracy issues.

If everyone here keeps pointing fingers at VERY young QBs, it is a relief to Crowton, who should be bringing these QBs along. They both have glaring deficits, if not improved a bit next year, then that speaks volumes.

They would both be further along if Fisher was still here, does this mean I want him back? No, but it is what it is.

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JJ may infact be the best, we dont know for a while.

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One thing I do believe JJ has is that intangible. I know he only had limited command of Crowton's playbook and the second half didn't go so well for him, coupled with conservative play-calling (which may have largely been a result of limited plays that could be called for JJ) ... but JJ has that "it" factor, if you will. That thing you can't coach, you can't teach, it's just that special something.

You can't put your finger on it, you can't fully describe it, it's just that extra something some athletes come here with. Anyone who has ever watched RS sees that wow factor, too.

Maybe I'm wrong, always a possibility, but I think JJ has it, too. If everything progresses along smoothly and our QBs continue to work hard, coupled with the pair of QBs incoming, especially with RS, LSU's QB position should be looking up for the next few years. We have an excellent mix of spread QBs and pro style QBs.

As to JL, he made it through a horrible season. I hope he's gained experience from it and will settle in. With RS coming in next month and JJ getting the extra first team practice after finals and playing two and half full games, he should head into spring more than ready to compete for the starting job in 2009.

I hope the competition among LSU's QBs will make each of them better. Whichever of the QBs rises to the top in head-to-head competition will hopefully get the start next year.

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Miles should be ashamed of heaping it all on his shoulders when he had a capable enough QB on the sideline.

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I can't agree with that - we don't know what was going on in closed practices behinds the scenes. You are assuming JJ, who was to be redshirted if those complications hadn't dictated otherwise, wouldn't have found himself as a true freshman in a similar situation as JL against SEC defenses.

JJ has a long wind-up and was waiting for his receivers to break free before throwing the ball instead of anticipating the breaks. He was throwing a heartbeat or two too late. That will/should improve as he continues to work with Crowton. It's tough facing SEC defenses without any prior on the field experience. So we have no way of knowing how it would have gone had the situations been reversed and JJ been starting after Hatch went down instead of JL.

Hopefully, the worst of the inexperienced QB woes for LSU end with this season. The prospect of a good, hard-nosed DC who can both inspire and maximize LSU's defensive talent, coupled of course with solid game-planning and on-the-fly as needed mid-game adjustments, should help the offense out with field position, etc.

As to JL off the field, one would anticipate that if rumors about reclusive behavior are true, this would not go unnoticed or without being addressed by LSU's offensive coaching staff. I hope the young man rebounds and competes with Hatch, JJ and RS this spring, along with CD when he arrives on campus.

If all goes well for these young men in good, intense competition, this will be an excellent mix of pro style and athletic spread offense QBs, which should serve LSU well in the future. Only one will emerge as a starter, of course, but undoubtedly Crowton will game-plan in the #2 QB as well.