re: Sound Off On Jefferson

If a ship is sinking, who gets the blame, the deckhands or the commander in charge?

Jordan Jefferson has the potential to be a national contender if he has the coaching to back him.

If you notice, the running backs do the same on a large number of carries, it is not on JJ.

you people just find somthing and never let it die. JJ is the least of our problems. If you cant tell he has improved from game to game you just dont wanna see it. And how the hell is he suppose to see a sack coming from his blind side. I mean the o line got destroyed last night. We have no running game and have rode his arm all year. I say he has done a decent job seeing that he is a true soph. Some of you need to lay off and give him the same benefit you gave other qbs in the past. Lets see. Horrible play calling, no pass protection( ole miss was getting through the line with 3 down dlineman),no running game. Id say he has done great with all this to deal with. Ive said this in every post i have made on this subject.i've got friends from just about every sec team and the only fanbase that thinks he isnt good is the lsu fanbase. It makes me sick.

I agree he need to get rid of the ball faster. It kils me that he has no running game, horrible oc,horrinle oline and we have rode his arm all year and with no experience has deliver us to 8 wins. I'd say thats pretty good.

Amen to that... you hit the nail on the head.. but it won't change. so let Les go down with JJ, it'll be a package deal.. they both have one maybe two years left.

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he's not a very smart qb, i'm not saying he's dumb, but football iq isnt there..... just cant take sacks that he does, and did.

but he's young experience could fix this.....

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Agreed!

I think he might be ruined by the coaching staff. He's a lot gutsier than most QBs, and he's got decent running ability, but he's got a lot of drawbacks as well--the worst of which are (1) his tendency to step to the wrong places in the pocket and (2) that it takes so long for him to uncork his outfielder-like throws.

He also doesn't have a lot of game situation awareness, although you sort of have to reserve judgment on this aspect of his game because the coaching instructions have been so absurdly hectic, rushed, and confusing this year.

On the one hand, he seems to be getting thrown under the bus by the coaching staff (the same thing happened to somebody else last year) for things that really aren't his fault. His throws have pretty good accuracy, and our routes and play calls make every pass way harder on the QB than they reasonably should.

On the other hand, his upside appears to be limited, and he really doesn't move or throw or think/react like an upper-tier SEC QB at all.

When LSU gets a new OC, I actually wouldn't mind starting over with a brand new QB--YET AGAIN!--next season. Despite how aggravating it will be to have to do so, I think it might actually be best in the long run. It will take a miracle for a new coach to correct all the bad habits that our QBs have developed under Crowton.

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He'll make a play every now and then, butnot consistently.

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While everyone else on the field doesn't exhibit this problem at all, right? Look, you can shout "field commander", "field general", and "leader of the offense" all you want. That's true. We don't have the type of QB right now that's going to win games for us despite all the problems, even though plenty of fans think we should and even though many "fans" have yet to even voice a decent alternative. But Jefferson deserves no more blame than any other player on this team.

JJ has great natural talent that has not been properly coached to his potential. With the right coaching he could be an great QB.