re: Spring Game QB Numbers Inside the Numbers

2486 makes some good points. The numbers would indicate that JJ is better. There are several ways one can interepret those numbers in regard to the variables that also contributed in 08 and 09 (OL, running game, defense, etc). I think the reason that we're having the debate is that JJ has now had over a dozen games as the starter and does not seem to have progressed. While the numbers aren't listed anywhere that I've been able to find, I doubt that anyone would argue that JJ has been extremely ineffective when having to throw the ball more than 10 yds down the field. In the Washington game, for example, he posted pretty good numbers, mostly because of a ton of YAC by Tolliver. The few long receptions that I can recall him throwing weren't that great, but the receivers were so open that they could adjust to the ball easily. If the defense knows that the only real threat is within 10 yds of the LOS, then they can cheat up, which hurts the running game.

Here are a few more numbers:

LSU offensive ranking in 2008
Rush - 39
Pass - 67
Total- 51

LSU offensive ranking in 2009
Rush - 84
Pass - 92
Total- 102