We should have let Brennan play more last season

So we've gotten to the point of criticizing last year's team/coaching... you know, the one that won it all in record fashion.

Amazing.

I’m a huge supporter of O and this team. I’m not calling for O’s head or anything here, just saying I do think we sacrificed Brennan getting some valuable experience in the name of “not running up the score”

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I do think we sacrificed Brennan getting some valuable experience in the name of “not running up the score”

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He's had plenty of experience for a first time starter. More than most actually. Playing time last year was perfectly fine. We don't break records or maybe don't get the 1 seed if we don't run it up, especially at the end when our defense was being questioned.

No thanks. I enjoyed having the best season in college football history instead.

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Brennan played in every "blowout".

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He didn't really "play" though.

Pass attempts by game:

Georgia Southern - 12
NW St - 9
Vanderbilt - 4 (won by 28)
Utah St. - 1 (won by 36)
Miss State - 3
Arkansas - 4 (won by 36)
A&M - 4 (won by 43 and he did throw a TD)
Oklahoma - 3 (won by 7,412)



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Again, I'm not second guessing much from last year. It was worth everything.

But it would be nice to have this season.

I said it all last year. Miles did the same crap. He looked like a true freshman last week. Once Joe began his pace for records and awards that plan went out the window

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Ga southern, northwestern state, Utah state, Arkansas, Oklahoma.

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He threw 12 passes against GaSO and 9 against NWSt. He looked sharp against Oklahoma but hell my 3 legged dog could have looked sharp against that defense.

Yea but only 15 passes combined against, Vandy, Utah state, miss state, Ark, and OK. He could have easily thrown 10 passes in each of those games.

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For example, Burrow never started for Ohio State, and I don’t think he was even the #2 guy some of the time, and yet he had 10 passing tds when he came to LSU.

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Were are you seeing these stats?

Before transferring to LSU, in 3 years at OSU Burrow played in 10 games. He had 39 passing attempts in those 10 games. He threw for 2 TD's and ran for another...in 3 years.

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Last season alone Brennan appeared in 8 games. He had 40 pass attempts. The only games Brennan didn't appear in were Texas, Florida, Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Georgia, Clemson. As noted, Texas, Florida, Auburn and Bama weren't blowouts. LSU had to keep scoring vs. Ole Miss because they could not stop them in the second half. I supposed he could have played a little vs. UGA, but to what end? The Clemson game was within striking distance in the 4th until LSU put together a long drive late to drain the clock.

Before Saturday, Brennan had played FAR more overall and meaningful snaps than Burrow had before his first start at LSU. Ask Ed and Brennan if the snaps he played down 17-0 vs. Troy were "meaningful". I would think handing the ball over to a true freshman and saying "go save us from one of the more embarrassing losses in school history" is pretty pressure packed.

Nah! He looked fine last season. If we still had the O line of last season, he would be fine this season as well.
Give the team a couple more games and this will be forgotten.
Give State some credit. They had a team of veterans and probable the All SEC Quarterback.
We only scored 36 points vs Miss St last season.
Burrow threw four TD passes.
Brennan threw 3 this season.
Last season's defense only gave up 13.