re: What do some of you not understand about Brandon Harris??

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miles has made corrections over the years but it seems like it's always a season too late

i.e.:

co-dc's
crowton
welter/beckwith

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Throw in clock management with this

1. I'm not as high on Harris as others are around here (I think his accuracy is suspect). However, we really can't say one way or the other until the kid plays more than he has one start and other appearances against bad teams/garbage time.

2. I'm sure the offense LSU runs is more complicated than us, the avg. fan knows. Nonetheless, it can't be THAT much more complicated. Even with Harris in, LSU wants to run the ball at least 60% of the time. The QB may adjust the blocking at the line on run plays, but they have never been concerned about checking to a pass when facing 8-9 men in the box. I can't imagine Harris couldn't handle running the ball on 1st/2nd downs and taking the occasional deep shot or forced pass on 3rd down.

3. Regardless of who plays, neither of these guys really want to be "pocket passers". Jennings will at least step up/hang in the pocket (many times too long). Harris wants to do what's natural to him and get on the run ASAP. LSU does neither of them any favors by forcing them into tough situations.

4. It's clearly evident that Harris has a ton of confidence in his ability. Honestly, I think that worries the coaching staff that he will go "off script" and potentially make a bad play. Maybe more than any other team in college football, LSU is terrified of turnovers. I think that is why you see Jennings be so hesitant to throw passes. Notice that some of his best performances (Ark. '13, 2nd half of Wisc.; late against UF) came when LSU had no choice but to let him freely throw the football (even if the risk of a TO was increased). I think Jennings and Harris can both be playmakers if allowed to do so. Right now they've molded Jennings into being a "game manager". I think they're just not their yet with Harris. He still has the mindset of being a playmaker. Once he buys in to being an ultra-conservative QB, he'll play more (which is just sad)

How much confidence you think Jennings has after his awful performances?

From Jennings own mouth... It is up to me to get these guys to do the right things... This is MY team to lead. He does not feel the bad of his performance in his own words.

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Maybe more than any other team in college football, LSU is terrified of turnovers.

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THIS!

2008 scrambled Miles's brain forever.

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Under this regime, if you are a young player you will not supplant someone with more experience unless you prove it Sunday to Friday. Bottom line, end of story. How you people still have trouble comprehending that is beyond me.

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We people don't have any trouble understanding this is the way it is and always will be. We just all realize how assinine this line of thinking is when the players being given snaps are some of the worst of all time.

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To say the staff was clueless on when to plug Beckwith in when his play IMMEDIATELY improved after being the starter is ridiculous. If anything, their uncertainty of when to start someone is evident with Harris at Auburn, not Beckwith.

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It's not ridiculous at all when you actually pay attention. Beckwith's plays for game increased each week. His play got better as his snaps increased. Even with minimal snaps, he outperformed Welter each week he played.

How can you pumpers keep crying Harris @ Auburn when Jennings performance the week before, at home, against NM St, was leaps and bounds worse? He turned the ball over 3 times in 1 qtr against one of the worst teams in the FBS for Christ's sake. All that hard work at practive sure paid off!

Look, I get coaches wanting a player to work his arse off in order to maximize his abilities. They won't ever reach their potential if they don't learn this trait. But I'm also not foolish enough to think 2 things:

1. Proving you are better than the guy in front of you and still not getting snaps is about the most frustrating thing that could happen to a young player. No one has said Harris doesn't work hard, Jennings just happens to work harder though he has not shown a single flash of being a GOOD QB. Why would Jennings work harder when the best player sees the field everywhere else. (Some of them are rapists and steal crab legs)

2. Doing the same exact thing over and over with the same results expecting something different to happen is a freaking sign of insanity. Jennings has now started 11 games for the Tigers. He has thrown for 9 TD's and 7 Int's in that span. 3 of the Int's were in the last 4 games where he also fumbled the ball. He is getting worse and our coach has thrown every single unit under the bus in the process of defending him.

this "scheme" sucks.

it's predictable, lacks creativity, has no intention of misdirection, doesn't try to fool anyone on the defense, and overall has ZERO fluidity to it.

nothing comes easy it seems like. there are no bread and butter plays. the only identity that the offense has is running the ball up the middle into 8-10 man fronts.

it involves ZERO risk. None. it's the greatest example of scared play calling in the entire SEC.

for anyone to defend the arkansas loss tells me that they don't watch any other football teams play other than LSU.

And jennings is "ready?"

What the hell does that even mean

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4. It's clearly evident that Harris has a ton of confidence in his ability. Honestly, I think that worries the coaching staff that he will go "off script" and potentially make a bad play.

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As opposed to AJ sticking with the play call, which is in fact a bad play.

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Maybe more than any other team in college football, LSU is terrified of turnovers.

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Then why go with the guy that turns it over at a higher rate?

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Notice that some of his best performances (Ark. '13, 2nd half of Wisc.; late against UF) came when LSU had no choice but to let him freely throw the football (even if the risk of a TO was increased).

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No QB in football history has been given more chances than AJ. He is literally at 0% risk of losing his job. The one against Ole Miss was costly and gave them a short field. The one against Bama gave them 3 points that certainly could have been the difference in losing that game. The fumble against Ark was one of 2 chance to actually put points on the board.

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I think they're just not their yet with Harris. He still has the mindset of being a playmaker. Once he buys in to being an ultra-conservative QB, he'll play more (which is just sad)

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Exactly! They don't want to let a QB free until he is a JR or SR. It is the sole reason why very few talented QB's have wanted to come here despite the elite D backing them up and the onslaught of offensive fire power at their disposal. What parent would be justified in trusting Miles with their highly sought after QB son?

someone should do a study on whether playing time helps players improve