re: Why does everyone assume Brennan is next in line?

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Football IQ is as important

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Actually, though, I think the guys who saw also thought he did have football IQ. Lot of potential, the problem a lot of guys in his position have are bad habits they have never had to address because they are so much better than everyone else on the field they still get by.

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Please stop harping on this. It shows you're just tying to force your strawman argument. Jennings was absolutely dual threat.

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In what capacity? He could run better than Mettenburger but he was listed as a pro-style QB elsewhere because that's what he was. Jennings was an Elite 11 Finals QB. He ran when necessary, but that wasn't his game.

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By the time Narcisse arrives at LSU in January, he'll be about 6'3/235. When you see the two standing next to each other, one looks like a man and the other looks like a kid.

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I don't think any one would argue that Narcisse is probably a better athlete than Brennan. What I look at is how this offense (assuming Miles will still be here) is built and what has worked in the past for LSU. Brennan is noted as a pocket passer with a high IQ, good accuracy, and decent mobility. He moves in the pocket well and makes the right reads based on what the defense gives him. I believe Trent Dilfer said at the Elite 11 finals he looked like the best QB on the field at times but then would turn around and make a mistake. He also noted that when Brennan made a mistake and it was corrected by coaching, he didn't make it again.

This offense isn't built for dual threat QBs, its been proven time and time again by Miles trying to force a QB to fit the offense rather than finding a QB that already fits it. We're seeing that now with BH and DE. Narcisse is gifted, no question about it, but he struggles with accuracy from the pocket and has played out of spread offense at St James. Sound familiar? Brennan on the other hand plays out of pro-style offense, although it is extremely shotgun heavy. Also, if you've done some research on Brennan, his coach is a badass. Some of the stuff this kid does in preparation is insanity. Check out his blind fold drill if you get a chance.

Long story short, Brennan fits what LSU wants to do offensively. Narcisse is a gifted athlete that just doesn't fit. I want them both because hey, you never know. But at this point, I think Brennan is the future.

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I think that Narcisse is the better prospect. He's bigger, stronger, and more mobile. Is it just due to his injuries, and the poor history with dual-threat QBs at LSU?

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These were some of the same assumptions made about Harris. It will likely come down to who is the most polished coming out of high school and who moves the offense more effectively and goes through progressions the best. So far, the dual threats that have been brought in have been quite raw in these areas. Maybe Narcisse is different.

If there's one thing that is apparent, it's really up to the QB as to how much work they put in and where the focus of that work comes from. IMO, it needs to be in the playbook, situational awareness, and learning where the 2nd, 3rd reads, etc. are and the patience to go through those progressions to help the offense be all it can be.

The SEC is Big Boy football.

We need Big Boy QB's.

Mauck. Flynn. Mettenberger. Etling. Brennan.

We need real QB's that can process information quickly, go through progressions, read defenses, efficiently & effectively distribute the ball to the WR's/RB's/TE's, learn the playbook and manage the Offense. (From all reports, Brennan is already about as polished as they come doing all this at the high school level)

We don't need "Athletes that can run real Fast" playing the QB position. Just been there and done that. Many of you on here just don't "Get It."

We need both of these young men and hopefully they can both excel at QB. One will win out but they seem to know and accept that they will be in for a fight but it is all good fighting for a starting job

IF we can get both to campus, let them compete with Etling, Harris (if here), Scott and McMillan and may the best man win.

If both make it to campus, we'll be in a good position as far as quarterbacks go for years to come.

This is one of the reasons I'm reluctant to jump on the 'fire Miles' bandwagon.

It looks like he's finally got our program set at QB until 2021, and if we run him out of town there's a likelihood that collapses.

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Next year, Etling will probably be our QB. The year after that, if Miles is STILL here, my guess is Brennan would be the better prospect because Miles has had overwhelmingly more success with a pocket-passer esque QB. If we get someone like Herman in here, Narcisse may be the better option.

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Do you even Lindsey Scott bro?

Also, none of us have any idea what we may or may not have in McMillan. The fact that he threw a pass in the JSU game would seem to suggest the coaching staff sees him as a viable candidate to eventually take over the starting role.

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If anything, I'd think that Narcisse would be the one with the higher ceiling/more upside

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What makes you say this?

No one knows who will be the better player in college. They have only played against high school kids.

Moreover, we have no idea who the head coach will be next year, the type of offense he will run, yada...yada...

You are guilty of exactly what you are accusing others of.