His problems are 1,000% mental. He thinks too much. When he has nothing to lose and it put on the spot (Auburn). Or when LSU is down 28 and has to go no huddle (tonight), the kid plays. I think LSU should play to that and go no huddle and pick up the pace some. He is 100% opposite of all freshmen I've ever seen. You normally would think no huddle wouldn't be good for a freshman, but he is the exact opposite.
It is perplexing. Even the Florida game, down 20-0 and no way in hell we even sniff the endzone the way we looked and we go on 2 very long drives for TDs. It definitely is mental. I just wish we would call more standardized pass plays rather than the tricky dicky plays Crowton likes to call. Dumb down the offense. Go no huddle. They just won't do it. I dunno.
He throws a pretty good deep ball. I think when they let him throw it long, his confidence gets going. Troy played prevent most of the second half which helped, but he threw some really nice 15 yarders. One of his passes to Lafell even had touch on it.
I agree and I wish this is what they would stick with for Lee. Trash the cute plays, he just ain't made for them like Flynn was. This guy has a cannon and can get it down the field. Use his strengths, minimize his weaknesses. Crowton has to make these adjustments. He hasn't as of yet until it's almost too late (see Auburn game as well).
This is an extremely good point. When he reacts on instinct he seems to excell. When he has to think and go thru progressions he doesn't excell. I don't think he is made for the short passing game. He doesn't do well with routes where he has to make a defensive read.
There's a word for this phenomenon. Experience. Experience feeds intuition, but it also encourages folks to TRUST their intuition. There are a very small handful of college RS-Freshmen QBs who can play well in a Crowton-type offense at a school like LSU against a schedule like LSUs. Lee's not one of those guys. This year. Next year? Who knows. Shep may have something to say about it all...so may JJ.
Question may be is Lee salvageable? If he plays out this season for experience, works hard and has a good off season, is it conceivable that he will be a vastly improved quarterback next year? Good question....
It seems we can only make things workable with Lee when we do the dual QB thing. Lee is ZERO threat to run the ball and that kills you in many situations. We needed Jefferson to get us in the endzone for the first time. I also think Lee needs lots of practice because his screens, etc., are just awful. They should be easy. With that said, he had a great 2nd half and it was a great comeback.
I agree clair, but I also think he needs a few plays to sit on the sideline and just watch the defense. I think it clears his head too.
The key for JLee is that he is a drop back passer by nature. When he drops back, he steps up and fires, and really looks like BFavre at that moment - see AUB and Troy second halves. When he is asked to rollout, begin in shotgun, etc. his mechanics seriously falter and he does not step into the throw causing them to go high, or erratic. It is clear to me that stepping and throwing is his strength and our play calling should showcase that much more and keep it simple for him, IMO.
