ett I believe you're right. If we could mesh both into one, he'd be a great QB. But, it's true. Lee IS the better at reading defenses and I applaud him for being aggressive (Lee can "throw his WR's open" whereas JJ WON'T throw UNLESS they are open)...but, you guessed it, aggressive QB's will make INT's. What causes Lee the most trouble is that he can't seem to let that last INT get out of his head. Lee also has a quicker release and better touch on passes than JJ. But when he gets rattled....well, I agree, it takes him longer to get over being rattled. JJ has a stronger arm and yes, he can definately turn something out of nothing with his legs. But he takes FOREVER to release the ball and FOREVER to make a decision (reading the defense). I tend to get more frustrated with JJ. Partly because as the superior athlete, sadly, he suffers from the mental aspect of the game. When Lee makes a mistake, he gets down on himself. When JJ makes a mistake...well...lets just say I just wonder if he's just too dumbfounded and lost to REALIZE he made a mistake??? I've found myself being more at ease at different points of the game with each of them. When the game is "stalling" or the offense isn't clicking, having JJ give that added aspect of getting chunks of yards with his legs. But when we have to throw the ball or when the half is coming to a close and we need to move the ball in the air, then Lee is who I want back there.
Refer to my 3rd post. I give JJ credit for being able to run the option. The difference of opinion is in the statement that "JJ runs the option PERFECTLY". I believe our offense is actually worse with JJ in the game and that Miles uses him simply because he's safe. Understand I'm not saying JJ is awful, I'm saying that our offense is simply better in a pro style traditional scheme instead of the option scheme JJ runs.
JJ runs a good option offense. Most of the 3 and outs come from the fact that EVERYONE knows it's coming. Don't fault him for that. Now defenses have to respect the pass, so we should see more success from JJ running the ball. It's not that LSU gets conservative when we run the option, it is throwing in a different dimension. That's how good LSU is. We can beat you running the ball in a prostyle or through the option. We just beat a top 3 team with JJ and no threat of throwing the ball. My point? It's hard to gameplan how to stop the LSU offense when we will put whatever QB and offense in that is effective. Last week it was JJ and the option.
I'm not trying to withhold credit for what JJ brings to the team. LSU is definitely better with him and wouldn't have beat Bama without him. However he is not a good QB. He never makes the first man commit on the option play, often pitches too late and can't read a defense in the passing game to save his life. He is a below average QB that LSU counts on not to lose the game. Same with JL.
Jj gets confused and he's mentally slow when it comes to making decisions. He is physically gifted but a bit slow in his decision making skills. Lee is a much smarter qb and makes very good reads on the defense. When he has pressure he chits himself. When he has time he plays well. I will be so phucking glad when jj and jl graduates. I am ready to say thanks for your service, have a good life. Hello mett!
JJ is a terrible option QB. He takes a bad path, he does not make the read commit. He does not ready well. He is simply fast. If you watched Lee run the option tonight, he actually ran it perfectly. He made the read commit. He pitched well and followed his pitch. Take it from someone who has coached the option... JJ is not an option QB.
