Sounds like we see Jason Smith some to me and I assume it will be more as a wildcat qb with a very limited package. We've seen it work and not work. Never understood why we would run a wildcat when we had Cam. Just didn't make sense.
The right guy back there as a change of pace for JJ or White can def make a difference.
At this point, I don't care who it is back there. Just give us a different look. Try something. Anything.
I'm one of the ones that thinks it's in JJ's head. My question is, if it's not in his head, how do you explain the interceptions hitting the defenders between the numbers and throw into triple coverage? I don't believe those were mechanics issue.
And if he looked like this vs Louisville and Jax State, what to expect with LSU? I say, short leash. Bring him along slow and maybe it passes. If not, "We want the white boy....We want the white boy!"
I'm in the other camp, still believing he's going to get his shift together. But, I'm also absolutely fine with being ready to go to plan B, which unfortunately, is a white kid that's never taken one snap in a real D1 game.
I guess when I hear that it's "in his head" I think of the Yips. I think of Mackey Sasser, the ex-Mets catcher who suddenly couldn't throw the ball back to the pitcher. Don't think that's the case here and maybe not what you're talking about. The next pass I throw in college will be my first. I certainly don't know squat about what it takes to play the position. My armchair quarterback analysis though, would be what you constantly hear from those that do know. The dreaded, "Speed of the game" problem. You always hear when a QB gets comfortable, that the game slowed down for him. I think that's the case here.
I believe JJ really is very confident in his abilities. He's just got to see it and do it enough times in a real game setting to have it all slow down for him where he can recognize what's going on. Problem is...and I'm right there with everyone else....we don't have much more time let him work through it.
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