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Optimus Walken said

i'm not saying lee is the "answer".. but at a certain point he was just the better option. jefferson wasn't the only one to blame. the OL sucked and so did the playcalling. but it's hard to call plays for a QB that sucks and it's hard to block 8-9 people all game long when they know what you're going to do

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But, the 8-9 people problem was caused mostly by the terrible play calling. There was no need to drop anybody past three yards from the line because LSU only tried to throw the ball five yards or more past the line like 5 times.

As for Lee, I think the major failing this year is the fact that they did not get Mettenberger ready for this game. They had an entire year to get him ready and get him game experience and they did not do it. I would have much rathered give Mettenberger a shot last night. If he succeeded, great. If not, at least you got him some live action in a meaningful game against a great defense. Lee was never going to be good and he is graduating anyway. If you are going to throw a wild card out there, why not let it be a guy with some upside?