Luke Johnson: Cajuns are close, but they won't turn the corner until they get better at QB

[CajunAmos]

The games Jennings had protection he was good. Do we need a better QB, yes. But we won't see better QB play in this offense with these coaches.

I didn't consider him good. Plenty of games with time to throw he threw jump balls or ones that receivers had to make great catches on to complete. Those were a lot more prevalent than hitting a receiver in stride to allow them to make a play after the catch.

The other thought is you'll have a difficult time recruiting a great throwing quarterback when you run an offense like ours. You have to allow the quarterback and skill position player to showcase their ability to get them to come on campus, and we don't do that here.

[Just1More]

I'm with you. I want a QB, if he can run then great. But I'd rather have a guy who could carve up a defense and make heady decisions than a guy who wows at a combine.

Many of us do. But Hud isn't in our camp. He'll obviously "take" a QB with a great arm and mind... but since he knows he's not going to match minds with a cerebral QB... he's going to instinctually defer to a dual threat athlete QB.

I believe when Hud sees video of a HS QB throwing long jump balls... and then running like a RB... he gets a head rush. He knows if he gets that kid to come to UL, 90% of his offense has been developed at that high school.

[Just1More]

If this is true, then we are back to the Bustle days. The only difference is that there's more bowls now to where 6 wins pretty much guarantees a bowl slot.

Bingo. But we pay more for it.

[CajunNation]

After thinking about this season, the way it progressed, and the play of the QB, it is clear to me that Davis should have gotten the starting job and taken as many snaps as possible.

Very probable we would have ended up with 6 wins no matter who was QB. Only now, we are really screwed for next season at QB.

[CajunAmos]

After thinking about this season, the way it progressed, and the play of the QB, it is clear to me that Davis should have gotten the starting job and taken as many snaps as possible.

Very probable we would have ended up with 6 wins no matter who was QB. Only now, we are really screwed for next season at QB.

My thought as well.

[31Ragin97]

---Tell ya what---we need 2-3 LBs cause the guys we lost were VERY VERY GOOD players!!!

how does that improve the offensive line?

[Just1More]

After thinking about this season, the way it progressed, and the play of the QB, it is clear to me that Davis should have gotten the starting job and taken as many snaps as possible.

Very probable we would have ended up with 6 wins no matter who was QB. Only now, we are really screwed for next season at QB.

That may be a little too heavy on the retrospection. I agreed that once we were a long shot at 6-6, we probably should have started the grooming of Davis. But we probably did make it to the bowl on Jennings. And it is too important that we made it to the bowl... for our future recruiting... to discount that achievement. Saying Davis would have also got the 6 wins... not sure about that.

We weren't going to beat USM with any one of our current QBs. We can't place not putting Davis in this year as an excuse for next year. If Davis is good enough... he's good enough. This offense doesn't require a lot of mental gifts to run as a QB. You either have it, or you do not have it.

[Just1More]

how does that improve the offensive line?

Boomer likes to think way outside of the box just opened. In fact, I'm pretty sure while he's opening a gift box under the Christmas tree, he'll immediately start testing the secondary sexual characteristics of the box on the other side of the tree. It's just a Boomer thing. But he's our Boomer!

[chauncey]

Can the kid from Scotlandville throw?

[Just1More]

Can the kid from Scotlandville throw?

Yes. Levi can throw well. And he's a really good heads up runner. A lot of his passing yardage is due to some really good WRs YAC. But he does throw well. He has a quick release and he makes decisions quickly. I like him for UL.

[CajunDreDog]

I'm excited about getting him on campus too. What will Hud do with him...who knows.

[KajunKrazy]

Yes. Levi can throw well. And he's a really good heads up runner. A lot of his passing yardage is due to some really good WRs YAC. But he does throw well. He has a quick release and he makes decisions quickly. I like him for UL.

I saw him play a few times this year. Levi is a left handed Ray. He does lots of stuff on a high school field that he won't be able to do in college.