Face it the bar has been pretty low the last decade. Every year has been LSU will be good if they can find a QB and a passing game.

Joe got here in late July or early August. With three other qb’s, I don’t believe he got much preseason time with the receivers. Couple that with learning a new play book and going under center for the first time since middle school, a slow start is understandable. We saw progress through the year.

Word is the new offense is closer to what he is use to. He is a grad student that has plenty of time for football and being the man for a year has helped make this his team.

I hope max protect is truly minimized this year. Ala got pressure rushing four and having seven cover 2/3. Hard to get a completion against that.

Line will always be a key. Four returning with three others with starting experience helps. They look leaner and have hopefully improved footwork. Fewer seven step drops will help.

It helps he has a confidence that can be infectious. Hopefully we will be less predictable and use all our players better. S Sullivan is a 6’5” receiver/TE that has never been targeted in the red zone. What ever the problem , I hope it’s fixed.

Finally it’s preseason, almost everyone is confident. Even eATMe