re: Shea Patterson details scope of Ole Miss deception in lengthy letter to Michigan

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we had Patterson under control

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LSU definitely did. Patterson was not a mature qb at all last season. He has alot of talent, but I think he fell in love with the deep ball since it was so successful for Chad Kelly the year prior. Kelly had a rocket arm and could hit the deep ball consistently, Patterson couldn't.

Ta'amu came in and hit the underneath routes which allowed actual offensive drives to occur. What was really impressive about his time at QB was the improvement of the run game. The shorter passes kept opposing linebackers at bay which allowed some creases for the RBs to get 4 and 5 yards consistently. Ole Miss actually had a 1,000 yard rusher last year..first time in almost 10 years.