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LSUMASTERMIND · Mar 31, 2009

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http://www.tigerrag.com/?p=9544

QUARTERBACK
It was no big surprise when Miles said last Saturday that sophomore Jordan Jefferson has the No. 1 spot pretty much locked down after Saturday’s scrimmage.
Heading into spring drills, one would find it hard to believe Jefferson had fallen back even with Jarrett Lee since the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Miles said in a Times-Picayune story last month that the quarterback spot would be wide open could spring drills, but its pretty obvious that was just coach speak.
Jefferson showed up for spring drills in great shape, possessing a strong arm and carrying with him a swagger as the Tigers No. 1 guy.
Several of the Tigers’ offensive players have indicated Lee has shown tremendous improvement since the end of the 2008 season, but even an improved Lee isn’t quite up to Jefferson’s standards.
“I think Jordan Jefferson certainly is in the lead at quarterback and looks to be making his case for being the starter,” Miles said after Saturday’s scrimmage.
Lee has looked sharp at times during the individual portion of practice and should continue to push Jefferson.
True freshmen Russell Shepard and Chris Garrett have displayed specific individual talents during the first nine practices of fall camp. Garrett is the prototypical pocket passer with a big frame and very, very strong arm.
Shepard has struggled throwing the ball up to this point. Miles pointed out it is still early for the freshman phenom and that throwing the ball isn’t the only avenue of attack for Shepard.
“I like Russell Shepard,” Miles said Saturday. “Any time (Shepard) has the ball in his hands; he has the chance to make a big play. The key is that he makes a great decision with the ball, and he’s really been good with where to throw it. He made a couple of real quality throws but missed on a couple, but when he pulls it down and runs, he really eats up some ground.”
Miles did say after Saturday’s scrimmage that Shepard played exclusively at quarterback and did not receive reps at running back or receiver.

RUNNING BACK
Charles Scott put together the best rushing campaign by an LSU running back since the 1996 season when Kevin Faulk ran for over 1,300 yards.
Scott passed on the NFL Draft to return for his senior season and will team with Keiland Williams and Richard Murphy to form a pretty impressive trio in the LSU backfield.
Or will they?
Reports from Saturday’s scrimmage indicate none of the running backs had much success running the football. Whereas fumbling has drawn Miles’ ire in previous scrimmage, that wasn’t necessarily the case this time around. LSU’s backfield failed to gain any sort of significant yardage against the defense.
Miles said after the scrimmage the only positive rushing yardage came when LSU’s quarterbacks scrambled for gains. The backfield accounted for little to no positive yards.
Miles said both Scott and Williams saw action at fullback.
“We wanted to get them roughed up with a few snaps at fullback,” Miles said.
Might this be a sign of things to come in the fall?
Miles said true freshman Drayton Calhoun took part in Saturday’s scrimmage and was out of a green (non contact) jersey for the first time in some time. And don’t forget the impending arrival of true freshman Michael Ford in August. Could we be seeing a youth movement at tailback?
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Swerved · Mar 31, 2009

Good article. Pretty much says it all. :thumb: