I think he still has some ways to go in working on the mental part of his job, but the fastest way he gets there is to stay in the lineup and play. Sure, it drive me nuts when he tries to bowl over a defender and stay inbounds instead of stepping out and getting the 3 points that would have kept LSU undefeated, but who can deny the studly throw he makes on 4th down against ASU that snatched victory from the jaws of defeat? You take the good with the not so good, and so far the good has outweighed the bad...but not by as much as you'd like it to. If he can make the quantum mental leap in 2006 that, say, Mauck made from his sophmore to his junior year ...well, with Alley coming back, let's just say the offense will finally become the sick, sick unit we keep thinking it'll become.
JaMarcus is a good QB this year. Last year, he was a playmaker, but a bad QB. He wasn't a leader, he didn't remember the freakin play we were supposed to run, he didn't know his receivers routes etc. This year JaMarcus is doing everything a good QB does, he just isn't doing it well enough to be a GREAT QB yet. That's why Miles chose & stuck with him, because he knew that the only way to have JaMarcus grow into a good QB is to have him get into as many different game situations as possible because every one is a learning experience, and each game he is getting better.
It is fascinating how the stars lined up for JaMarcus. Aside from being very deserving to be a high draft pick, I really believe that the contrasting performance from JR ,when pitted against the then" expected 1st draft pick" Brady Quinn, in the Sugar Bowl finally helped catapulted him into the 1st pick. He really showcased his "stuff" nationwide in the Sugar Bowl; most memorable were his seeminly effortless long strikes to Doucet and Lafell.:thumb:
