Att = 32, Comp = 17, Int = 2, TD = 1

Completion % = 53.1

Passing Yards = 250

Yards/att = 7.8

Year = Juco transfer junior

Opponent = #6 Team in the nation

OR

Att = 28, Comp = 17, Int = 1 TD = 4

Completion % = 60.7

Passing Yards = 172

Yards/att = 6.1

Year = Junior

Opponent = #5 Team in the nation (at the time)

Whose stats are those above??

If you answered Chris Todd and Mark Sanchez respectively you are correct.

My point?  There is a lot of talk about Kodi not getting in the game.  Relax he is only a sophomore and Chris' numbers are strong when compared to a possible Heisman candidate.  I remember a lot gripe back in 2002 when Campbell wasn't starting.  Cobb left and we all know how that turned out.  Kodi sitting on the bench may not be a bad thing.  Like it or not, as there has been, there are going to be a lot growing pains this year.  Things will come together but, like the economy, we have to get out of this 'want it now' mindset and let the offense mature.  Until then Kodi sitting on the bench soaking it all up rather than being out on the field going through the growing pains and thus possibly hurting his confidence may not be a bad thing.  Now I know you can make the argument that sometimes the best approach is to learn from experience.  But learning from experience is really learning from your own mistakes not learning from the errors of the whole offense.  Kodi IS the QB of the future AND he still has time!!!  How many offenses in the top 10 besides LSU have underclassmen QBs in their rotation?  Only Oklahoma – and Sam Bradford is a stud!!!

Also, look what a dual QB offense did to LSU in the first half.  We had a pick 6.  Now I know Lee burned us in the second half and props to him.  But it took the offense adjusting its rhythm to make that happen but they were forced to after powers knocked Hatch back to last week.  Where in the first half the offense didn’t necessarily have (meaning forced because the Hatch didn’t know his own name) to adjust its rhythm.  I really think that would have been us.  The offense would have had to change it’s rhythm for Kodi.  And that is too much of an immediate change to make on a back and forth basis against a great LSU defense in the middle of close game.  So it may be that Kodi is capable rather it will throw off the total offensive rhythm.  Not only that but how do you pull a kid who has hung up 250 yards and a 50% completion percentage on arguably the SECs best defense?

I mentioned Sanchez’s stats because he is a possible Heisman candidate and for sure a first round draft pick provided he stays healthy.  But he is also a Junior who besides last year when John David Booty was hurt didn’t start and only played sparingly (closing routs).  My point, he sat on the bench for two years and soaked it all in.  And now he is having a pretty darn good year and is the TRUE leader of the number 1 team in the nation.

In my opinion, Chris is the bridge to get us through the growing pains.  I am not saying he is the scape goat, rather the QB who has the experience and knowledge of this system who can hold things together this year until the kinks are worked out.  Afterwards, Kodi will come in and excel.  And just like in 2004 and Campbell everyone will be gloating over him.  But we have to get through this year.