QB controversy? Fans want LSU to keep TJ Finley as starting QB
LSU got off to a rough start in 2020 with a 1-2 record entering Week 5. Junior quarterback Myles Brennan was hardly the problem compared to Bo Pelini’s defense. But TJ Finley, stepping in for an injured Brennan, is the starting quarterback in the most complete game LSU has played this season, a thumping of South Carolina, currently 52-24 in the fourth quarter.
Finley is 17-of-21 passing for 265 yards and 2 touchdowns along with 8 rushes for 24 yards and a touchdown. The freshman’s big night has many fans on social media wanting him to stay at starter for LSU’s remaining eight games.
TJ Finley should be the new starter. With a game like this, if they bench him, he's leaving. He's got to much potential to sit his freshman year.
— Bo Yelton (@BoYelton) October 25, 2020
Tj Finley.. I like him.. he should be our starter..
— Miles Morales (@i_pleaseHER_) October 25, 2020
tj finley definitely need to be the starter
— nick (@stillnickk) October 25, 2020
TJ Finley for Starter 2020
— Gavin (@ItsGavin247) October 25, 2020
i don’t think myles brennan will be seeing the field as a starter for the rest of….until tj finley graduates
— Claudia Gonzalez (@Claudg610) October 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/ismashdrums/status/1320184277867352065
Tj finley should be the starter the rest of the season
— dev. (@dev_i3) October 25, 2020
TJ Finley will be your starter from now on. Dude is playing lights out. @LSUfootball
— SECSportsTalk (@sportstalk_sec) October 25, 2020
with the way we started the season and players having an extra year of eligibility, LSU needs to keep TJ Finley as the starter this year🤷🏻♂️!
— Garrett St. Pierre (@garretst_pierre) October 25, 2020
So TJ Finley the new starter?
— DTruxy (@DTruxy) October 25, 2020
TJ Finley is the future! Make him the starter here on out
— Sad Saints Fan (@DylanBlackmon4) October 25, 2020
TJ Finley better be starter the rest of the season
— BackendBeezy (@cashmoneyham) October 25, 2020
TJ Finley should've been the starter on day 1
— Ink Bets (@InkBets) October 24, 2020
This was LSU’s most impressive offensive performance this season. Finley looks more poised than Brennan does. Crazy that Brennan is setting LSU records for a first time starter and his job is in danger.
You honestly think his jobs in danger?
He’s the starter for now, but he won’t have as long of a leash as he had. 0-10 on third down cannot be repeated.
Knee-jerk reactions. Defense played better, so there wasn’t much pressure on Finley to keep up. Running game got going, which also helped him. He’s good, but I don’t think you bench Brennan. Just my opinion.
This is nonsense. The Def actually got STOPS which kept the gm from being a shootout and the offense “on schedule”. Also committed to the run gm with great success. Had LSU got this level of Defensive effort and commitment to the run early on, the Tigers would be 4-0.
Controversy talk is just silly. Give Brennan this level of support and everything with be ok.
How stupid..Myles is the starter. A lot of things worked for them tonight. Run game was a big contributor and kept the pressure off TJ and the defense finally played decent and got some stops. This shouldn’t even be a discussion..
Myles Brennan has the job til he loses it and so far he has only set records.. soon as he slips or gets banged up again, Finley would Take over from there.. not much controversy here atm, but excited for the future of this young man, team wanted to ball out with him.
No. Simply no to any LSU fan thinking this. No disrespect intended to Finely but the Gamecocks have a way and a history of turning no names into all stars. You’ll see next week if Brennan is still out, have no idea who your opponent is and it doesn’t matter.
Happy to see Finley do a good job against South Carolina, but Myles is and should be the starter as these games get more difficult.
In a shock to no one, there are a bunch of idiots on Twitter. lol. There’s should be absolutely NO discussion about Finley being the starter. First of all, Brennan has paid his due & has earned his starting position. He’s been in the program for 3 years, has studied the playbook & film, been mentored by Joe Burrow, etc. He is & should stay the starter when he’s healthy.
Now, since Brennan couldn’t go, I was really interested in seeing Finley in a actual game experience (not just Spring scrimmage). And he did NOT disappoint. The kid has a cannon for an arm. Very impressed with him. The pass that was intercepted was an awesome throw. It got out there with zip. It was some obvious miscommunication with the WR. I really look forward to watching Finley be the starter one day….. in the FUTURE. But not now. The Tigers lost 2 games while Brennan was the starter. But that had next to nothing to do with him. The Tigers D looked like sh!t.
1) Myles has two years of eligibility left. Unless he really steps out as an elite thrower, he’s going to be back next year.
2) That was the best OL performance of the season. I’m sure that doesn’t have anything to do with how comfortable TJ looked, though.
3) Play calling was fantastic for a first time starter. They didn’t reply upon the QB to make plays with a strong running game.
4) I don’t recall ever being this pleased with the depth in the QB room and QB coaching. The SEC is on notice.
The fact that this is even being discussed is a huge positive but it’s ludicrous, at best. The multiple factors enabled this win is 1) the OL opened holes for the LSU running game, which makes the (play-action) passing much, much easier. Two the Defense, actually, got some stops, and 3) LSU got TD’s from Rushing, Receiving, Special teams, and from the Defense, which enabled the W! Finley was, never-the-less, remarkable in his first start.
Finley got the ball out quicker than Brennan does. The receivers catch Finley’s Ball better than Brennan’s.
and Finley can run the ball much better than Brennan. Just based on those things alone Finley is the better quarterback. But Brennan does deserve the job just for sticking it out. If he messes up too much, definitely put in Finley.