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Bayern4Life (redux) said 11/09, 12:52 PM
I disagree, I do not believe that Jevan Snead should be benched.

Granted, Snead as a Quarterback, looks like his crappy twin brother compared to last season. His stats have dropped from the previous year. The offensive line has underperformed this year. Although they have only given up 10 sacks on Snead this season, the amount of quarterback hurries have increased significantly.

However, perhaps the better question would be, if Jevan Snead were benched, who who take his place? 3rd string senior Billy Tap has 5 college passes with three completions. Snead's actual back-up is a freshman, Nathan Stanley, who with 16 pass attempts is hardly the person you want to put in charge of Ole Miss' offense.

Under these circumstances, switching quarterbacks from the experienced Snead to any one of the inexperienced back-ups at this point in the season, would be foolish.

Ole Miss still has an opportunity to play in a financially lucrative bowl game while also expanding their image on the national stage. Keeping Snead in the starting role will not only win more games, but ensure the continued balance of the Ole Miss offense, even if it could use improvement in the long-term.

Bayern4Life (redux) said 11/10, 08:52 AM
How can you say Stanley is much more accurate than Snead in big game situations? He's only thrown 16 college passes. Here's the thing. Do you really think Ole Miss has a better chance against the Tennessee and LSU defenses with an unproven freshman? Granted, Snead's going to have to raise his game to have Ole Miss competetive, but I would trust my offense under Snead over a freshman.

Given that Ole Miss' season is almost over, they cannot win the division title, and the fact that Snead is a senior, illustrates the futility in benching him now. It would achieve nothing except discontent on the team.

I look back at the Ole-Miss Arkansas game, where Snead threw for a career high 332 yards and see what kind of potential Snead has. A the end of the day, Snead is more likely to move the ball against the Vols and Tigers than Stanley. This why I say stay the course and hope Snead finds his groove late in the season, especially since he's going to have to make a statement if he wants any chance in the draft.

Bayern4Life (redux) said 11/10, 01:51 PM
I fully get what you are saying. However, I would simply say that inexperienced Stanley is no less likely to throw interceptions than Snead. Especially against an LSU defense. I simply think staying with Snead can only increase his confidence. I realize it's taken too long, I just see going with Stanley at this point in the season a bad idea. If Ole Miss' offense and O-line were particularly strong, I would say perhaps give it a shot. But considering the state of malaise Ole Miss has been in all season, I think the order for Stanley would be too tall.

Ulimately, keep Snead in and hope that he has the tools to make some magic happen late in the season, and most importantly for school and conference, in whatever bowl game Ole Miss ends up in.