The New Orleans Times-Picayune writes that last year’s starter, Jordan Jefferson, is still No. 1 in the pecking order after tossing four touchdowns in the scrimmage. While Les Miles patted both Mettenberger and Jarrett Lee on the backside for their play, the head coach saved
“Mettenberger has a very strong arm, makes a lot of nice throws and is improving,” Miles said. “Jarrett Lee has a very distinct advantage over the time he’s been in the system, and he throws the ball very well. Mettenberger has some time. He’s taking advantage of his coaching. Currently, it will be Jefferson and Lee, then Mettenberger.
“What continues to be a routine occurrence is Jordan Jefferson is having better practices and throwing the ball better. He’s making much better decisions. He’s clearly improved. He can describe what he’s seeing, how he sees the play. He understands exactly what’s going on and much more so.”
After a 2010 season that saw Jefferson throw just seven touchdowns in 209 attempts — along with completing just over 56 percent of his passes and throwing 10 interceptions — the Tigers will need Jefferson to take whatever improvements he’s made during the offseason onto the playing field once the ’11 season kicks off.
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