5 reasons LSU should hire Jimbo Fisher

1. Jimbo Fisher can recruit and develop quarterbacks

Perhaps Les Miles’ most damning flaw is that, despite putting top-flight talent seemingly everywhere else, he never, ever, ever seemed to have a quarterback. It was seemingly statistically impossible, and it’s likely what led to him getting the boot this season. Without a quarterback to open things up on offense, the All-Universe Fournette was unable to make a difference in a season-opening loss to Wisconsin, despite a solid stat line. Arguably Fisher’s best quarterback during his time at LSU was JaMarcus Russell, who had the advantage of having none other than Jimbo Fisher as his offensive coordinator.

Fisher, meanwhile, has done nothing but get quarterbacks drafted. He had teams reaching into the early first round for EJ Manuel and Christian Ponder. He turned Jameis Winston into the first true freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. It must be said that Winston’s prodigious talents played a huge part in that win, but again, Les Miles, despite all his recruiting success, was never able to land such a quarterback.

The best way to recruit quarterbacks is to show a knack for developing them and getting them drafted, and Jimbo Fisher has perhaps shown this knack better than any other coach in college football. Imagine the type of talent that LSU has always fielded on defense at at the skill positions. Now imagine that with a first-round-level quarterback. Under Jimbo Fisher, LSU could be the scariest team in the country.