It's in their head

In today's sports world of "what have you done for me lately",  the Saints and LSU are asking themselves the same question about two players who've lately for me haven't done much good.
In LSU's case, the QB position has gone from a weakness to outright liability.  We all knew the starter was coming into the year with questions but this is ridiculous.  The LSU QB is the lone reason they've been in close games instead of blow outs in three of their four wins. 
First it was his technique.  Bad footwork , holding on to the ball to long, can't read a defense, locks in on receivers,etc.etc.  But now you have an evan bigger factor...his mental status.  The pressure of performing at the higest level of college football and to do well has made him a basket case.  In other words...
It's in his head. 
Of all positons in football, QB is the worst to have head issues.  If your QB doubts himself every move he makes, your offense suffers.  There's an old saying in football, "hit the QB and the whole team feels it".  It's feels it worse if the hit is self inflicted.  It leads to sacks, high throws,short throws and turnovers,  and that's just on the field.  Off the field a whole other set of problems come up.  Once losses result there's a mutiny on hand and things spiral downward quickly.
To cut this off the head coach must step in and make a change.  Make a change for team morale, especially as the defense and special teams are playng at BCS championship levels.  Make a change for the coachng staff who put in hours of work breaking down film, conducting meetings and teachng on the field.  Make a change for the fans who work hard all week and look forward to seeing their favorite team go to war with all weapons on the ready.  Make a change for the head coach to call off the wolves chomping at his hide week after week. 
But mostly, above all and for HIS sake, make a change for the QB himself. For him, so he doesn't have to worry after every play if he'll be booed, if he'll let down his teammates,coaches, family or himself. To me it's worse to keep sending a QB back on the field , setting him up for more failure and humiliation, when it's painfully obvious to all who will see that he is struggling badly. Make a change.
It's in his head.
In the case of the Saints you have a kicker, Garrett Hartley, coming off a dream season.  He kicked his team into the Super Bowl, set a record for most kicks beyond 40 yards in that Super Bowl. Had his own float in the parade to honor that team.
That was last season.
This season started with two missed field goals, one from approximately the same spot of championship kick, the other from much closer in.  Not only did he miss, he missed badly.  He missed so bad that it caused doubt to creep in.  In other words...
It's in his head.
Hartley now has to deal not only with the pressure of being the kicker on a team that looks toward another Super Bowl, but with a kicker's worst enemy in his head...doubt.  That doubt, by his own admission, invaded his pysche on the overtime try against Atlanta resulting in a shank. A shank so bad the fans in the 20 yard line seats were seen scrambling for the souvenir. Doubt is why a kicker possessing the skills the likes of only a handfull of men in America misses a chip shot so close he could normally make blindfolded, leftfooted with one hand tied behind his back.  Doubt is why a team with feelings of loyalty bring in an older kicker for a sideline episode of In Treatment.  Doubt is the reason a change must be made.
Make a change for the fans, players,coaches and himself so now of us have to bite our nails, hide our faces or simply look the other way when he is sent out for another "chip shot" game winning field goal.