So Lee gets the chance to grow as much as he can in one game, and gets to do so against a desirable opponent (Tulane). This is good for Lee and LSU.
Balancing this is that Hatch loses a game of playing time, but it was only Tulane, and will enter the Alabama game with his own questions about his knee, but well rested. Potentially he can forgo the Tulane study and spend the entire two weeks looking at Bama film, if the coaching staff can support it. Also, their true freshman Jefferson will have to prepare this week as their #2. Unless he plays against Tulane, he grows little. Even if he plays, it will do little to ready him for Bama.
So there you go...on Joe's thoughts.