The four turnovers do not tell half of the story, they tell how the story ended. They contributed to the loss of the 21 point lead and the end result which was the loss of the game.
I am pretty sure that the morning after, Ole Miss fans were not saying they were OK with the four turnovers and loss to FSU since he still had 39 attempts for 313 yards and 4 TD's. Turnovers and ball security do matter when assessing a QB, especially a senior.
Professional teams will likely be more critical of a four turnover game then they will be happy of a 313 yard game.
Then how do you assess someone like Ben roethlisberger who is notorious for sack fumbles but is in the top 3 and 4 in passing stats and has his team in the playoffs on a consistent basis.
If you really wanna bring th FSU game into the argument also consider that there was a lot more pressure on Kelly in the second half than there was in the 1st half. Ole miss's o line is the chink in their armor on offense, and it's a wonder we didn't get to him in the second half either. If you can't see that Kelly is a top 5 qb in the NCAA right now I don't know what to tell you. It's been proven that he isnt a Stephen Garcia type qb in that he gets hot 1 game and is cold the other 11. He is a consistent producer, and I wouldn't be suprised if he isn't in New York in December.
Here's the only thing important about Kelly: he is in the rearview mirror. I don't really care about his NFL potential but I'd wager, albeit a very small amount, that he'll have every opportunity to make it in the league.
The reason Kelly is even being talked about here is that some feel that despite all his collegiate stats that he is a Bo Wallace at best and our dbs are extremely overrated because they let him have 400+ yards through the air when we had our pass rushing, our starting CB, and our starting free safety out all through the fourth quarter.