Did LSU finish 3rd in the SEC because of great coaching?

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then it must have been great coaching

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duck

This has nothing to do with LSU lacking talent. It's a lack of fully developing talent. In college, teams can get by on lots of talent, but if the players aren't developed pro teams won't take them.

Look at LaFell. Was great for us, but no team would touch him until the middle of the 3rd round. Same for Jones. We still have lots of talent and they are "good", but not great pro prospects based on their development.

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This has nothing to do with LSU lacking talent. It's a lack of fully developing talent. In college, teams can get by on lots of talent, but if the players aren't developed pro teams won't take them

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Nobody's buying your song & dance..

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This has nothing to do with LSU lacking talent. It's a lack of fully developing talent. In college, teams can get by on lots of talent, but if the players aren't developed pro teams won't take them.

Look at LaFell. Was great for us, but no team would touch him until the middle of the 3rd round. Same for Jones. We still have lots of talent and they are "good", but not great pro prospects based on their development.

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explain joe mcknight! five star athlete who was coached by a now n.f.l. coach. what happened to his development?

Did Bradford and Dez Bryant really "develop" at their respective schools by taking the year off, hurt and suspended?

Moral Victory - LSU and Ole Miss each have 2 players drafted in first 3 rounds! Florida has 7, Bama has 5, and Tenn has 3. Does this mean we're tied for 4th place in the SEC draft sweepstakes? Or is this another testament to those great recruiting classes and player development of same?

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Look at LaFell.

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Lafell went in the 3rd for 3 reasons:

1)Not fast enough (coaches fault?)
2)Dropping balls kids in HS can catch (coaches fault?)
3)Poor QB play (this is a combination of youth and coaching).

Jones went in the 3rd for 2 reasons:

1)Not fast enough at the combine (coaches fault?)
2)Poor combine strength results (coaches fault?)


I promise if Jones or Lafell run 4.3 or even 4.4, they would go in the 1st round

no, we finished third because of chad jones' fingertips, the celebration penalty against AJ green, and a little bit of dumb luck as well.

Offensive coaching was obscene to even the most casual observer.

Defensive coaching was adequate.

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I know the embarrasments discussed nationally over the media

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I will say he deserves all the heat he got this year from his blunders.

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Amen sir amen

Miles and his staff have done a good job with several players. I think he tries to make the right hires and has done well on a few and poor on a few. That happens in coaching as nobody is perfect.

I don't think its a matter of coaching kids up as much as the attitude of the team and coaches. It was posted recently by someone and I've recalled reading it several other places that LSU players over the past few years have been getting bad reps for coming in an not focusing, taking a laissez-faire attitude to things and not pushing hard. They've also been said to be out of shape.

This is where Miles' personality comes into play. He's a nice guy coach and laid back often. This translates to players and their personalities over time.

In the end, while our # of draft picks has dropped these past few drafts, we are a little spoiled with the talent of those 2005-2007 teams. The current teams are definitely talented, but realistically, they aren't to that level now.