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How has Miles improved as a coach?
Posted on 7/15/12 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 7/15/12 at 9:56 pm
Areas where I think he has improved
- Recruiting - his first couple of classes weren't great but his last few, especially the 2009 class was phenomenal
- Mental mistakes/penalties - we were terrible in this area but seem more focused and mature recently.
What else ?
- Recruiting - his first couple of classes weren't great but his last few, especially the 2009 class was phenomenal
- Mental mistakes/penalties - we were terrible in this area but seem more focused and mature recently.
What else ?
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Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:01 pm to siliconvalleytiger
probably the biggest area from the first couple of years is focus on special teams...many fans don't realize how much of a difference this has made over the past couple of seasons.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:07 pm to siliconvalleytiger
by hiring extremely good position coaches and recruiters
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:10 pm to siliconvalleytiger
He hasn't. See...NC game.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:20 pm to siliconvalleytiger
quote:The 2012 class was "phenomenal"
- Recruiting - his first couple of classes weren't great but his last few, especially the 2009 class was phenomenal
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:32 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Talented players and his assistants make the program what it is. 2010 Les was the same as 2005 Les. 2011 Les looked better because we beat everyone by 30 points. Except one..
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:32 pm to siliconvalleytiger
i thought he did, until i saw tthe national title game
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:45 pm to siliconvalleytiger
I think Les takes hiring assistants more seriously. Compare the Malleveto debacle with Chavis. IOW, I don't think Les is likely to hire another dud asst.
I think he really understands what it takes to stay atop the SEC as compared to his first 3-4 yrs.
Areas for Improvement: it was nothing less than sheer football stupidity to mothball the O we used for 8 games last year. Hope he learned something from that and will never, ever repeat this mistake again.
I think he really understands what it takes to stay atop the SEC as compared to his first 3-4 yrs.
Areas for Improvement: it was nothing less than sheer football stupidity to mothball the O we used for 8 games last year. Hope he learned something from that and will never, ever repeat this mistake again.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 10:50 pm to siliconvalleytiger
IMO
1. Recruiting better
2. Clock management (hopefully 09 Ole Miss and 10 UT will be it)
3. Assistant hires. Chavis, Stud, Krag, etc.
4. The 2011 team was as focused a LSU club I can remember, hopefully this continues.
1. Recruiting better
2. Clock management (hopefully 09 Ole Miss and 10 UT will be it)
3. Assistant hires. Chavis, Stud, Krag, etc.
4. The 2011 team was as focused a LSU club I can remember, hopefully this continues.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 11:08 pm to siliconvalleytiger
quote:
Recruiting - his first couple of classes weren't great but his last few, especially the 2009 class was phenomenal
No doubt recruiting has stepped up, but I've been wondering how much impact Katrina had on his first couple of classes. His first full class was 2006, right after that fall.
He has certainly done much better job of hiring assistants, that has helped with the recruiting as well.
Posted on 7/15/12 at 11:26 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Miles did a phenomenal job handling all of the distractions last year. Many on here, myself included, expected several losses after JJ was arrested as well as Krags being diagnosed. Not that JJ was Joe Montana, but the combined loss of your OC and QB right before the season is a huge loss. Miles took it in stride and beat a top 5 team on the road.
He was in a no win situation with JJ and Lee. He could've handled it better on 1/9. He didn't. Nothing anyone can do about it now. I thought it was great he could mock himself with the EA commercial. He knows he fricked up and has moved on obviously. I think we will see an improved Miles this year. I think the arse whipping he received has made him more focused.
He was in a no win situation with JJ and Lee. He could've handled it better on 1/9. He didn't. Nothing anyone can do about it now. I thought it was great he could mock himself with the EA commercial. He knows he fricked up and has moved on obviously. I think we will see an improved Miles this year. I think the arse whipping he received has made him more focused.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 12:20 am to siliconvalleytiger
he quit reading the rant.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 5:56 am to siliconvalleytiger
He took a class on time management.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 6:27 am to siliconvalleytiger
No improvement, has regressed. Offense is unimaginative.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 5:58 pm to siliconvalleytiger
quote:
How has Miles improved as a coach?
No. He is at a school which allows him to spend tons of money on a great staff which covers up most, but not all, of his inefficiencies.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 8:13 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Well he led us to a 13-1 season last year, and we're preseason top 2 this year, so, yeah, I count that as improvement.
Posted on 7/16/12 at 11:28 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Les is better than any other coach in the Country at bringing in other coaches. Guys that end up being really good fits. We just keep upgrading and upgrading. I also believe LSU is at the top when it comes to talent evaluations as well. Guys like MC and TM were not on anyone's radars coming out of high school and they are all americans at LSU.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 7:16 am to siliconvalleytiger
Well just when you think he has, you get the NC game. It's very hard to argue with his results, outside of a few games like 1/9 and games like the Ole Miss debacle.
His game day decisions, are far too conservative in my opinion, but because he plays good D & Special teams he can get away with it against most teams.
It's when the game calls for adjustments during play that I think he falls short. Maybe it's not him, & it's his coaches, but I no longer believe that Gary Crowton was the only reason for our poor offensive showing during his last 2 yrs.
75 W's in 7 years & 2 NC appearances, with 1W is something every single Tiger fan would have signed up for upon Saban's departure. Come'on Man?
He's hired better coaches i.e. Chavis and Kragthorpe in my opinion. That's how he's improved. Les is the same ole Les he was before.
His game day decisions, are far too conservative in my opinion, but because he plays good D & Special teams he can get away with it against most teams.
It's when the game calls for adjustments during play that I think he falls short. Maybe it's not him, & it's his coaches, but I no longer believe that Gary Crowton was the only reason for our poor offensive showing during his last 2 yrs.
75 W's in 7 years & 2 NC appearances, with 1W is something every single Tiger fan would have signed up for upon Saban's departure. Come'on Man?
He's hired better coaches i.e. Chavis and Kragthorpe in my opinion. That's how he's improved. Les is the same ole Les he was before.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 7:34 am to siliconvalleytiger
Les is a smart administrator who makes wise choices in his assistants. The program's future is very secure in my opinion.
I will admit he is no Saban in some areas as we all know, but he can recruit just as well. And he has proven his teams can beat Saban's when they have the same amount of time to prepare.
I will admit he is no Saban in some areas as we all know, but he can recruit just as well. And he has proven his teams can beat Saban's when they have the same amount of time to prepare.
Posted on 7/17/12 at 12:59 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Clock management
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