I agree with the first part of that statement but fail to see the "genius" with Mett. He did OK with him but nothing more than any OC could have done considering who he had to work with. A lot of OC's could have got more out of an offense that had that level of experienced NFL talent all over it. But I haven't given up on Cam at all. He is a talented experienced OC himself and he was just taking a little longer than expected to adjust to the modern college game.

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Posted by chilge1

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Member since Jan 2009

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Posted on 1/22/15 at 7:06 pm to boxcar willie

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He did OK with him but nothing more than any OC could have done considering who he had to work with

Compare Mett's yards per attempt alone between 2012-13. The growth he showed as a passer between those two years was simply astounding.

And I think that was the root of Cam's problem last year... the transition from professional athletes to high school kids was probably as rough on him as Jennings, Dupre, Quinn, etc.

And I'd just like to add that if everyone does their jobs appropriately, we'll never have to wonder what Cam's offense looks like without experienced NFL talent, because we'll always have it on hand.

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Posted by Datbayoubengal

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Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:15 pm to boxcar willie

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I agree with the first part of that statement but fail to see the "genius" with Mett. He did OK with him but nothing more than any OC could have done considering who he had to work with. A lot of OC's could have got more out of an offense that had that level of experienced NFL talent all over it. But I haven't given up on Cam at all.

Don't be a dumbass. Every offensive starter's efficiency greatly rose with Cam.

Mett
7.4 ypa to insane 10.4 ypa
58.8% to 64.4% (Russell was the last full year LSU QB to finish with more than 61% cmp)
12 TDs in 351 attempts to 22 TDs in 296 attempts

Hill
5.3 ypc to 6.9 ypc

Magee
1 attempt to 7.3 ypc and 8 TDs on 86 carries

Beckham
710 yards and 2 TDs at 16.6 ypr to 1150 yards and 8 TDs at 19.5 ypr

Landry
570 yards and 5 TDs at 10.2 ypr to 1190 yards and 10 TDs at 15.5 ypr

We were 7th in the country in yards per play. Yards per play shows you exactly how explosive an offense is. Having a better defense in 2013 would have allowed us more plays on offense, more plays on offense would have equaled more yards and TDs.

Went from 57th in scoring to 23rd
Went from 52nd in rushing to 29th
Went from 67th in ypc to 28th
Went from 94th in passing to 45th
Went from 75th in cmp% to 35th
Went from 58th in ypa to 2nd
Went from 30th in rushing TDs to 10th
Went from 109th in passing TDs to 45th
Went from 87th in ypg to 35th
Went from 75th in ypp to 7th
Went from 100 in 1st downs to 48th
Went from 63rd in 3rd down conversions to 1st

All those ridiculous arse jumps from a pretty bullshite arse offense the year before yet people still give this guy shite for that? Arguably the most productive LSU offense on record and he still catches shite? Time and time again LSU offensive players mention how much Cam has helped them yet he still catches crap from fans. All this imaginary "any coach could have done the same with that talent" bullshite.

Threads like this is why I don't talk sports with many LSU fans outside of this board.

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