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LSU is putrid in Red Zone Defense
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:27 pm
Very disappointing numbers from any vantage point. What is making us so bad? Obviously, the scheme that allows the flats to be wide open has killed us in multiple games down there (think State, Syracuse, EMU). Something needs to change. LSU has to get better about limiting damage down the stretch to stay successful.
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Bright spot, LSU has given up the least amount of attempts in the red zone in the conference this year. Obviously, it is a great sign that people struggle to get to the red area against us.
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Bright spot, LSU has given up the least amount of attempts in the red zone in the conference this year. Obviously, it is a great sign that people struggle to get to the red area against us.
This post was edited on 10/27/15 at 12:29 pm
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Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:29 pm to therick711
Are special teams causing a lot of short fields to blame?
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:33 pm to therick711
It's not a particularly helpful stat because it doesn't take into account how many trips in the redzone we had to defend. If we allow one drive a game in the redzone and they get a TD, we are at 100% and it looks bad even though they only got there once.
Michigan has arguably the best defense in the nation right now and their redzone TD defense is ranked in the 100s nationally just like us, so I'm ok with that.
Michigan has arguably the best defense in the nation right now and their redzone TD defense is ranked in the 100s nationally just like us, so I'm ok with that.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:33 pm to therick711
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therick711
atta boy.....stay true to form kid. Don't change your MO now....
Let's don't look at the big picture....let's focus on anything negative you can find.
It's funny, and I admit I'm a glass half full type guy....but here's what I see on this:
I see a team that has limited its opponent's trips to the red zone. In fact, LSU is second overall in giving up red zone scores....having given up 16 scores compared to bama's 15.......
I also understand that there has been some confusion with new people in the secondary, and that the return of Mills will hopefully help to reduce some of the confusion there.
Again....LSU has allowed only one more score in the red zone than Bama......but rather than point out that positive (which means LSU has a pretty damn stingy defense in the number of attempts that teams get in the red zone) you focus on the negative.
What a truly solid poster you continue to be on this site.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:34 pm to therick711
Two fewer scores would put LSU in the middle of the SEC. Just three fewer scores would put LSU in the top 3. I'm not going to lose sleep over it.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:35 pm to therick711
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Bright spot, LSU has given up the least amount of attempts in the red zone in the conference this year. Obviously, it is a great sign that people struggle to get to the red area against us.
awwww...nice edit...after your knee-jerk over-reaction.....the bigger picture finally occurred to you. You are getting there kid....keep plugging away.
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Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:42 pm to therick711
They are not as bad as the stats suggest.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:47 pm to therick711
Sample size
Garbage time tds
Garbage time tds
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:47 pm to therick711
the numbers tell the story. Receivers running completely free is the main problem. The secondary is very often confused about coverage assignments. Plain and simple. They do not know who to cover.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:51 pm to therick711
Couple of things to consider.
17 RZ attempts is really good.
14 TD's in those 17 attempts is not good. Against better teams holding them to FG's rather than TD's will be key.
LSU's D has had pluses and minuses this year. Pressure on
QB had been pretty good. Getting off the field on 3rd down has been pretty good. The coverage busts in the passing game have been way too frequent.
Shore up the busts, stiffen up in RZ and force more FG's this D has chance to be very very good.
17 RZ attempts is really good.
14 TD's in those 17 attempts is not good. Against better teams holding them to FG's rather than TD's will be key.
LSU's D has had pluses and minuses this year. Pressure on
QB had been pretty good. Getting off the field on 3rd down has been pretty good. The coverage busts in the passing game have been way too frequent.
Shore up the busts, stiffen up in RZ and force more FG's this D has chance to be very very good.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:55 pm to therick711
Good thing Alabama's offense has had their own issues in the redzone so far this year. 
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:59 pm to therick711
The poor TD:FG ratio is partly because LSU's offense is so good that the redzone is 4 down territory for opponents.
Off the top of my head I can think of at least 3 TDs that came after fourth down conversions in the redzone that might have otherwise been FGs. And 3+ out of 17 is a large enough % to skew things.
Off the top of my head I can think of at least 3 TDs that came after fourth down conversions in the redzone that might have otherwise been FGs. And 3+ out of 17 is a large enough % to skew things.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 1:20 pm to therick711
Send this information to Les Miles. He doesn't have a clue.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 1:22 pm to therick711
If our secondary is this weak with all this talent, I'm kind of worried about Steele with that group moving forward.
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