re: Miles addresses passing game

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This is one of the reasons LSU is an NFL factory. We recruit quality athletes and prepare them for the pro game with only 20hrs a week of practice time

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i don't disagree but i think we're seeing that a super complex offense may not be ideal for college

it prepares our WRs (more than any other position) for the NFL but the actual collegiate results are mediocre at best UNLESS everything falls into place (5th year super QB, 2 NFL ready WRs, a NFL ready RB, etc)

and this isn't even an "NFL" offense, with all of our i-form reliance, fwiw. the pro game is dominated by single back

it's "pro style" from like the 90s or early 00s, before more spread concepts and ace took over

the whole single back v. i-form displays the issues with this offense. with ace, you can run 2 TEs or 3 WRs and still run everything. your added benefit is beign able to spread a defense laterally to give more receiving lanes and easier passes PLUS more combo routes. with a FB, you're almost taking 1 guy out of the game except for a limited role on runs

LSU runs a FB and a TE who is a glorified OL in our base set, so we're going up against a D 11 on 8 when they're in. that's not going to open things up for our passing game and in reality it restricts our offense greatly (before you even get to our limited route tree and refusal to throw over the middle)

No question that these things happen when kids KNOW they are playing no matter what!