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Aside from the last 30 seconds of the game
Posted on 10/4/10 at 10:06 am
Posted on 10/4/10 at 10:06 am
I saw a lot of positive things come out of the game. The offense moved the ball well at times (especially in the passing game) but I also saw too much self-destruction coming from the players on the field. I’m not sure if it is the lack of discipline Randy Rosetta’s article I felt compelled to re-watch the game on TV because I had went to the game on Saturday.
You look at a 12 yd run by Ridley to put us in the Red Zone that was negated by a holding. D Peterson fumbled in field goal range, and Murphy bobbled a toss to keep us out of Tennessee territory. We had a lot of first down penalties which lead to errant play calling, and inevitably put us in 3rd and long situations. Unfortunately this is very similar to what happened last week.
I really feel that if LSU can eliminate dropped balls, turnovers, and other mental errors we can continue to open up the playbook. Perhaps it really just is poor coaching, because I seriously doubt it is a “lack of want” by the football team to keep winning by the skin of their teeth. We out gained the Volunteers by 217 yds, and put constant pressure on Matt Simms (including 5 sacks).
Plain and simple is that we cannot rely on the special teams and defense to constantly carry our team the way it has. Florida will be playing with a chip on its shoulder this week, and if we can’t turn it around it could be much worse that coming down to an inexcusable yet exciting fourth quarter.
You look at a 12 yd run by Ridley to put us in the Red Zone that was negated by a holding. D Peterson fumbled in field goal range, and Murphy bobbled a toss to keep us out of Tennessee territory. We had a lot of first down penalties which lead to errant play calling, and inevitably put us in 3rd and long situations. Unfortunately this is very similar to what happened last week.
I really feel that if LSU can eliminate dropped balls, turnovers, and other mental errors we can continue to open up the playbook. Perhaps it really just is poor coaching, because I seriously doubt it is a “lack of want” by the football team to keep winning by the skin of their teeth. We out gained the Volunteers by 217 yds, and put constant pressure on Matt Simms (including 5 sacks).
Plain and simple is that we cannot rely on the special teams and defense to constantly carry our team the way it has. Florida will be playing with a chip on its shoulder this week, and if we can’t turn it around it could be much worse that coming down to an inexcusable yet exciting fourth quarter.
This post was edited on 10/4/10 at 10:11 am
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Posted on 10/4/10 at 10:08 am to Bmath
i was going to post a FAIL pic but, just fix the link.
Posted on 10/4/10 at 10:09 am to Bmath
The offense was pitifully managed the entire game.
The last 30 seconds were so bad that it simply has shield the due criticism for the rest of the coaching blunders.
Hats off to most of the players because they are winning despite coaching, but Saturday was the worst coached football game I have ever seen in Tiger Stadium and that includes the Hallman era.
The last 30 seconds were so bad that it simply has shield the due criticism for the rest of the coaching blunders.
Hats off to most of the players because they are winning despite coaching, but Saturday was the worst coached football game I have ever seen in Tiger Stadium and that includes the Hallman era.
Posted on 10/4/10 at 10:12 am to musick
Yea sorry, I should probably just stay off the board with my 13 posts. Still learning the ropes, but I'll figure it out.
Posted on 10/4/10 at 10:17 am to Antonio Moss
After calming down and rewatching the game last night I agree with you. The offense looked better in many areas, and finally sustained some drives. We saw Lee early and often. I think it is off base to blame all the penalties on the coaching staff. They do not jump offsides, hold, grab facemasks, or give the ball to the other team. We have been pretty good at avoiding penalties this year, but we took a step back. Delay of games are the coaches faults. The last 30 seconds could be the worst managed 30 seconds in the history of football. The most frustrating part is that when we improve in some areas, we always seem to get worse in other areas. Most of it is the coaching, some of it has to fall on the players though.
Posted on 10/4/10 at 10:19 am to Bmath
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Aside from the last 30 seconds of the game
I saw a lot of positive things come out of the game.
How positive is 59 minutes and 40 seconds between touchdowns?
Posted on 10/4/10 at 10:20 am to Bmath
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I saw a lot of positive things come out of the game. The offense moved the ball well at times (especially in the passing game) but I also saw too much self-destruction coming from the players on the field.
Agree. They need to eliminate dropped balls, turnovers, and penalties. This can be a very special season.
J. Lee makes our offense much more of a threat due to the fact that he can actually stretch the field and hit receivers in stride. If the coaches just said, Lee you're the guy and we're behind you 100% I think this team can roll. Lee looks like he could be the leader that this offense needs.
Posted on 10/4/10 at 10:21 am to Bmath
Good post, Bmath.
As with most games that go to the wire that against teams where it shouldn't have, there many, many squandered opportunities. The blame for that is on both the coaches and the players. Blame the players for failure to execute and blame the coaches for failure to correct this recurring problem. The coaches are also to blame for not saving any timeouts in case we needed them for a 2 minute drill. The coaches are definitely to blame for the chaos incurred by running the ball and not immediately going no huddle and running another play. Having 1st and goal with 40 seconds left should mean 4 chances at the end zone, not 2 and a half. But all that would be a moot point if we hadn't squandered so many opportunities earlier in the game by shooting ourselves in the foot with mistakes and penalties.
But the coaches should get credit for pulling out all the stops on offense. They tried both QBs early and often. They threw some deep balls. They took some chances. And unfortunately, those QBs showed us yet again why neither of them is consistent enough to be a starting QB in the SEC. But we're stuck with them for this season. We've got to make do. And at the end of the season, if neither QB improves then it's probably high time for Miles to find someone new to be his OC and QB coach. If he doesn't fire Crowton and plays the loyalty card, it will be his own job that is at risk from 2011 on.
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But nine penalties — seven on offense — two sacks and a season-worst four turnovers constantly threw kinks into LSU’s offensive progress.
There were plenty of culprits.
Jordan Jefferson was picked off on a third down from near midfield. Left tackle Joseph Barksdale was called for holding to wipe out a 12-yard Stevan Ridley run that would have moved the ball to UT’s 14-yard-line. Deangelo Peterson coughed up a fumble on third down with the Tigers in field-goal range. Jarrett Lee was flagged for intentional grounding on a first-down play. And Richard Murphy bobbled a toss on first down for a 12-yard loss when LSU had moved into Volunteers’ territory.
The result was a wave of second- and third-and-long snaps, especially in the first half.
As with most games that go to the wire that against teams where it shouldn't have, there many, many squandered opportunities. The blame for that is on both the coaches and the players. Blame the players for failure to execute and blame the coaches for failure to correct this recurring problem. The coaches are also to blame for not saving any timeouts in case we needed them for a 2 minute drill. The coaches are definitely to blame for the chaos incurred by running the ball and not immediately going no huddle and running another play. Having 1st and goal with 40 seconds left should mean 4 chances at the end zone, not 2 and a half. But all that would be a moot point if we hadn't squandered so many opportunities earlier in the game by shooting ourselves in the foot with mistakes and penalties.
But the coaches should get credit for pulling out all the stops on offense. They tried both QBs early and often. They threw some deep balls. They took some chances. And unfortunately, those QBs showed us yet again why neither of them is consistent enough to be a starting QB in the SEC. But we're stuck with them for this season. We've got to make do. And at the end of the season, if neither QB improves then it's probably high time for Miles to find someone new to be his OC and QB coach. If he doesn't fire Crowton and plays the loyalty card, it will be his own job that is at risk from 2011 on.
Posted on 10/4/10 at 10:37 am to Wisdom
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How positive is 59 minutes and 40 seconds between touchdowns?
It isn't, but I'm talking about the way we were able to move the ball at times. Unfortunately we shot our selves in the foot too many times. Sure, there were plenty of things I didn't like throughout that game. I didn't like that we were taking time outs after a TV a timeout. I didn't like that on second and 15 we run a dive play for no gain, and then were left with 3rd and long. However, I think that passing for over 200 yards was very positive. I think seeing a QB come down the field on the final drive after just throwing a pick on the previous possession took a lot of guts.
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