re: I'm gonna be a heretic here but play calling is not the problem

Yes, the play-calling has to be limited based on what Jennings can't do. But we aren't tailoring it to what he CAN do. He can use his legs to get out of the pocket and make some decent throws on the run. I was glad to at least see a couple designed runs for him, but they were so predictable and unimaginative.

The whole scheme was simply atrocious Saturday and it's been a long time coming that we'd flat-out lay an egg like that. I guess I just wanted to keep the faith all long, but we've all been staring it in the face all year.

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The whole scheme was simply atrocious Saturday and it's been a long time coming that we'd flat-out lay an egg like that

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We scored 1 TD the week before. 1 against AU, 1 against Ole Miss.

We have such low expectations we take that as not laying an egg

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The QB can't throw? Okay. That doesn't mean to line up in a 2-TE, FB, HB, 1WR set and try and run it up the middle against a 10-man box every play.

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This is exactly correct.

Even if we can't throw, make our play calling unpredictable. Use various different formations. Run from pass formations. Pass from run formations. Run more misdirection. Draws, screens. Keep the defense guessing.

Call plays that accentuate our strengths and minimize our weaknesses. Our coaches are paid millions. This isn't rocket science. Why aren't they doing it???

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That is not the case, QBs just pick up and leave. That is why the spreads work, it allows a more plug and play approach at QB.

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People are in love with the spread but, the reality is, there have been plenty of very good offenses that are not spread, even in recent years.

Typically, those coaches have a batch of what might be referred to as "safe" calls for relatively new QBs. A good example would be passes like the one that SHOULD have worked vs Bama in overtime on 1st Down. For years, we've seemed allergic to this approach.

Even in Lee's 1st year, after he had demonstrated that he could pass, but also was erratic enough to be error prone, we seemed insistent upon throwing what would be considered higher risk stuff.

Now, we've gone the OPPOSITE way. Now, we're just scared shitless to throw at all.

Fellas, we have 2 games left so we might as well try to enjoy it before it's over. We should stop asking for Harris b/c it's not going to happen. We should stop asking for more open formations b/c it's not going to happen. Miles know the blueprint for beating A&M is running the ball and that's what we'll get that game. He will fear their offense and try to play keep away football. We are very limited with Jennings at QB, and the staff is not helping either. 2014 gives us hope if we can get the QB position settled for 2015.

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The QB can't throw? Okay. That doesn't mean to line up in a 2-TE, FB, HB, 1WR set and try and run it up the middle against a 10-man box every play.

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Yep. Wisconsin's qb is as bad as ours, but they are able to use creativity in the running/blocking game to create offense.

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I'm gonna be a heretic here but play calling is not the problem

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You are wrong, playing calling is the problem! When the average fan knows what play you are going to run prior to the snap, how difficult do you think it is for defenses and defensive coordinators to read? Exactly, not difficult at all.

Now the root of the problem is poor QB play which forces us to call plays everyone knows what is about to be run, but the problem is the play calling. Fix the root of the problem and hopefully that fixes the problem, but the problem is still play calling.

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what happens if LSU gets blanked again vs a&m?

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Would be the most amazing melt in TD history