re: Kevin Steele & O making Turnovers a Priority

I would disagree on one point. Yes, turnovers are a product of players playing the right way. However, if you want something to happen in action, it needs to be practiced. A player needs to know what to do when they are put in that situation, and going over those situations in detail help make it work a game speed. Things have to be drilled before they become instinct.

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Playing soft zone repeatedly teaches the players a passive, reactive mindset.

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Fans keep referring to this coverage as soft zone when Chavis actually uses more off man coverage with the outside corners & zone underneath with linebackers & safeties in certain situations.

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You are also overlooking the talent he was given to work with at both Tennessee & LSU over the years. The reality is he's a good coach but there also serious flaws in his scheme when it comes to his mustang package & off man coverages on 3rd & long/2 minute drill situations.

The cover 2 he likes to run is going the way of the dinosaur on the college level. Just look at the struggles the creator himself Monte Kiffen had with it at USC.

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I'm not overlooking anything. I'm saying Chavis has proven a lot more than Steele has as a College level DC up until this point and I don't see how the talent he has had changes that? He has still done a lot more than Steele has as a DC up until now. and that was my point. Hopefully Steele will end up being better.

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I don't see how the talent he has had changes that?

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Oh really? I could have sworn I've seen LSU struggle in several games the last few years with average to below average talent (DJ Welter) as well as the underdevelopment of several front 7 players. Not to mention the mass confusion of the secondary at Georgia in 2013.

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Well, I guess Pelini can sit pretty because he has done the same. The reason it happened it 2011 was because of Mingo, Montgomery, Reid, Mathieu, Claiborne, etc. It was the best assembly of talent running the same scheme that was run in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Same at UT. Chavis was a great DC, but so was Pelini who finished higher on average all three years that he coached here. Continuity is what we're aiming for. The push by the players is for this season. The push by the coaches is for the foreseeable future of the program and you've got to get the best out of each and every class to get there.

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Some of you just ignore facts right. It was Chavis' use of that talent in 2011 that led directly to most of them departing early.

Defense had a dropoff one year, 2013, which was understandable with the losses to due to underclassmen declaring for the draft. Overall Chavis' defenses from 2009 through 2014 were the strongest part of the team except one year.

Pelini's defenses were great Nebraska and LSU. He took over as head coach and they slipped a little as time went on, because being a head coach wears on a person, which is why people thinking Saban is purely running Bama's defense are sorely mistaken.

In the end, LSU is taking a huge risk with Steele as DC. He has had two stints as a DC. One took one year to be demoted, the other took 3. That doesn't mean he's horrible, but people are severely overrating their expectations because the guy is a very good recruiter. Anyone not being leary of this year's defense being anything above average are setting themselves up for a potentially huge disappointment.

It was an underwhelming hire for a reason, and there is a reason the guy wasn't even offered by anyone else.

I miss seeing the aggressiveness that defined a true lsu defense! I'm ready to see the d line get after the quarterback, get some sacks, and get the swagger going again. While chavis had a good run here, I think it maybe was time for a change. We now have Coach O, who is not going to accept anything but the best effort from his line and the defense as a whole, and he will also bring a spark to the mentality of the D. I don't want to speak too soon, but I'm very excited to see what's to come this season!

Did i say anything about pellini? No. Chavis obviously has a better dc resume than kevin steele. I Have no idea what you are talking about.

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Did you see kevin steele's d give up 70 to west virginia in a bowl game and then get fired? Because that is the comparison we are making. Look, its a diff job. Lsu has far more talent and much better asst coaches backing him up. But again kevin steele's coaching ability is in question here. A&m outbid us for chavis We didnt ask him to leave. Lets not kid ourselves.

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They should be making firing off the ball and Getting penetration the priority. Also getting off blocks. Stripping the ball should be the #4 priority

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No. Turnovers gives the ball back to your offense for more opportunities to score. Turnovers take away opponents opportunities to score no matter the situation. Turnovers can be turned into defensive TDs. Turnovers can easily change momentum in a game. Turnovers stop an offense in its tracks whether it's 1st down or 4th down.

It goes hand in hand sometimes too. Get penetration, cause the QB to scurry around and either sack him, or let him make a bad decision that causes a turnover. Same with a runner.

IMO, they are 1a, 1b