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re: This could be the best backfield at LSU ever this year...
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:18 pm to Tiger Nation 84
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:18 pm to Tiger Nation 84
Next year with the addition of Devin white
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Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:20 pm to Tiger Nation 84
I agree we have ridiculous talent at the RB position. Still, we must force SEC defenses to respect the pass.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:24 pm to Tiger Nation 84
I think next year will be better. 
Since they will all still be there lmao
Since they will all still be there lmao
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:26 pm to wesman21
quote:
On paper it has to be the most highly rated ever for LSU.
But the QB is also part of the backfield... Subpar QB play will be the demise of this team as far as getting atop the West...........
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:28 pm to dukke v
Good job having confidence in Harris, PJ...
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:29 pm to Tiger Nation 84
Les will be accused of running up the score this year I predict.
He might start throwing in the 4th just because our RB crop is too good.
He might start throwing in the 4th just because our RB crop is too good.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:29 pm to Tiger Nation 84
quote:
Good Lord have mercy on those poor souls on defenses in the SEC
Kirby Smart
John Chavis
Will Muschamp
will push LSU's shite in. Arkansas as well.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:30 pm to dukke v
Hilliard and James weren't slouches either and proved that game after game.
It's WAAAY too early to say this about the current group.
And no, Darrell Williams did not prove himself as worthy of a listing in any GOAT lists last year. Nor did LF, if you are serious about this issue.
It's WAAAY too early to say this about the current group.
And no, Darrell Williams did not prove himself as worthy of a listing in any GOAT lists last year. Nor did LF, if you are serious about this issue.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:36 pm to dukke v
Agreed.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:41 pm to crazyLSUfan
quote:
Also 97 (that right?) with Kevin Faulk, Diesel and Rondell Mealey
And Tommy Banks.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:45 pm to dukke v
quote:Let's welcome in Mr. Sunshine!
dukke v
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:48 pm to Tiger Nation 84
03 give me
Shyronne Carey
Joseph Addai
Justin Vincent
Alley Broussard
Barrington Edwards (even though he went to UNC)
06/07
Jacob Hester
Justin Vincent
Alley Broussard
Charles Scott
Richard Murphy
Keiland williams
Shyronne Carey
Joseph Addai
Justin Vincent
Alley Broussard
Barrington Edwards (even though he went to UNC)
06/07
Jacob Hester
Justin Vincent
Alley Broussard
Charles Scott
Richard Murphy
Keiland williams
This post was edited on 6/26/15 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 6/26/15 at 3:54 pm to Tiger Nation 84
And yet half the people posting in this thread will be complaining in October about how CLM always runs it up the gut, is afraid to air it out, etc.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 4:04 pm to tduecen
Justin Vincent
Alley Broussard
....what could have been
Alley Broussard
....what could have been
Posted on 6/26/15 at 4:05 pm to Tiger Nation 84
Ya think?
Leonard Founette
TigerTreyjpg
THAT backfield is better than about half the backfields in college football, and TigerTreyjpg is old, can't run, catch or block.
Leonard Founette
TigerTreyjpg
THAT backfield is better than about half the backfields in college football, and TigerTreyjpg is old, can't run, catch or block.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 4:11 pm to Tiger Nation 84
That is a deep backfield... and most-- if not all-- of those guys are tough, physical runners. If the o-line plays up to it's potential and let's the RBs get a little momentum upfield, the running game really does have the potential to wear some defenses down.
Last year, there were a few too many plays where opposing teams either diagnosed runs or just beat blocks and got in the backfield to stop LSU's backs before they could really get a head of steam going. And those kinds of running plays do not wear a defense down. My memory might not be entirely accurate, but I feel like this happened to LF several times in the first half of the season. I don't blame LF for those plays; it's hard for most running backs not named Barry Sanders to consistently juke one or more defenders before reaching the line of scrimmage. But whether it was the play calling, o-line or the RB, I do think it happened at least a little less as the season went on... And LF definitely improved.
Anyway, hopefully year 2 of the Cameron / Grimes combo will help the running game get on track a little quicker because there really is a sense that this group of running backs has the chance to be special.
One more small thing... If there is one thing I would like to see Fournette develop, it would be the ability to slip off of contact a little better. There were times when the first man would get to him and maybe couldn't bring him down, but ended up standing him up so that a second defender ended up getting a clean shot on him. At that point, for preservation of his body, he needs to learn to shift his weight a little better to turn those into glancing blows instead of letting himself get drilled. I always thought Stevan Ridley was pretty good at that. At LSU, Ridley would run pretty much straight at defenses, but didn't really outright run over them. Instead, he had a way of shifting his shoulders and hips at the last second (while keeping his momentum straight ahead) so that he'd sort of careen forward off of them for more yards... But here's to hoping with the recent press that LF has improved as much or more than any other player on the team that this last paragraph is completely irrelevant.
Last year, there were a few too many plays where opposing teams either diagnosed runs or just beat blocks and got in the backfield to stop LSU's backs before they could really get a head of steam going. And those kinds of running plays do not wear a defense down. My memory might not be entirely accurate, but I feel like this happened to LF several times in the first half of the season. I don't blame LF for those plays; it's hard for most running backs not named Barry Sanders to consistently juke one or more defenders before reaching the line of scrimmage. But whether it was the play calling, o-line or the RB, I do think it happened at least a little less as the season went on... And LF definitely improved.
Anyway, hopefully year 2 of the Cameron / Grimes combo will help the running game get on track a little quicker because there really is a sense that this group of running backs has the chance to be special.
One more small thing... If there is one thing I would like to see Fournette develop, it would be the ability to slip off of contact a little better. There were times when the first man would get to him and maybe couldn't bring him down, but ended up standing him up so that a second defender ended up getting a clean shot on him. At that point, for preservation of his body, he needs to learn to shift his weight a little better to turn those into glancing blows instead of letting himself get drilled. I always thought Stevan Ridley was pretty good at that. At LSU, Ridley would run pretty much straight at defenses, but didn't really outright run over them. Instead, he had a way of shifting his shoulders and hips at the last second (while keeping his momentum straight ahead) so that he'd sort of careen forward off of them for more yards... But here's to hoping with the recent press that LF has improved as much or more than any other player on the team that this last paragraph is completely irrelevant.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 4:14 pm to GeeOH
Not only line play, but offensive tempo, offensive play calling, and our ability to make the defense respect the pass.
Absolutely right though, every OC in the country wishes they had our stable.
Absolutely right though, every OC in the country wishes they had our stable.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 4:30 pm to Tiger Nation 84
Last time I checked there had to be a quarterback that could actually hand off to these backs without fumbling it. And an offensive line that could open holes and a coach mixing up the plays so the defense didn't stack the line against the run.
Posted on 6/26/15 at 4:41 pm to Spaulding Smails
I have no sympathy whatsoever for Smart, Chavis & Muschamp.
They haven't exactly distinguished themselves as the classiest coaches.
This group of RB's has a chance to be special, and they should be explosive, have tremendous speed and be very tough to tackle.
But on a different note, how will these RB's stack up on the other part of the job--helping protect the QB against blitz packages and just throwing a block when needed?
They haven't exactly distinguished themselves as the classiest coaches.
This group of RB's has a chance to be special, and they should be explosive, have tremendous speed and be very tough to tackle.
But on a different note, how will these RB's stack up on the other part of the job--helping protect the QB against blitz packages and just throwing a block when needed?
Posted on 6/26/15 at 4:46 pm to rjokerlsu
How come no one outside LSU fans has this crew ranked very high. Most folks have LSU backs low on the SEC rankings.
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