Has Cam changed Les' philosophy. (ESPN interview)

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he said we will throw the ball and then run the ball when we need to.

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Is that actually what he said, or are you paraphrasing?

He also doesn't have 6 in the stable anymore.

His philosophy just like most coaches is to play to your strengths. He's never been opposed to opening it up with the pass (just look at Ok St. and first few years here) he just didn't feel comfortable doing it or we weren't able to recently.

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Are you just paraphrasing?

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His exact words were that we will play differently on offense and our opponents will have to be responsible for that (there's your Les'ism) and that we will still do the things we do. We will throw it, have ball security, and rush it when we NEED to.


Said all of this with a cat that ate the canary grin.

Contrary to popular belief Les' philosophy adapts with the strengths of the team. You dont get a number 1 draft pick and 2 first round WRs in one draft if you dont throw the ball. Also had another 1st round draft choice back at okie state. QB play and WR play have been inconsistent over the past few years to put it mildly. Meanwhile we had studs such as ridley Ware Blue etc at RB.

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His exact words were that we will play differently on offense and our opponents will have to be responsible for that (there's your Les'ism) and that we will still do the things we do. We will throw it, have ball security, and rush it when we NEED to.


Said all of this with a cat that ate the canary grin.

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Thanks. Sounds pretty ambiguous to me, at least. Translated into standard English, I believe he is claiming that LSU will have a more developed, consistent passing game and that opposing defenses will have to account for that new dimension of our offense ("we will play differently on offense and our opponents will have to be responsible for that"). However, we will still run the ball between to the tackles to maximize time of possession and achieve balance ("we will still do the things we do. We will throw it, have ball security, and rush it when we NEED to"). My interpretation, any way.

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saying we will run the ball and throw when we can, he said we will throw the ball and then run the ball when we need to.

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I just dont think this is the case. I also dont believe that is the right attitude. The success of the running game is vital and has been a strength for a long time.

The problem most of the time has not been the play type selection, it has been the inefficiency in the passing game. LSU is at its best when it runs 60-70 plays, meaning that it is able to run the ball at will. I dont think the answer is throwing it 30+ times/game. We need to focus on receivers running crisp routes, no drops, protecting the QB, and extending drives. I dont believe simply throwing it more is the answer. The problem runs deeper than that.

Never believe what Les Miles says in spring or fall practice. Believe what he does on game day. We've heard these same things from Les for a number of years now.

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The question is do we go from bad to average or bad to good or even great.


Offense wasnt bad in 11. So if we can just be a lil better it will go a long ways.

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The offense was still bad in 2011. We were one dimensional and the SEC sucked. Teams with good defenses pretty much shut us down, the defense and special teams maximized their potential to help the offense.

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He's never been opposed to opening it up with the pass

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Of course he hasn't. I dont know what LSU football some have watched since 05 for them to think Miles will not throw the ball anytime he thinks throwing it will be productive.

Hell, all you have to do is look at the end of 07 Auburn game to figure that out. We threw it in 08 all over the field. We even threw it at the end of last season....30 times vs. A&M, 35 vs. Bama, 37 vs. Miss., 30 vs. Miss St.

Mett just has to get more consistent. We can't have throws sailing 5 yds over a R's head or 5 yds away from them when its a 10 yd pass as in the last part of the bowl game.

That's where I hope Mett/Cam shine.