re: Gruden's comment on MNF about offensive talent at LSU

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Won with Dungy's players

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And Gruden had his Raiders of the past year playing in the Super Bowl also. Explain that away. You can't.

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If you don’t see we implement these aspects in our offense then something is wrong

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we did in the Texas A&M game as well as throw on 1st and 2nd down. Prior to that game we didn't do much of the above.

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When your inexperienced skilled players can't execute the plays using those aspects mentioned above then you have to do something to try to get some type of production from the offense. The offense didn't show enough consistency at QB & WR to open up the offense.

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You need to open up your offense when you have inexperienced and less talented players in order to get any type of production out of them. Hard to get production when you only pass when the defense knows you have to and constantly run into stacked boxes. Every other team in college ball manages to do it. That's how you build confidence in your young players and develop some kind of a rhythm on offense and in the pass game.

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Prior to that game we didn't do much of the above.

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All the games this season can be found on YouTube. Maybe you need to go back & watch them again. Take notes especially with the early games. You will be surprised in variety of formations that were used. When the players struggled with the execution, is when the play calling got more conservative.

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That's how you build confidence in your young players and develop some kind of a rhythm on offense and in the pass game.

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No, that's how you rack up turnovers that ends up getting you blown the frick out with a young offense. Does the majority of the Mississippi St. & entire Auburn game ring a bell?

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Am I the only one who saw it as a not so tangential swipe at CLM and his lack of production on offense. Gruden mentioned Hill, Beckham, Landry and Mett and said something to the effect of wanting to coach at lsu because of all that talent. Felt he could do better. Never named Miles, but you got the idea.

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He's right.. He could do better.

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QB: Senior - AJ McCarron RB: Junior - TJ Yeldon; Junior - Kenyan Drake WR: Junior - Amari Cooper; Senior - Christion Jones; Junior - DeAndrew White

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you were right about McCarron, but Cooper was a sophomore, as was Yeldon, Drake, and Derrick Henry, Amari Cooper was a Jr

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Give me a very good offense which complements an elite defense over an elite offense that undermines a very good defense any day.

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You do realize that an elite offense doesn't undermine a good defense? Running more plays, controlling the ball, gaining yards, getting first downs, and even yards per play, helps the defense.

It's not an absolute, but with certain offenses, I think it's applicable.

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Running more plays, controlling the ball, gaining yards, getting first downs, and even yards per play, helps the defense.

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Time of Possession helps the defense. The rest of those metrics serve to that end.

In 2013, aTm was ranked 5th in Total Offense, 110th in Total Defense, and 118th in TOP
In 2014, aTm was ranked 39th in Total Offense, 113th in Total Defense, and 127th in TOP

In 2013, Auburn was ranked 13th in Total Offense, 99th in Total Defense, and 61st in TOP
In 2014, Auburn was ranked 10th in Total Offense, 68th in Total Defense, and 58th in TOP

In 2013, LSU was ranked 40th in Total Offense, 20th in Total Defense, and 48th in TOP
In 2014, LSU was ranked 89th in Total Offense, 9th in Total Defense, and 5th in TOP

In 2011, LSU was ranked 70th in Total Offense, 36th in Yards per Play, 2nd in Total Defense, and 21st in TOP

This most closely resembles the production I'd like to see on an Annual basis… no coincidence that it resulted in a NC appearance.

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on with Dungy's players

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Just like Les won with Nick's Players. Right!

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Just like Les won with Nick's Players. Right!

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That's the joke.