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Former LSU safety Ryan Clark had some interesting criticism of Matt Canada's offense during ESPN Radio on Tuesday.

Clark suggested that Canada's offense is meant for "inferior talent so it can go to Clemson and win a game," like what Pitt did last year against the eventual National Champions.

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Clark isn't the only former player to take shots at LSU's offense as Booger McFarland said Sunday that Canada looks lost on offense.
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JackieTreehorn79 months
Canada is one dumb frick.
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Tmcnair9679 months
This offense is easy to defend. Send pressure up the middle, set the edge and play bump and run on the outside, so the shifts and motions are pretty much useless. Defenses aren't confused by his offense anymore, his tape is out. So what I get from Ryan is at what point does lsu with all theses great athletes, just line up and dominate. Lsu advantage this year is receiver. Unless these receivers are doubled, their always open. At 6'6, 6'4, and 6'3 with speed there's an automatic physical advantage. There's absolutely no reason why lsu can't go with Chark, Davis, and Sullivan with moreau or pettigrew with guice and Williams and run uptempo. Other than byu, Etling had looked his best in the 2 minute offense. He could fine the open guy easily, wasn't pressured just to throw on third down,and it gave different him different routes to throw.
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BayouTecheBengals79 months
Pro style offense is dead wont work in the SEC just ask Edwin Leslie Miles
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JazzyJeff79 months
Edwin Leslie Miles was not running a pro style offense at LSU. I can't say what it was he was running but it sure as hell wasn't modern day pro style.
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themunch79 months
LSU talent cannot run it though
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bayoubengals8879 months
What he meant to say was "Matt Canada's offense is for superior brains"...clearly we have none of those.
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OweO79 months
Are you serious? Yeah, that's the problem. Canada came in with some complex offense that would be untouchable if he didn't have so many stupid players. I guess the players at Pittsburgh was so much smarter. You can only rotate the tackles and guards from left to right so many times until defenses will realize it's all for show. Ryan Clark is absolutely right. His game is to create looks to confuse the defense. Why was everyone excited about him? Because Pittsburgh beat Clemson 43-42. Big deal. Pitt finished the season 8-5 and got beat by Northwestern in the bowl game 31-24. His offense is for SOFT teams and he has made LSU SOFT.
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Robbytiger79 months
What he is saying is: LSU's talent is inferior...it can't run the old offense any longer...we need the trickeration to gain an advantage (even) on Troy....
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lrlafayette79 months
Robby. Robby. Robby. Reread that again please.
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burke98579 months
Well Clemson beat Bama this decade
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emanresu79 months
Dumbest hot take ever. There isn't an offense anywhere that works worse with better talent.
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Bleeding purple79 months
This is really not a brain teaser fellas When you have a strong O line, fast powerful running backs, and tight ends that know how to block you run the ball down their throats until the opponent can stop you. When you have a smaller line, great receivers, and an accurate fast QB you run an air raid with five and dime gain offense like Texas Tech When you have neither you try more misdirection, varied cadence, and specialty plays to gain advantage on your opponent like Boise. You play to your strengths and against your opponents weaknesses. The amount of motion, varied sets and formations, misdirection Canada uses is typically seen by teams with inferior talent to gain an advantage. That does not mean it wont work with more talented players but those plays do usually require more cerebral capabilities.
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lovinLSU79 months
Truth..... LSU doesn’t even come close to having the talent Canada may need to succeed on offense... you step on a pile of ants and what do they do... same scenario....
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LuzianaFootball79 months
Doesn't have the talent? PITT beat the NCG champ last year. Name 3 players from PITT last year who start over our players? If you do you're reaching.
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Old79 months
I'm not prepared to say that however insisted on D. Etling is suicide for LSU. Mister Brennan was not the only QB to throw a (game finishing) interception late in the 4rth quarter.
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atltiger648779 months
good grief, there was barely any time left and we were deep in our territory. Etling had to try SOMETHING. I don't blame him one bit for that last interception.
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mdomingue79 months
Etling 62 of 102 for a 60.8% completion rate 921 yds 9.0 YPA 5 Tds 1 Int 150.8 Rating Brennan 10 of 18 for a 55.6% completion rate 160 yds 8.9 YPA 1 TD 2 Int 126.3 rating That Int by Etling was on his 102nd pass of the season. Brennan has thrown 2 in 18 attempts. Almost undoubtedly, Brennan will be the better quarterback in the long run, but there is no reason right now to force the issue. Etling is doing a pretty good job.
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OceanMan79 months
That's a dumb comment Ryan.
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LSUAlum200179 months
I thought all of his motion was to create a matchup favorable to our offense. The only thing we seem to do is motion a guy back and forth, only to run the same play: A trap running play that gets blown up in the backfield.
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alumni9579 months
It's all a grand ploy to setup a masterful offensive gameplan to beat Bama... /sarcasm
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TigerJeff79 months
Clark suggested that Canada's offense is meant for "inferior talent so it can go to Clemson and win a game," like what Pitt did last year against the eventual National Champions. WTF? Someone is going to have to help me with this one.
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comalking79 months
i hear you, his comment does not make much sense
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luckylefty79 months
He means it's a cerebral offense.
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airfernando79 months
Well, we should fare well against Bama, then. We must not have inferior talent to MSU.
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alumni9579 months
BINGO... we have a winner
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Genestealer5579 months
Just because they dress these ex players up and put them on TV doesn't mean they always know what they're talking about. This is a prime example.
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ELchapoLSU79 months
I'll take RC words over yours any day
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Lexman179 months
Most former players don’t make good announcers. Ryan is actually pretty decent, but he’s a little off on this one.
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danfraz79 months
Ryan was one of the voices last year about how great O was and how he deserved the job and blah blah blah...No thanks on your opinion again Mr. Clark !
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TigerSpray79 months
he wants to be hc. he'll criticize anybody now.
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225Tyga79 months
did he say anything about O?
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Fus062379 months
“He makes feel apart of the program” Remember that nonsense
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Darth Wade79 months
Sounds like a perfect match for our stain offense
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tigerfoot79 months
I thought the new mantra was that we have no talent.
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lovinLSU79 months
WINNER
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Oilytiger2279 months
It's ok buddy good try! O appreciates the gesture it just didn't make any sense! You might can be a secondary coach for him at his next stop though. Sclsu with farmer Fran.
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LSU-DUDE79 months
I agree, all the motion and shifts is meant to trick the defense. When you have good talent just line up and make it happen. offense was way better last year with doing that, just look at the numbers.
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