re: Gus Malzahn

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That is not what I'm saying at all. I mention those programs because they call games offensively the way I do.

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I can understand that, but there have been times when those coaches have made calls that were not good. But there is a difference.

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I agree with you that just because a mistake is made it is stupid to stop being aggressive

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The difference between those coaches at those schools you mentioned and LSU is that they bounce back, show confidence in their team through their playcalls. In 2004, we lost a couple of games that I think you could say were entirely due to Saban/Fisher's mishandling of the QB situation, where you could see each QB lacked confidence in himself because the coaches lacked confidence.

This year, Jarret Lee might be destroyed as a football player because of the lack of confidence that our coaches showed in him, in my opinion. They were trying to make him do things that he couldn't do, i.e. hit passes up the middle with precision like Flynn could do, instead of letting him air it out along the sidelines, setting up wide receiver screens that allowed playmakers space. One thing Fischer was great at was WR screens; we were the best in the nation at arrow screens and inside screens, and I thought with Crowton's background, we might keep that up, which doesn't seem to be the case.

This year, at least I hoped, made Miles/Crowton aware of their how much holding back players, making them think too much, hurts a teams confidence. We played best this year when the players were allowed to play, i.e. JL against Auburn and Troy.

The reason I don't think Miles will ever be a great coach is that his he loses confidence in his players too easily, which affects how the game is called. Sometimes Miles is brilliantly aggressive, and other times you wonder whether he knows anything about the game. It is odd that between 2005-2007, our teams always had confidence that they could overcome any deficit. If Miles can find that again, then maybe LSU can bounce back and win the SEC, or at least compete for it, next year. Like always, it seems that the year for Miles is the next year.