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Is Crowton scared from what happened in 08?
Posted on 10/3/09 at 8:58 am
Posted on 10/3/09 at 8:58 am
Posted on 10/3/09 at 9:01 am to Tiger Voodoo
great article. very insightful
Posted on 10/3/09 at 9:10 am to Tiger JED
It's as much bullshite as anything else.
Posted on 10/3/09 at 9:12 am to Tiger Voodoo
He nailed it on the head. His play calling is making out offensive line look terrible. Who knows how good they could be if the other team doesn't play 8 in the box without fear of being punished for it. Les said that if teams continue to defend them this way, The Tigers are going to make them pay. But he also has said numerous times that R. Shepard was going to touch the ball 10 or 12 times every game.
Posted on 10/3/09 at 9:14 am to Tiger Voodoo
Makes sense, you may have found the key to getting the chemistry back where it was in 2007. Maybe a chance to be competitive in the SEC again.
Only question I have is why hasn't Miles given Crowton the confidence he needs or maybe Miles feels the same way?
Either way this game is time to "let her rip".
Only question I have is why hasn't Miles given Crowton the confidence he needs or maybe Miles feels the same way?
Either way this game is time to "let her rip".
Posted on 10/3/09 at 9:15 am to just me
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It's as much bullshite as anything else.
+1
Posted on 10/3/09 at 9:15 am to #1lsufan
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It's as much bullshite as anything else.
Yeah its definitely just a theory. A different one, but a theory nonetheless.
This post was edited on 10/3/09 at 9:18 am
Posted on 10/3/09 at 9:17 am to just me
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Only question I have is why hasn't Miles given Crowton the confidence he needs or maybe Miles feels the same way?
That's a great point. Might not just be Crowton who was rattled. I sure as shite know I was.
This post was edited on 10/3/09 at 9:18 am
Posted on 10/3/09 at 10:05 am to Tiger Voodoo
Last year, it wasn't that they threw the ball, it was when and how. The first play against UGA, we had an empty backfield, which meant we had to throw. Crowton put all the pressure on the weakest player on the offense. Against Bama, he had Lee throwing on third and long when we were ahead or tied. He should have run the ball and punted. It was poor overall game management. I think they are making a concerted effort not to have all the pressure on Jefferson, but they will have to throw some more than they have.
Posted on 10/3/09 at 10:27 am to The Savant
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I think they are making a concerted effort not to have all the pressure on Jefferson
...and have overcompensated. They have to open up the middle of the field. Big physical WR's and one of the best TE's in the college game=great success between the hash marks. I keep saying, dump a couple over the heads of the 6-7 guys pouring in on every play, and all of a sudden, they have to sit back, and the running game opens up. I DO think Crowton is calling plays like he is scared.
Posted on 10/3/09 at 11:00 am to Tiger Voodoo
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Jeremy Thibodaux began contributing his weekly blog midway through the 2008 season and the response was overwhelming.
Yey ya'll! I found why we started losing lat year!!!!!!!1
Posted on 10/3/09 at 11:00 am to Jrv2damac
The pick 6's didn't lose us games last year...the D did.
Posted on 10/3/09 at 11:03 am to BallyHOO
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The pick 6's didn't lose us games last year...the D did.
This, this, this!
UGA hung 50+ on us last year... unless Lee threw all of this Pick 6's in that game, that game does not lie on Lee's shoulders.
Posted on 10/3/09 at 11:05 am to The Savant
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Against Bama, he had Lee throwing on third and long when we were ahead or tied. He should have run the ball and punted. It was poor overall game management.
And if we had run the ball and punted, you would be running Miles+Crowton out of town for playing Saban+Fisher ball.
Posted on 10/3/09 at 11:22 am to just me
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It's as much bullshite as anything else.
Most of it yes.
+1
Posted on 10/3/09 at 11:23 am to Meauxjeaux
I had a post about this last week.
LINK
Last year was an abrupt wake up call. This offense did anything it wanted to in 2007 and, even with the struggles in the passing game, could run at will until Scott and the line started to break down at the end of the season last year. Now this season, even that power running safety blanket is gone. Combine that with the fact that we now had a starting QB who is a polar opposite of Lee and Russel Shepard, who the coaches don't quite know how to use yet, and we have a lot of change going on. I think that seeing how quickly it can all head south in SEC because the margin between dominance and defeat are not as wide as we all may think have scared the hell out of them. This situation has been greater underlined by the fact that we have played against two new, young, energetic coaches who are throwing out the kitchen sink because they have absolutely nothing to lose. Our coaching staff needs to get back to that freewheeling mentality, but they have a lot more pressure on them than guys like Sarkesian, Mullen, Chisek, or Kiffin. It will be interesting to see if they can overcome this fear with the stakes being so high from here on out.
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Last year was an abrupt wake up call. This offense did anything it wanted to in 2007 and, even with the struggles in the passing game, could run at will until Scott and the line started to break down at the end of the season last year. Now this season, even that power running safety blanket is gone. Combine that with the fact that we now had a starting QB who is a polar opposite of Lee and Russel Shepard, who the coaches don't quite know how to use yet, and we have a lot of change going on. I think that seeing how quickly it can all head south in SEC because the margin between dominance and defeat are not as wide as we all may think have scared the hell out of them. This situation has been greater underlined by the fact that we have played against two new, young, energetic coaches who are throwing out the kitchen sink because they have absolutely nothing to lose. Our coaching staff needs to get back to that freewheeling mentality, but they have a lot more pressure on them than guys like Sarkesian, Mullen, Chisek, or Kiffin. It will be interesting to see if they can overcome this fear with the stakes being so high from here on out.
Posted on 10/3/09 at 11:56 am to Tiger Voodoo
His facts, observations, conclusions and speculation sound totally valid to me.
Whatever the problems let's hope today is the day that it gets turned around and started in a more positive direction for everyone except our weekly opponents and their collective fan bases.
Geaux you hairy Tigahs!!
Whatever the problems let's hope today is the day that it gets turned around and started in a more positive direction for everyone except our weekly opponents and their collective fan bases.
Geaux you hairy Tigahs!!
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