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Should LSU even recruit slot receivers as a "need"?
Posted on 1/23/10 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 1/23/10 at 12:14 pm
For those that know me, you'll understand that this is not a flame but an honest question / assessment.
In recent years, we've routinely recruited slot guys as if they fill a position of need. Guys like Jared Mitchell, Chris Mitchell, Ricky Dixon, John Williams, and Chris Tolliver come to mind. Guys who committed elsewhere but were recruited to play the slot include Rantavious Wooten, Kenny Bell, Andre Dubose, and others.
However, the offense seems to revolve completely around getting the ball outside the hashes. So my simple question is... is the slot receiver truly a "position of need" in the current scheme?
ETA: My question does not exclude simply debating the semantics of a "position of need."
It's a slow day.
In recent years, we've routinely recruited slot guys as if they fill a position of need. Guys like Jared Mitchell, Chris Mitchell, Ricky Dixon, John Williams, and Chris Tolliver come to mind. Guys who committed elsewhere but were recruited to play the slot include Rantavious Wooten, Kenny Bell, Andre Dubose, and others.
However, the offense seems to revolve completely around getting the ball outside the hashes. So my simple question is... is the slot receiver truly a "position of need" in the current scheme?
ETA: My question does not exclude simply debating the semantics of a "position of need."
It's a slow day. This post was edited on 1/23/10 at 12:16 pm
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Posted on 1/23/10 at 12:18 pm to Stagg8
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Jared Mitchell, Chris Mitchell, Ricky Dixon
Were those guys slot receivers? Jared definitely got a chance at playing slot end. Chris was the third receiver by default, and Ricky Dixon just came in to block occasionally.
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John Williams, and Chris Tolliver
These guys are definitely slot guys, and we'll see how they are used this season.
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Rantavious Wooten, Kenny Bell, Andre Dubose
If we had landed any of these guys, especially the first and the last names on that list, my guess is we would have used our slot receivers more last year.
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So my simple question is... is the slot receiver truly a "position of need" in the current scheme?
All that said....no. We have Tolliver and Williams. If you assume Taylor will back up Randle at slot end, what we really need is a true wide out ala Terrance Toliver. Hunter fit that bill. Oh well.
Posted on 1/23/10 at 1:04 pm to Stagg8
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However, the offense seems to revolve completely around getting the ball outside the hashes. So my simple question is... is the slot receiver truly a "position of need" in the current scheme?
Who is LSU's WR coach & pass game coordinator?
Posted on 1/25/10 at 12:28 pm to Stagg8
First, this is college football, so you have to use what you have, whether they fit the bill as a slot reciever or not. I don't think Jared Mitchell, C. Mitchell or Dixon were "slot receivers", but they weren't as good as the starting outside guys, so they play the slot. Same as Early not being as seasoned as Bowe and Buster, so he played the slot.
Our slot guys this year were really RJ Jackson who did catch 11 passes and Trindon Holliday who they rarely if ever threw the ball to. We were a little thin at WR (our talent was inexperienced wise thin) this year and will be again next year. When we are deeper talent wise, then the slot receiver will be much more important.
IMO
Our slot guys this year were really RJ Jackson who did catch 11 passes and Trindon Holliday who they rarely if ever threw the ball to. We were a little thin at WR (our talent was inexperienced wise thin) this year and will be again next year. When we are deeper talent wise, then the slot receiver will be much more important.
IMO
Posted on 1/25/10 at 1:23 pm to Stagg8
What the hell is a slot receiver specifically? I thought it had to do with where and how a player lines up rather than his physical characteristics. The best receiver to ever play the game lined up interchangeably as a wide out and in the slot. The 49ers would put Jerry Rice in the slot and send him in motion to prevent opponents from double covering him.
The wide receivers at LSU should be capable of making plays no matter where they line up. Matters of routes and read progressions have been more determinative of catches by players lining up in the slot than athletic skills.
The wide receivers at LSU should be capable of making plays no matter where they line up. Matters of routes and read progressions have been more determinative of catches by players lining up in the slot than athletic skills.
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