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the significance of crowton leaving

Posted on 1/13/11 at 12:59 pm
Posted by LSU GrandDad
houston, texas
Member since Jun 2009
21564 posts
Posted on 1/13/11 at 12:59 pm
looking back on the year, it seems our offense began to click later in the season. i noticed a significant difference in the type of plays we were running. it also seemed that we began to repeat plays that worked and quit throwing in complicated personnel packages situationaly. correspondingly, the confusion surrounding the offense greatly diminised. less false starts, less delay of game penalties, ie we looked more organized and more focused. we still had the same qb and the same qb problems (mostly slow decision making and poor downfield throwing) but our offense improved substantially (and so did my enjoyment of the games). the option pretty much disappeared, at least as a bread and butter outside running game. i know that things usually get a little smoother later in the year but this seemed to be more abrupt of a change. i pretty much have concluded that crowton was the problem. not that he is damn good IN SOME OFFENSES with SOME QB's because i think he is. it's just that i think he scripts a master plan, a complicated game plan and doesn't seem to consider the strengths and weaknesses of his players nor does he seem to accept feedback from the game itself; he runs his script as if in a vacuum. we were a lot less predictable in the last several games. anyways, my point is that something happened; i think crowton lost his hold on the playcalling and someone else (miles, BG,?) wrote the script. it worked. i personally think we will improve even more on offense with a new co-ordinator even with JJ at the helm.
Posted by LSU_Lou
The Landmass between N.O & Mobile
Member since Jul 2005
2094 posts
Posted on 1/13/11 at 1:09 pm to
Agreed
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
287992 posts
Posted on 1/13/11 at 1:19 pm to
there is no significance
Posted by ScottieP
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2004
1933 posts
Posted on 1/13/11 at 1:42 pm to
quote:

i pretty much have concluded that crowton was the problem. not that he is damn good IN SOME OFFENSES with SOME QB's


I think Crowton was a good OC, but he was a terrible QB coach.

When Les trusted his QB's like with Flynn in 2007 and the beginning of 2008 with Lee (before the pick 6's). The offense seemed fine.

Is Crowton's offense complicated...yes... and once Lee started throwing picks his head got all messed up. JJ just has never been able to master Crowtons complex offense. Les thus lost faith in his QB thus starting holding back Crowton.

Still today I say Crowton was a good OC. But Les would not let him open things up because JJ and Lee could not grasp the offense.

Think about it JJ's best games were UNC, Bama, and A&M what did those 3 games have in commom. JJ had more than 1 week to prepare.

With that said I think a change was needed b/c Corwotn and Les did not see eye to eye.
Posted by stvn4LSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
356 posts
Posted on 1/13/11 at 1:54 pm to
When players play good, the coach was great also. When the players did not play good, is it the coaches fault? Maybe.
For the talent we had at QB, I think the coaches did the best they could. Maybe that's the best they could do? Does the end result justify the means? I think we finished 11-2 which is OK.... Should have beat ARK, but we get what we got!!!!
Posted by ScottieP
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2004
1933 posts
Posted on 1/13/11 at 2:07 pm to
Like I said earlier in my opinion Crowton failed as a QB coach not as an OC.
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