Another LSU/UO game analysis. I promise he's credible.

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Mustang on 3, Mustang on 3... 1, 2, 3... MUSTANG!
For years, teams have been trying to find ways to beat the spread offense and no one really had a solution for beating Oregon's dynamic spread offense last year. The Ducks' ability to force teams to play the entire 53 yards width of the field is a killer because of the straight line speed of All-American running back LaMichael James. When he has a seam in the middle of the defense, he's gone, pure and simple.

But, Oregon's horizontal stretch offense forces a defense to its limits, but LSU found an answer to that last season and perhaps not even by design. John Chavis, LSU's defensive coordinator put six defensive backs on the field, and not just in passing situations. The Tigers have taken one step closer to keeping six defensive backs on the field permanently by moving former safety Karnell Hatcher to linebacker.

What I love about Chavis' use of the six defensive backs is the fact that he'll often use one to blitz and play like another linebacker and sometimes that can be playmaker Tyrann Mathieu. Using the Mustang package is a must against Oregon to match up a bit better with Oregon's play makers. Where the Mustang is most valuable is when Oregon wants to use Josh Huff and Kenjon Barner on speed sweeps out of the gun. When they get a step on the DE or LB, they're gone. But, the Tigers are going to be able to stay with them and perhaps shut down any down hill lanes those two speed merchants may be used to finding.

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