re: Draws, counters, counter traps, bootlegs, naked bootlegs, RB screens,

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Seattle also has Russel Wilson, Marshawn freakin' Lynch, and an o-line made up entirely of professional football players

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so college teams shouldn't try to emulate nfl teams?

Are u shitting me, this is Lsu we never run any of this stuff!

We literally ran a few of them this past game. Hell, we run RB screens pretty much every game.

I've been begging for a naked bootleg for 10 years. IT ALWAYS WORKS. If on first down from the 2 against MSU, Jenning runs a bootleg, he scores. Alabama scores half of their inside the 10 yard line TDs this way. I get pissed just thinking about it. Never gets called.

I think laying this at the feet of the O-line is a bit unwarranted.

Remember all those first down plays where we kept getting 6-9 yards a pop on the ground? Auburn's run defense is typically pretty stout and we were getting decent chunks from time to time on 1st down.

And I thought they protected the QB's well enough. Harris had time to make some throws...he just bailed at the first sign of trouble too much. If we had any semblance of an intermediate passing game, I think the O-line would provide enough time for the QB's to throw.

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when your o-line is not playing well your playcalling is limited.

it all starts at the lines....on both sides of the ball

this is not something new that i just made up

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I agree. It's hard to run plays that take some time to develop when your OL doesn't give you that time. However, at some point you just have to accept that your OL is not very good and adjust accordingly. We're halfway through the season. The OL is not going to get drastically better. They are what they are at this point.

That being the case, why not try to compensate as best as you can? Put the QB in shotgun more (even to run the ball between the tackles); move away from almost exclusively running deep routes and go to more quick passes; use the intermediate middle of the field; get your QB out of the pocket some. There may be a little more risk involved in this type of playcalling with young QBs, but what difference does it make when your ultra-conservative approach only leads to 20+ point deficits going into the 4th quarter.

Lost in all of the bad play is IMO the one bright spot this year, the play of the WR corps. You've got at least 4 guys here (Dural, Diarse, Dupree, Quinn) who have shown they can make plays. They've been the best unit on the filed. Wouldn't it a good idea to try to get the ball in their hands as much as possible? Lets see if Diarse can break tackles/make plays after the catch like he did against Wisc. and on a few occasions late against AU. It's been tough to cover Dural. Cross him underneath and let him use his speed to outrun some guys. Quinn is willing to go into the short middle and take a hit. Get these guys the ball!!!!

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This is the most befuddling offensive problem to me. We have young QB's who need confidence early in games. Best way to do that is screens and slants in the short passing game.

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Watch the auburn game did ya? BH sailed his 1st tow curl routes which are aim and throw.

A slant is aim, throw, and add the element of timing

So its easy to see why a slant is being called. Its a harder throw. Also an unnoticed cover 2 backer could easily jump ot for a pick 6

we did call a screen or 3 against wisconsin, but they were horribly executed.

I remember early in Saban and Fisher's career at LSU, LSU did not have all the talent and had to adjust offensively until that talent arrived. Fisher got creative and did a lot of things to help the offense.