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The Source of So Many Frustrations
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:48 pm
My hypothesis: ever since the ’08 int fest Les has intentionally played it (ultra?)-conservative on O. Hence, any young QB in our system will play tentatively or O will play handicapped. I think the stats corroborate this.
Year, YPG, Rank (YPG)
2000 53 376
2001 11 451
2002 86 350
2003 31 418
2004 38 396
2005 60 374
2006 11 417
2007 26 439
2008 55 368
2009 112 305
2010 86 343
2011 86 355
2012 87 374
2013 36 453
As a result, we lose games we could otherwise win and miss out on championships.
(Analogy from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom for you ol’ timers): so while Les sends Chief into the pit to deal with the exotic animals of offense, he’ll keep our O back at a safe distance.
The hyper-defenders of Les will quickly migrate to last year. Mett had a good year. Our O was refreshingly functional. And still pretty simple in design. It could afford to be. We had a QB who could make any throw on the field, two great WR’s (BTW, did you see how OBJ abused Richard Sherman?) and a full-grown man at RB. But at the end of it all we were 3rd in the SECW in passing, 5th in the SECW in total O, a 3-loss SEC team, and 5 weeks late and 500 miles south of Atlanta.
2013 SECW passing stats (ypg)
A&M 353.3
OM 283.3
LSU 251.0
Bama 248.5
State 244.5
Auburn 173.0
Arky 148.5
2013 SECW total offense (ypg)
A&M 538.4
Auburn 501.3
OM 473.3
Bama 454.1
LSU 453.3
State 434.4
Arky 357.2
IMO, we don’t need a new HC. We don’t. Les does so much so very well. What we need is for Les to get over the ghosts of ’08 and take a more aggressive tack on O. Until then, . . .
ETA: "5 weeks late and 500 miles south of Atlanta"; thanks for the correction.
Year, YPG, Rank (YPG)
2000 53 376
2001 11 451
2002 86 350
2003 31 418
2004 38 396
2005 60 374
2006 11 417
2007 26 439
2008 55 368
2009 112 305
2010 86 343
2011 86 355
2012 87 374
2013 36 453
As a result, we lose games we could otherwise win and miss out on championships.
(Analogy from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom for you ol’ timers): so while Les sends Chief into the pit to deal with the exotic animals of offense, he’ll keep our O back at a safe distance.
The hyper-defenders of Les will quickly migrate to last year. Mett had a good year. Our O was refreshingly functional. And still pretty simple in design. It could afford to be. We had a QB who could make any throw on the field, two great WR’s (BTW, did you see how OBJ abused Richard Sherman?) and a full-grown man at RB. But at the end of it all we were 3rd in the SECW in passing, 5th in the SECW in total O, a 3-loss SEC team, and 5 weeks late and 500 miles south of Atlanta.
2013 SECW passing stats (ypg)
A&M 353.3
OM 283.3
LSU 251.0
Bama 248.5
State 244.5
Auburn 173.0
Arky 148.5
2013 SECW total offense (ypg)
A&M 538.4
Auburn 501.3
OM 473.3
Bama 454.1
LSU 453.3
State 434.4
Arky 357.2
IMO, we don’t need a new HC. We don’t. Les does so much so very well. What we need is for Les to get over the ghosts of ’08 and take a more aggressive tack on O. Until then, . . .
ETA: "5 weeks late and 500 miles south of Atlanta"; thanks for the correction.
This post was edited on 11/11/14 at 2:26 pm
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Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:52 pm to AlwysATgr
Les knows young QBs tend to make mistakes when asked to do too much is my only explanation.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 1:56 pm to AlwysATgr
It is well known that Les' football victory philosophy revolves around ball control, defense, and special teams.
Jennings did not turn the ball over (yes, he threw the INT but Les made it clear that was because of Dural falling). In his mind, Les thinks Jennings did his part to help us have a chance to win the game. That's it.
If you could see a list of reasons why we lost to Bama that Les wrote down on paper, QB play would probably be last on his list (5 or 6 reasons down) or not even on his list at all.
Jennings did not turn the ball over (yes, he threw the INT but Les made it clear that was because of Dural falling). In his mind, Les thinks Jennings did his part to help us have a chance to win the game. That's it.
If you could see a list of reasons why we lost to Bama that Les wrote down on paper, QB play would probably be last on his list (5 or 6 reasons down) or not even on his list at all.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 2:13 pm to AlwysATgr
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5 weeks late to Atlanta.
Epic fail.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 2:20 pm to AlwysATgr
I'd like you to run the numbers for actual points scored per game. Our coaching staff is notorious for getting inside the 5 yard line and then embarassing itself.
Posted on 11/11/14 at 2:49 pm to AlwysATgr
I'm sort of torn about the offense because while it is bland and old-fashioned, I like a lot of the old-fashioned stuff -- power running with multiple backs, fullbacks, big TEs, ball-control, ball security, etc.
What I don't like is the lack of aggressiveness, lack of deception/misdirection (I'm talking about both the running game and passing game), lack of involvement of the TEs in the passing game, lack of consistent play at QB.
Also, despite the commitment to running the ball, LSU has never led the SEC in Rushing (Yards Per Game or Yards Per Carry) with Miles.
In 10 years with Miles, LSU averages (SEC ranking) -- #4.5 in Rushing Yards Per Game, and #5.8 in Rushing Yards Per Attempt.
What I don't like is the lack of aggressiveness, lack of deception/misdirection (I'm talking about both the running game and passing game), lack of involvement of the TEs in the passing game, lack of consistent play at QB.
Also, despite the commitment to running the ball, LSU has never led the SEC in Rushing (Yards Per Game or Yards Per Carry) with Miles.
In 10 years with Miles, LSU averages (SEC ranking) -- #4.5 in Rushing Yards Per Game, and #5.8 in Rushing Yards Per Attempt.
This post was edited on 11/11/14 at 4:07 pm
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