re: The passing game is like a shiny new toy

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And there are very very few teams that have true true balance, where they can run the ball every bit as effectively as they pass it, and vice versa


No one is saying that LSU should have "true balance." The running game is the strength of this offense. No question. But it shouldn't be unrealistic for LSU to avg. more than 90 ypg. This team also has some damn good WRs and a QB that looks like he can really throw it. If you can be effective in both aspects of the offense, then why not be?

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Take Baylor this year, for example. Right now, they are rushing AND passing for 350+ yards per game. Do you really think when they play a team with a defensive pulse they'll be running the ball like that? I don't.


And if they can't run the football, they will still be able to throw it. What happens when someone stifles LSU's running game (at least to some extent)? Your whole argument is premised on the fact that LSU has a dominant defense than can keep them in a very low scoring game. So far the defense has been good, but I wouldn't say it has been a dominant as say 2011. Plus, Special Teams look much worse than 2011.

If you can be effective running and throwing the football, why not be? There's no rule saying you can't be both. A lot of people here look at this argument as an either/or premises. Either LSU has to be a strictly power running team OR a wide open spread offense. Most are just advocating that LSU be effective enough in the passing game to ensure that a team with a great defense can't sell out and completely stop the running game.

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