re: Why in the world do you all think Cam won't be OC?

Can should stay, he is actually doing fine as a coordinator, can do better in the QB recruiting and development area. People don't realize how hard it is to call plays when you know you are limited in ability to execute

He would be easy to replace with someone more familiar with how football is played on offense these days and someone who could get the offense more disciplined and get better execution out of his players. QB development, in his offense, is very slow as well.

Just need a coordinator familiar enough with Cams offense to maintain continuity and use Cams offense as the building blocks of a new offense.

If Cam stays his contract should just be on a one year trail basis to see if he can improve on the above deficiencies

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He would be easy to replace

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Don't see how it would be easy with all the uncertainty of Miles' future. Why would a quality OC come here knowing he may be unemployed in a year or two?

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Alleva sure can't tell Miles what to do anymore. He's Miles' friend and don't forget Les doesn't think anythings broke. I'm not saying he won't I just don't understand why some are so confident we will get a new OC.

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I think we get another year of Cam but not because of those reasons. Giving Cam a one year extension even at his inflated salary (highest college OC in the world), is cheaper than a multi year contract to someone else that might be willing to come here. Les deserves to have who he wants on his staff as his record is his responsibility and we don't want him blaming the administration for his mediocrity. He should keep his comfort blanket in BDP for the mysterious purposes he serves. Let them have another year and show there stuff.

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And how do you know that Les changes the plays? Do you have a headset and listen to what they talk about?

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Did you watch the texas A&M game? les had the play sheet calling plays. it's why they had to rush several times because he had the play sheet, he's looking at plays, talked to cam in the booth, then rush the team out there to run it.

What do y’all feel is the #1 reason why our passing offense struggled so much?

A) Play calling (predictability, lack of receivers in routes, types of routes ran)
B) Harris’ inability to truly understand the play call and know where the play is designed to attack
C) Lack of field vision on Harris’ part and lack of progression through receivers
D) Simply inaccuracy on Harris’ throws

As much as we bash on Cam and Les for his involvement, I honestly believe that it is more Harris than anything so I will go with (D). I am not a fan of the 1 or 2 receiver routes and inability to attack different areas of a defense (Cam’s fault), but I think Harris is the bigger issues. He hasn’t learned how to take heat off the ball and drop a pass over the line and in front of the safeties. In high school, Harris was the same height as the line, he was starting from 5 to 7 yards deep and he wasn’t as concerned with the D-Line knocking his passes down. He could throw darts right above their heads and they were on target. Now that he is starting from under center and dropping back, then trying to throw over D-Linemen that are 6’-5” with tremendous wingspans and often in closer vicinity to him…his launch angle is now higher but his ball speed has remained the same. This does not allow the ball to drop back down to the target in time once it clears the D-Line. This is why I think the vast majority of his throws from the pocket are high and why he seems to throw the deep balls better than he does those in the middle of the field. I have never been to a LSU practice but I would love to see what drills they go through teaching him how to drop a ball 10 yards past an 8 foot high wall…or how to find throwing lanes through the wall instead of over it. I think Harris could be really good but he needs more/better coaching with different drills that will focus on the intermediate routes.

After further thought, I blame Les for not recruiting taller quarterbacks with less arm strength (just joking here in case someone couldn’t tell).

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He also misses wide open receivers 3-4 times per game.

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I agree with this, but if you watch the games again, even when his receivers catch the ball...the ball is high. He can't get it over the line without it sailing. Thank God that Dupree and Dural can jump out of the gym. Well...Dural used to be able to until he tried to pull another high pass down in the end zone and was flipped onto his back.

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Alleva sure can't tell Miles what to do anymore. He's Miles' friend and don't forget Les doesn't think anythings broke.

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Yep.


And Les' academy award winning acting job on Saturday night was all one gigantic frick you to Alleva.

Isn't Cam sick?