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Craig given green light to work with QBs, LSU offense is "changing".

Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:20 am
Posted by Cs
Member since Aug 2008
10485 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:20 am
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Danny Etling wouldn’t know whether the passing portion of LSU’s spring practices this year is any different from the spring practices last year. He was with Purdue last March.

But Etling would know whether LSU’s offensive playbook has grown since last fall. The quarterback transfer spent his fall and winter nights studying Cam Cameron’s and Les Miles’ book of plays, schemes and formations.

And, yes, it has grown.


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Two weeks and six practices through the spring, and Miles said change has arrived. Other schools visited LSU during the offseason, he said, and his staff broke down film of teams that “throw the football really well,” the coach added.

Meanwhile, the squad is spending more time in spring practice than ever on the passing game, and new receivers coach Dameyune Craig installed new passing drills, too.


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Craig left Auburn for only a 10 percent raise and a contract that, in length, is shorter by three months, but his influence on the LSU offense appears to be substantial.

Craig told The Advocate earlier this week that Cameron gave him the “green light” to work with quarterbacks if he notices “anything.” The two coaches — Craig and Cameron — “meet all day,” Craig said. They’re not often separated on the practice field, either.


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Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
117769 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:22 am to
#Elated4Etling
Posted by LSU GrandDad
houston, texas
Member since Jun 2009
21564 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:26 am to
i'm not sure what that means but I do know that BH want Cam on the sideline and that's where he oughta be. I also agree with BH about needing to improve execution. he is saying all the right things.

we will not improve until we prove we are a threat thru the air. if that happens the sky is the limit.
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
43700 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:26 am to
In the beginning there is hope then reality sets in
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
29243 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:31 am to
Don't not see how anyone can fall for this again.

Posted by monsterballads
Make LSU Great Again
Member since Jun 2013
29272 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:35 am to
Not getting excited about a passing game anymore.
Posted by nerd guy
Grapevine
Member since Dec 2008
12817 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:36 am to
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Don't not see how anyone can fall for this again.


Oh we have plenty of fans dumb enough to fall for this. Then they'll get pissed again when the passing offense blows.
This post was edited on 3/20/16 at 11:37 am
Posted by whatiknowsofar
hm?
Member since Nov 2010
21465 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:44 am to
Right because we didn't hire new coaches or anything.

I'm over the negativity. Until we see it we should support our team. Any opinion until then is pure conjecture.

Players are allowed to improve. Coaches can change.
Posted by tgr4ever
Gwinnett, baw
Member since Jul 2011
16214 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:47 am to
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Don't not see how anyone can fall for this again.

frick people for getting optimistic about their favorite team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:49 am to
Ehhh this is different rhetoric than we've heard in years past.

This seems like they're actually doing a lot of things differently and brought in outside resources to re-evaluate the passing game.

Now, this doesn't mean it will work, but its not really like anything we've heard or they've done in the past under Les Miles.

I'm cautiously optimistic. We don't need an elite passing game. We need an average passing game that can move chains and keep the defense honest so they can't stack the box on Fournette and Guice. I think that can and will happen this year...at least moreso than the last 2 years.

Posted by Captain Crown
Member since Jun 2011
51140 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:55 am to
I want to believe
Posted by partywiththelombardi
Member since May 2012
11601 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:57 am to
It is ok to be optimistic about the team...we are stacked as frick.

I am not ok with getting optimistic about opening up the playbook during Spring Ball for the 11th consecutive spring in a row. Especially when on field play calling in the fall determines that this was never the plan for the season.





Posted by CaliTigerHB
Huntington Beach
Member since Jul 2015
1696 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 11:59 am to
The RBs aren't getting enough reps!

But seriously, I understand why you people are not believing any of this but we hired Craig to install a couple plays of a spread scheme. They are not going to completely overhaul the offense but I'll bet we won't be running I formation play action passes with one WR on 3rd and longs. Most of those spread offenses are just triple option read plays which Are not that hard to install. Now having a QB that can execute and sell those plays is a different story
This post was edited on 3/20/16 at 6:28 pm
Posted by Guava Jelly
Bawston
Member since Jul 2009
11653 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 12:03 pm to
How dare anyone get excited about evidence changes being made to the offense?

How dare they expect a first year starting soph quarterack to improve?

The fricking nerve, right?
This post was edited on 3/20/16 at 12:11 pm
Posted by Guava Jelly
Bawston
Member since Jul 2009
11653 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 12:04 pm to
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The RBs aren't getting enough reps!

I sure hope this is sarcasm.
Posted by ctiger69
Member since May 2005
30618 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 12:10 pm to
Toss dive play 85% of the time.
Posted by logjamming
Member since Feb 2014
7867 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 12:11 pm to
quote:

The quarterback transfer spent his fall and winter nights studying Cam Cameron’s and Les Miles’ book of plays, schemes and formations.



Posted by timlan2057
In the Shadow of Tiger Stadium
Member since Sep 2005
17077 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 12:12 pm to
I'll believe it when I see it.
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 12:13 pm to
Dude will be an offensive coordinator here in 2 years
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29248 posts
Posted on 3/20/16 at 12:19 pm to
quote:

we have plenty of fans dumb


Very true.

And if the passing game is good, the ones who claimed it would not be will likely be complaining that LF didn't get enough carries.

Guaranteed they will find something in their miserable lives to complain about
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