I BELIEVE there is HOPE for DEFENSE - how would you fix?

Blitz. Stack the box. Blitz some more.

This is kinda wild idea and I can’t say where I got it.. but.....Who is our water boy?

To blitz or not to blitz... I say keep mixing it up. The idea of one or the other the vast majority of the time is the weakness exploited, not which one you do.

I say we're trying to use our DL too much and need to go back to basics of the 3-4 Bear.

If our LBs are engaging blocks, they aren't getting off of them allowing big plays. They shouldn't be engaging them that often, they should be cleaner to make plays.

Many times they aren't engaging blocks because they are either out of position in the first place, or because they ran out of position trying to dodge a block. Using the DL differently partially solves this also.

Using the DL to eat blocks also makes blitzes, particularly in the middle, run and pass, more effective when you choose to do it.

It is always at it's most base form a numbers game. Because one way to defeat the numbers game on the ground is to occupy 2 for 1, you start a play from an advantage when you have clean LBs.

ETA: speaking of eating blocks, why did we see more of Ika than Shelvin against OM? If injury and/or rest for the big(est) man, fine. If it was based on the theory that Ika was more athletic vs. a running QB we're approaching dumb levels (let's just call it 'over-thinking' since it is Aranda).

fire Orgeron

The truth is we are about to play the 11th game of the season.

And the problems on the defense have been present since the beginning.

At this point we just have to live with what we have in defense. It’s not getting fixed this late in the year.

Fortunately, we have an offense good enough to overcome the defensive issues.

As long as we don’t completely shite the bed, we should get in the playoff with a real shot to win it.

I think most of our issues are discipline and effort. Linebackers need to commit quicker and I’d love to see a more aggressive approach.

That said, the 3-4 is for the birds. It has bitten us in the arse just like it has Bama.

Bring back 4 quick, disruptive down linemen. Edge rushers that make shite happen in the backfield.

After LSU gets a big lead, the defense tends to relax and lose some of their focus, I.e. Texas Bama , Ole Miss. all big leads at halftime and a bit of a slump in the second half. Players lose some focus and the coaches may be a bit less aggressive. Not the worst problem to have cuz it means Tigers are ahead bigly. Also.there are some injuries at key positions that change the way the defense plays. I think they will be ok

the staff spent 3 hours dissecting 4 plays, they will never let that happen again... they will have a plan for it.. and no one else has a QB that can do that... except maybe fields and he isnt that fast... I have faith in Aranda... the next two games D will ball out... I just hope they are out for Blood vs TAMU

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I BELIEVE there is HOPE for DEFENSE - how would you fix?

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Do we really need to? I mean, are we going to face another Ole Miss and Plumlee before the season is over?

It's not really hard to fix. Just prepare the team as Aranda did for the Georgia Southern game. As Plumlee and those other running backs are essentially like a triple-option team.

Had LSU been prepared to face a triple-option team Saturday night, Plumlee and company would have been held in check.

Threads like this are entertaining but, at the same time, embarrassing. It’s fun to read all the amateurish second guessing from armchair coaches. But then you realize, some of them buy their own bullshite. They think they’re actually on to something. You know, they think they know what they’re talking about. And that’s embarrassing.