re: bold statement about getting the running game going

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Shannahan is weak link. He doesn’t get good push imo.

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Last night I was watching some of the MSU game on the DVR and I watched a couple of run plays on frame by frame advance and I was shocked.

First play, 3rd and 1 handoff to TDP off right tackle for the absoluete minimum gain to get the FD. When I did the frame advance the entire OL sat in their two point stance and never advanced an inch. They all waited for the MSU DL to come to them and then tried to seal them off. They never even went after the LB's. This is not 5 guys and a TE not knowing how to block. This was some kind of fricked up line call. I dont know if this was a RPO but did not look like it.

Second play a couple plays after the one above. Zone run? maybe. TDP took the handoff and the entire OL pushed the MSU DL to the left and they pretty much fired out and got the LB's and DL. TDP cut right and turned upfield behind the RT and there was clear run lane in front of him. The safety to the outside of the play came in and hit TDP and he folded like a paper suit after a gain of about 6.

Net summary here (JMHO) is that some of LSU's run game scheme is fricked up scheme or calls and trying to run out of the gun with OL in two point passive stances.