re: Did Chavis begin to trust his CBs in the 2nd half?

I hate the what if and they always include the Honey Badger, even though he was kicked off the team

Very true.

At the same time, he's young (sorry Moustache. He's not NFL ready just yet)

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but the QB's regressing

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Correct. Prescott came down to earth. He played way over his head the first half. I think he's weak mentally to tell you the truth. At one point he looked like he quit.

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Maybe the reason they weren't accurate because they had a LB or a DB up their arse and they have to get the ball out in a hurry. QB pressure causes that.

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MSU had receivers running free throughout the second half. That's why Matt Mullen was saying MSU was close. If they had a competent QB it's a track meet like the UGA game. On the White INT we didn't have a DB within 10 yard of the MSU receiver it was just an awful pass.
As for pressure: 1 sack doesn't = consistent pressure. MSU had 1 punt the entire game.
We are fortunate in that we play Florida this week. It will give our young guys some experience without the pressure of playing against an overly dynamic offense.

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MSU had receivers running free throughout the second half.

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....and the reasoning behind the QB's not completing the passes because of the pressure.

Do what you can though, to take everything away from what LSU done and put everything on Miss. St.

No credit to LSU.

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and the reasoning behind the QB's not completing the passes because of the pressure.

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I thought I had explained it. There was no real, consistent pressure in the second half except for the 1 sack. We go up 38-26 & they quit. That's it.

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Do what you can though, to take everything away from what LSU done and put everything on Miss. St

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What did Chavis do? Sub more? Run a LB blitz once?We still allowed WR's to run free. They still missed tackles. MSU only punted once deep in the 4th. There was still confusion. It's the 6 game your up by 3 TD's and you still can't figure out who to cover? I'm just not buying that anything is "fixed" anymore than I bought we were a "great" defense after the Kent State game like some were saying. My problem with this year's D is not with the players. It's the coaching. You watch a D like TCU, their players are always in the right spot executing the defense. That's coaching. Eventually, our talent & depth overcomes them and that's it. As a fan I can live with that. But when I watch Thompson at safety turn 180 on the snap with his back to the QB, then back to see where the play is, then rush over to help but the pass is complete because by then he's way out of position. That's poor technique. That's coaching.
They - the coaches - had all spring, summer,& fall camp to figure this out. 6 games in & you have Barrow covering MSU's fastest, quickest, player? 6 games in & they can't get lined up right? That is a coaching issue.
End Rant.

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he played the WR instead of the ball. he had good coverage and the DB was about to go out of bounds but the db changed direction at the last second and run right under the pass, thompson couldn't make that move in time and was a little out of position.

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Very accurate statement. A lot of the time our DBs play the receiver and not the ball. My freshmen high school coach told me that and it made a world of difference for me. I know our players are being taught that just not executing at times. Lack of ball skills from our safeties it seems.

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Loved the "What if" scenario they threw in our face during the game. "What if"....Michael Brockers, Sam Montgomery, Mingo, Kevin Minter, Tyrann, and Eric Reid did not leave early/etc and all were still wearing purple and gold. Ridiculous.

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I used to wonder if, had we beaten Bama on 1/9, these guys would have the want to come back to LSU for the three-peat.

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Robinson and white should be starting from here on out.

Oh, and keep loston on the bench

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Maybe..but It seems Loston is rarely even in my TV screen when he needs to make a play. If he is, he takes a bad angle trying to kill the guy and misses or deflects off the opponent.

.Michael Brockers, Sam Montgomery, Mingo, Kevin Minter, Tyrann, and Eric Reid LSU defense that gave up the winning td in 30 seconds.

They let Bama win and left


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But to say they didn't come out and put pressure on Miss. St. and they just "quit," is offensive to be honest.

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I certainly wasn't trying to offend you. I'm surprised anyone would be offended in what amounts to football analysis. I do apologize. To be more exact - Prescott quit. To me he just gave up after the missed FG. Russell just seemed to fade the longer the game went. I don't know if he should be playing at all.

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Who made them quit? Let me guess. Themselves?

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It's not like we were flexing our muscles and dominating. They still had WR's running free even after we put the game away. Their last drive: 1st play 10 yards. Still gashing us. That's why I said earlier if they had a competent QB it's probably a track meet. We did give up nearly 200 yds in the 2nd half.

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You're giving LSU absolutely ZERO credit for any of that

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I credit the LSU offense for scoring every chance they got & putting the game out of reach. It was the offense that broke MSU not the D. The offense is simply brutal.