Do we finally utilize a short passing game next season?

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Seems like the perfect answer for inexperienced qb play and would neutralize the defense stacking the box to stop our run.

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This reminds me of 2008 with the short game passing offense.

Also, which one of our TE's is an All American that is under utilized?

Yeah he might want to stretch it but we dont have Metts slinging it this upcoming year. Risky if you ask me.

Cam is better than Crowton. Just your post made me think of all the quick slants we ran back in 2008. Eventually the defense caught on and turned into quite a few pick sixes.

And big difference between a High School All American and a NCAA All American.

I would like to see us utilize the TE position more in the passing game as well as RB's. Maybe they can stretch the field and hit check downs as well.

Mett had a big advantage with OBJ and Landry. He forced some balls that Landry and OBJ came down with. Ole Miss on the other hand is a game they did not come down with those balls.

this is the type of thing that makes me think harris will be our qb. he has a lot of work to do, and room to grow, but he has the prerequisite arm strength to back defenses off.

I loved Mett's 15 yard out route pass, it was so perfect. There's a lot of nfl qbs that can't make that pass, very impressive.

I honestly think with either Harris/Jennings at qb the threat of them running will keep the defense honest. Also I think because of their mobility we will stay out of the 3rd and long alot more this year.

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Mett was the reason why we we didn't utilize the TEs more

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Not only that, but we had two very talented guys at the WR position.

I don't think you can pin it down like that.IMO LSU will attack the opposing D at its weakest point. If they need to throw deep to do that they will. The completion success may not be as high as last year. On long pass plays the D gets really spread out and these QB can make them pay with their feet. In fact if Harris wins the QB job I expect a lot of long pass plays and they can be on either 1st or 3rd down. 2nd down will depend on the results of 1st down

Everyone keep thinking the O will be like 2010, 2011, and 2012, but it will not happen. Cameron does not think about running the ball because the QB is young or the WR are new. He thinks about creating mismatches with formations, sets, and players.

Cameron even creates mismatches on running plays. For example, look at Hill's big runs against Iowa, especially the last TD. He created a big mismatch against the Iowa D by placing the HB on the left side and not sending him in motion. LSU likes to run to the side of the HB back when one is in the game. If he goes in motion the D shifts to that side the majority of the time. But on that play he simply pulled him around like a pulling guard. The Iowa D could not recover fast enough and the HB made a huge key block and Hill scored easily.

You underrate LSU's offense this year if you do not think it will be explosive despite having a new QB and new WR. IMO Cameron is the piece LSU has always needed.

Cam has said numerous times he's a downfield passing guy. Whichever QB can do that will play.....

Im liking the idea of more balanced first and second down play calls. Even last year under Cam, many games I saw more of the same ol "run run pass punt" We've recruited 4 and 5 star QB's out the wazoo for the last 10 years, you mean to tell me that almost none of them panned out to give the ability to do something besides waiting on third down to pass the football?

How about more passing calls on first or second down every now and then.


Bigger concern: Can Chavis get the swagger back on defense like we had almost every year for the last decade. I miss intimidating opponents with our defense.