Does Miles need to take more control of the offense?

i'm just trying to throw a different spin at it.....afterall, he was an offensive coordinator at Okie St, and had some success, otherwise he wouldn't have become Head Coach

Lsu needs some sort of identity on offense. Not just throw every formation known to man out there and hope everything works out fine.

Im confused, I blamed LM for holding back Crowton, but given recent news maybe it is Crowton. I always thought, like most, that LM was too involved. If it is Crowton, LM has to step in now then "encourage" him to find a new employer after the season.

yes

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I wish Miles would start running the offense - he can't do much worse than where we already are with Crowton.

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Haven't you people noticed by now that the play calling isn't the problem? Crowton is doing the best he can with what he has to deal with. The play calling hasn't been bad at all, players just aren't executing. He is making good calls.

For example, the 4th and 1 against UF that we didn't convert. We had one yard to go and everyone criticized him for not running Scott up the middle. Let me take you through that thought process.

Alright so it's 4th and 1, we've had no success running the ball, we got stuffed on the goal line a little while ago...TWICE. So we need to do something different this time around. So let's try and get a high percentage short pass out of this. Here's the hang up. Our O-line has been porous the whole game so let's not risk a play action and get sacked because if we line up in an I, they're gonna bring the house and we'll get smoked. So, let's stick him in the shotgun with 5-wide and spread the D out to reduce the pressure as much as possible. That'll give JJ at least 5-7 seconds to make a decision and hopefully make a play.

Ok so Crowton makes that play call, its snapped, and what does JJ do? Stare down TToliver and when it turns out that he's covered, JJ panics. He doesn't check down, or look for anyone else, he looks at where he can scramble to and that is no where cause he stared down TT for so long that the pocket is now closing. Well now JJ is in trouble and guess what? He gets sacked.

That play call was an excellent choice in that situation because of how the game had gone up until that point and had JJ executed correctly and used his brain, we could've made the first down.

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That play call was an excellent choice in that situation because of how the game had gone up until that point and had JJ executed correctly and used his brain, we could've made the first down.

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You've got to be fricking shitting me right... Because I'd give up football if this is how I really thought about that play selection.

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You've got to be fricking shitting me right... Because I'd give up football if this is how I really thought about that play selection.

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No I wrote that whole explanation just to take it back now .

So what would you do given the circumstances at that moment in the game? Run it up the middle? Yeah, ok. Don't you realize that that wouldn't have gotten the first down?? Everytime we went into a power running formation, Florida brought up their linebackers and at least one safety or corner, sometimes both. It would've been stuffed one more time. That's why we only rushed for 66 yards and averaged 2.2 ypc.

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That'll give JJ at least 5-7 seconds to make a decision and hopefully make a play

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Btw if Crowton ever thought that, he sucks more than I ever thought he did. JJ actually had closer to 2.5-3 seconds... 3 seconds is all you should ever count on as an OC.

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3 seconds is all you should ever count on as an OC.

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Maybe its all you SHOULD count on but when your QB is taking longer than that, why not try and give him the most time possible??