re: How would you stop LSU offense?

Have LBs hit the WRs at the line, blitz/rush everyone else and hope either they don’t run the ball or that the RB runs into one of the DL’s or LB/DB’s pass rushing lanes.

There's a reason why NFL teams don't average 48 points per game. There are fewer weaknesses and mismatches to exploit. So my answer would be to close the talent gap.

I hate to say their offense is unstoppable, but when you watch film on them week after week like so many more qualified defensive coordinators and head coaches have, you quickly realize that LSU just has too damn many weapons to defend:

1. a well-coached quarterback with excellent mobility and downfield vision, who, when he tucks it and runs, gets a first down more often than anyone in the nation,
2. 3 pro-style wide outs (and 2 on the bench that could start at most any division 1 university) with outstanding route-running capabilities and hands like a first-round draft pick,
3. a strong tight end with the hands and feet of a wide receiver, and just when you think you can cover 4 downfield receivers who can not just run the deep route, but can also catch short routes and get plenty of yards after the catch, so you put your dime and nickel backs in to contain the downfield pass, LSU then hands to
4. an outstanding running back or checks to him in the flat for a beat-one-man-then-get-into-the-secondary for an attempted open-field tackle by a small nickel or dime back.

Yeah, this is a special year we're watching folks...I wish it wasn't over in January, because there isn't a college defense equipped or coached well enough to stop these 4 weapons.

Rush 3 and drop 8, with the middle being a spy. But you have to do it out of different looks in terms of how you line up guys on the LOS and signal pressure, so Joe doesn't know exactly what you're doing. You have to bring an extra guy every now and then to keep us honest, though. Have to stunt linemen and try to create confusion and hope you have guys in the middle that can reset the line by pushing Lloyd/our guards back to throw off timing.

Even then, Joe is probably going to find a guy to complete to the majority of the time. Then you have to tackle.

We are very very difficult to stop, but that's what teams should do.

Well...since no one has stopped LSU yet....what has not been tried yet? Saturday, expect more of the same. Sorry Georgia, you just happen to be in the way.

You can’t stop Peyton (with wheels), Edgerrin James and Reggie Wayne.

You just can’t.

Get them to the red zone where at best you can hold them to a couple field goals. Problem with that is CEH is a bitch to tackle down there.

Auburn sort of tried that. A&M sort of tried that and didn't execute all that well. Joe had his lowest completion % of the year in both games. But we're pretty unstoppable, so we'll still put up points.

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