re: Joe Burrow, 5-Wide & 5 in Pass Protection? "It Means the World"

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For a couple of years we were the best team in the nation in using the WR screen, of different varieties.

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from 2001 to 2006 jimbo ran a shite ton of WR tunnel screens and bubble screens to josh reed, skyler green (see tunnel screen he took to the house against arky 2002), dwayne bowe, etc. bowe was great at tunnels. watch tennessee game 2006.

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Who knows (or cares) why... it flopped.

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It didn't flop at all. I bet we will use it a lot when there is a DL matchup that isn't favorable by lining up Moss or the TE on that side and having him rub the DL on his way into the flat. That look will also allow the WR on that side to run Bench and Corner routes, depending on the coverage. We ran fairly successfully out of it as well, and I expect we will continue to do so, as we will involve the WRs more in the running game, and run concepts based on motion to exploit the safeties desire to come up to the LOS when they recognize a familiar alignment.

I remember that game well. But that game, Jimbo ran the screens one time too many, as it led to a turnover. I wish he exploited verticality with the look too, but he generally liked to run the screen as a screen.

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You also understand that the Saints generally don't use the wide alignments at the OL that is indicative of the true Spread? The Saints offense is mostly West Coast based, with quick short throws to a wide variety of targets. Not only that, they use a wider variety of formations for different purposes, but based on the same principles of drawing the safeties nearer to the LOS and exploiting that with verticality, and getting the ball to playmakers in space. They use the Tight for the same purpose.

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All fair points. But, I just watched the Saints '18 '19 highlights, and saw many more plays from the gun than from under center, And saw one play from a Tight formation

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til Brady and Burrow are long gone.

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Brady and Brennan will be just as good next few years

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One thing I did like was we had more screen plays this game, which is something we need to develop to tame overeager D-lines. A more expansive screen game can also help bring a young QB along next year.

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yep just need more RB screens. like GSU game. those worked well.

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Again, watch the 2nd drive. The Tight gave us the ability to run a variety of plays out of it, from RPO to a spread iso for CEH to a WR run for Jefferson to a rub and release route for Moss. It will be seen again almost assuredly, because we do lots of things well in it. I suspect your problem with has little to do with it's on-field deployment.

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LSU had THE highest scoring offense. AND LSU had the MOST Red Zone TDs in college football.

Now, it MUST be fixed? Guess what... EVERY major success in EVERY field of endeavor MUST be fixed by some ego driven a-hole who wants to put his brand on it.

It is human nature. Can't let that shite happen.

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Moving on? Burrow is confirming that he does NOT want or need the Max Protect that "Tight" formations easily provide. For a talented accurate QB, Max-Protect is a major obstacle to a highly effective passing game... sorta like putting training wheels on a professional racing bicycle... thanks, but no thanks.

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, back to blaming the coaches for not padding Burrow's stats I see. Pitiful.

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You should give him credit for a lot of things. Y'all whined about him all offseason and the dude was spot on.

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He/she was completely illogical all offseason. No one that predicted this kind of offensive output had any basis in reality. He/she just got lucky, and Buckeye's threads since then continue to prove he/she is clueless about LSU.