re: Les miles wanted Dak Prescott to play tight end

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Saban wanted Michael Clayton to play safety. I always wonder if Clayton would have had a better pro career as a safety

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Clayton would have been an All-Pro receiver if he hadn't been an alcoholic.

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Clayton would have been an All-Pro receiver if he hadn't been an alcoholic.

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I didn't know this...i thought he just had injuries

The Best Rookie season ever?

It is critical that the best players go to modern offensive programs that build around their skills. LSU has promised, but has yet to deliver. O & Canada say they prefer a DTQB, like Saban, who says it gives the Offense an 11th Gap and a 15% advantage. But this year, Harris was Scapegoated by Miles' Heisman Hunt with an injured Fournette, and the Offense was "Les" explosive, averaging 5 less pts/game.

Dak would not have been utilized in Les's or O's deeply flawed, one-dimensional, slow, predictable system: No RPO/Spread/Tempo, 1-2WR/2TE/FB/ under center, running 75% of the time when passes produce more yards. Miles had 10 top WRs and 6 left because in 2015 the Off averaged 15 Pass attempts per game through the first 4 games, 125th, or last.

Dupre said that if he and the WRs/QBs had known that they were going to be blocking for Leonard, they would not have come to LSU.

Coaches were so obsessed with getting "the next Adrian Peterson" a Heisman that they played him injured and took the most talented Roster LSU ever had on Offense the past 2 yrs, with the #1 Rank in returning Starters this year, and wasted it "blocking for Leonard".

#1 DTQB Perrilloux's fate was sealed when he did not follow Vince Young at Texas, flipping on NSD because of empty recruiting promises from newly hired Miles who ran 75% of time at Okla State.

Diarse was a good DTQB who was used as a hybrid blocking TE/WR and redshirted his FR yr before transferring to TCU.

BH was the #1 DTQB until he committed to LSU at the end of his Junior year with 21 offers to every major up-tempo, spread, passing program, from ALA, AUB, Baylor, Oregon, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Auburn, MSST, NC, Neb, Hou, Ariz, ARK, USCe, etc, and wasted it by believing Miles promise to run a spread offense. Saban promised Harris he would build the Offense around him, with Malzahn, Freeze, Briles, Meyer it was a given.

TEs/RBs: Jeter & the RBs had more receptions in 2015.

That post and this thread, rather comical

Damn. That is a shame. He is one of my all time favorite tigers. Went to my high school.

To the OP, maybe let it go. The guy did good things for us. Things change and the moment passed, but don't act as if it was all bad. Show some respect, to him, to the school, to the program, and to yourself.

And yes, I know this will fall of deaf ears.

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Dupre said that if he and the WRs/QBs had known that they were going to be blocking for Leonard, they would not have come to LSU.

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He said this in an interview? What/when was it? Print or electronic? I'd like to read or hear it.

Thanks.

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He would have be a good TE

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And would have never gotten the ball.

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This is 100% true because before coach O Les would not utilize his TEs coached by Ensminger and as soon as Les was gone balls started to be thrown to TEs

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In cams first year we had Landry and obj. People say we wasted their talent. Yet some fans want to not throw to those guys.

Last season, a te caught a catch in every game. If you look at the percentage thrown to them in LSUs run heavy offense, they got used.

Also, Les Miles had the most productive TE in the history of the program. Dickson. Just another offensive player under Miles a top the all time list at their position.

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1 DTQB Perrilloux's fate was sealed...newly hired Miles who ran 75% of time at Okla State.

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Miles is gone for good but just to ensure facts are reported, Miles ran 59% of the time at OSU and 61% at LSU.

By comparison, Saban ran 57% of the time at LSU and 59% at Bama.

Edited to add that Malzahn runs 68% of the time at Auburn and Meyer runs 63% of the time at TOSU. These are not passing offenses.

Freeze and Briles do pass (and lose) a good bit.