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Observation from the Bama game by someone who knows a lot more about football than I do.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:18 pm
our offensive dominance was a feature of Bama's defense, not a bug. They tried to keep everything in front of them and not get beat deep, and they succeeded for the most part. They let us run up and down the middle part of the field, then played us tight when we got into scoring position and let us self destruct.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:19 pm to Jim Rockford
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They let us run up and down the middle part of the field, then played us tight when we got into scoring position and let us self destruct.
Not to be a prick but I think anyone with two eyes could’ve observed that on Saturday.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:21 pm to DhanTigers212
You don’t have to be John Madden to realize this. All we had were underneath routes, flats, and levels concepts to the sidelines. That worked with the majority of the field open. It gets condensed in the red zone. Disappointed with our lack of TE usage off the line and up the middle. Ironically the most beautiful red zone play we ran was a toss out of I-Form. Talk about irony for LSU fans
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:36 pm to LSUShock
Sam does not trust Winnie or Eugene who were the ones mainly running routes over the middle. Green and Harris were running out breaking routes in the redzone which was kind of perplexing considering they ran a bunch of posts, digs, OTB routes against Auburn. The route concepts in the redzone was disappointing.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:41 pm to Jim Rockford
TD’s were open all over the place
Sam just couldnt see it.
The winnie watkins route would’ve been a pre-snap read that no defender was in the middle of the field.
Sam just couldnt see it.
The winnie watkins route would’ve been a pre-snap read that no defender was in the middle of the field.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:55 pm to Jim Rockford
They did what we planned to do against Ole Miss, but Ole Miss executed in the red zone. We also just didn’t take the points when they gave us the opportunity, which is part of the reason we couldn’t make them pay. If we just kicked field goals and protected the ball, we go into halftime with a lead and get the ball back. Totally different game at that point.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:04 pm to Jim Rockford
So their plan was to allow us to have 48 total plays on their side of the field? I do not buy that at all lol
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:07 pm to vidtiger23
Obviously not but their plan was to make us drive the field and take away Green and Harris in the Redzone. Leavitt wasn’t competent enough to sit in the pocket and read the defense to find the open man down there.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:10 pm to Jim Rockford
Well, now doesn't that sound like playing a soft defense! Something Baker is getting ridiculed for doing. The big difference here is that Bama knows how to score TD's when they get in position to do so, and LSU...well, they don't.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:16 pm to Jim Rockford
Did this football expert also point out that Leavitt was one read and done in the red zone?
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:24 pm to Jim Rockford
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our offensive dominance was a feature of Bama's defense, not a bug. They tried to keep everything in front of them and not get beat deep, and they succeeded for the most part. They let us run up and down the middle part of the field, then played us tight when we got into scoring position and let us self destruct.
This is true.
LSU's offensive yards in this game were a mirage. They weren't earned, they were allowed.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:25 pm to Sun God
LSU was able in its wins to score in the red zone,against ALA they got outcoached .Weiss and LK couldn’t adjust to what they were doing and SAM reverted back to his bad games in clutch time.If SAM didn’t learn from his 1st 2 losses I don’t know if he will.He succumbs to the pressure of the game.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:25 pm to Jim Rockford
The obvious weakness with this LSU offense is at OL, specifically at guard. This has resulted in the inability to run the ball often this season. Look how much of the yardage being gained running plays is coming on cuts and moves by Jones after contact. If LSU had better OL play they could run the ball effectively in the red zone and the throwing windows wouldn't be so tight. I would expect this to be an emphasis in recruiting and/or the portal for LK going forward.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:44 pm to Jim Rockford
I'm still going to be optimistic and hope that we win out, because I'm a fan and I love LSU.
However, from an X's and O's standpoint, that observation is very concerning. It could be that that is the blueprint for frustrating this offense: let them run wild between the 20s, but when you get into the red zone, because of the offensive line and their inability to run effectively and score from that position on the field, you just let them tire themselves out, throw themselves against that brick wall over and over again, and not convert.
However, from an X's and O's standpoint, that observation is very concerning. It could be that that is the blueprint for frustrating this offense: let them run wild between the 20s, but when you get into the red zone, because of the offensive line and their inability to run effectively and score from that position on the field, you just let them tire themselves out, throw themselves against that brick wall over and over again, and not convert.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 3:03 pm to TigerDog83
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The obvious weakness with this LSU offense is at OL, specifically at guard. This has resulted in the inability to run the ball often this season.
This is just college football today. Bama couldn’t run it either.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 3:44 pm to Jim Rockford
You got it backwards. The offense went to shite in the red zone because Leavitt is not good enough to make quick decisions needed on a shortened field. The coaching deficiency is that this has not been addressed properly through scheme.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 4:05 pm to Jim Rockford
What did he say about that one play at the 5 where LSU had it's 6'7 TE matched up all alone on a CB? The TE everyone says his loss was reason for the 2 prior losses. The guy who caught 7 TD passes last season by just throwing the ball up to him in similar situations. The matchup that was ignored to try to throw the ball into an area where 3 WRs were covered by 4 defenders?
Maybe if your QB has trouble making quick decisions on where to throw the ball you might want to say "just throw it up high in the endzone to the guy who has a 7 inch height advantage"?
Maybe if your QB has trouble making quick decisions on where to throw the ball you might want to say "just throw it up high in the endzone to the guy who has a 7 inch height advantage"?
Posted on 11/9/26 at 4:22 pm to Alt26
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Maybe if your QB has trouble making quick decisions on where to throw the ball you might want to say "just throw it up high in the endzone to the guy who has a 7 inch height advantage"?
We are 6-3 and have a bad-by-highschool-standards red zone offense with a 6’7” TE.
Let that sink in.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 4:36 pm to Alt26
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Maybe if your QB has trouble making quick decisions on where to throw the ball you might want to say "just throw it up high in the endzone to the guy who has a 7 inch height advantage"?
I CONCUR
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