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Red zone problems
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:38 am
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:38 am
Is as much about coaching than anything else. There is a reason teams are getting easy tds versus us and we do not. Lack of play calling inside the 10. Lane and Charlie are great at opening up spaces 15-20 yards down field, but are absolutely pathetic when it’s condensed. Two weeks to get red zone offense ready and still shite the bed. That’s coaching. But let’s blame Baker.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:42 am to BallChamp00
We left 9 points off the board by not kicking chip shot field goals
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:47 am to BallChamp00
I agree that most of the blame lies on play calling there, but our abysmal Oline is a lot of the reason for those struggles. Running up the middle with our interior Oline personnel and expecting good things to happen is like jumping in the pool and expecting to come out dry!
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:48 am to tonydtiger
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but our abysmal Oline is a lot of the reason for those struggles.
You had two weeks to prepare for it. Did you not see the play that Coleman scored? Trick play put in just because of our aggressive D and it was a walk in TD. That’s great coaching.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:54 am to BallChamp00
We can’t run the ball because our oline is bad. In the red zone it severely limits what we can do. Lane told us to begin the year what are weaknesses are.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 9:57 am to BallChamp00
You aren't wrong. I think it is two things:
1. There is little trust in the running game to be successful from outside of the 2 or 3 yard line. Not being able to run even when the opponent knows you want to makes the play calling more predictable.
2. Leavitt is an inconsistent decision maker and is often indecisive. The field is condensed in the RZ. There is not enough space to let routes develop and things to clear out. The ball has to be out quickly because the windows in the RZ are smaller and don't stay open long. If the QB is not a quick decision maker then the coaches have to call plays that force him to be a quick decision maker. There has to be a decision made pre-snap of where he is going with the ball.
Yesterday was an opportunity for that and LSU seemed to ignore the obvious. On the first drive it was 3rd and goal. LSU schemed a formation to get Green one-on-one on the outside. I think everyone in the stadium thought was going to Green. It wasn't. Green was just a decoy. After hesitation and uncertainty the ball was thrown in the opposite direction into a condensed area. For all of the hype about Green and the (erroneous) opinion that his injury killed the team, he hasn't been used in the RZ. Last season the ONLY thing the OC did well was when Green was one on one in the endzone he threw the ball to him. It didn't matter if the everyone (opposing players, coaches, crowd, etc) knew exactly where the ball was going. There was such a physical mis-match that it didn't matter. It's like in basketball when a guard gets switched on a center by the basket. When that happens you forget the play call and just get the ball to the center. Everyone knows that is where you are going but it doesn't matter because the physical mismatch is too great to ignore.
1. There is little trust in the running game to be successful from outside of the 2 or 3 yard line. Not being able to run even when the opponent knows you want to makes the play calling more predictable.
2. Leavitt is an inconsistent decision maker and is often indecisive. The field is condensed in the RZ. There is not enough space to let routes develop and things to clear out. The ball has to be out quickly because the windows in the RZ are smaller and don't stay open long. If the QB is not a quick decision maker then the coaches have to call plays that force him to be a quick decision maker. There has to be a decision made pre-snap of where he is going with the ball.
Yesterday was an opportunity for that and LSU seemed to ignore the obvious. On the first drive it was 3rd and goal. LSU schemed a formation to get Green one-on-one on the outside. I think everyone in the stadium thought was going to Green. It wasn't. Green was just a decoy. After hesitation and uncertainty the ball was thrown in the opposite direction into a condensed area. For all of the hype about Green and the (erroneous) opinion that his injury killed the team, he hasn't been used in the RZ. Last season the ONLY thing the OC did well was when Green was one on one in the endzone he threw the ball to him. It didn't matter if the everyone (opposing players, coaches, crowd, etc) knew exactly where the ball was going. There was such a physical mis-match that it didn't matter. It's like in basketball when a guard gets switched on a center by the basket. When that happens you forget the play call and just get the ball to the center. Everyone knows that is where you are going but it doesn't matter because the physical mismatch is too great to ignore.
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