Some Thoughts About The Offense

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Also I'll have a 2022 recruiting update coming soon.

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Always appreciate the updates Greedy. Keep it up!

It’s gonna be electric. Whether it’s against the normal schedule, or a 13 game SEC round robin schedule, we’re going to dominate

The problem with Brennan trying/wanting to be a ball carrier (designed run or scramble) is that we don’t have anyone behind him - were he to get injured.

We can be as optimistic as possible about Finley and/or Johnson. But if either of them becomes the starter in 2020, wins will likely be much harder to come by in our tougher games.

I am not saying it is guaranteed doom-and-gloom. We see true freshmen explode onto the scene every season - the USC guy last season for example). But I would prefer to see Brennan just throw the ball away when pressured. And live to see another down.

i think for brennan, the key is decision making. the last few nc teams all had a qb that could hurt the defense with their feet. all of the qb's had a good sense of when to tuck and run. he's definitely got the physical tools.

brennan to me seems to be a bit like lawrence and burrow, not the greatest running athletes like hurts, murray and watson, but effective enough to get some yards when the d dictates it. he's kind of built like lawrence and looks like him when he runs.

overall, i think the pieces are in place to get brennan some easy throws. as long as he has a decent pocket awareness and doesn't try to force tough throws, he should be fine. that got tua into trouble. most of the time, his wr's bailed him out but it cost him in some really important moments.

the biggest problem with brennan's throws is throwing too hard. hopefully he can develop some touch, especially on screens.

bama was elite with mccarron and coker. i can't imagine brennan being less effective than them. he's definitely a better runner than that group and has a strong arm. brennan has exceptionally good wr's who get open and catch the ball.

i see no reason why brennan can't be as effective as 2019 lawrence. he's certainly got the surrounding cast. as long as he makes good decisions. get the ball to the skill players, avoid sacks, take what the defense gives you, make the easy throws. the pieces are all there.

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I think we may run the ball a little more ( with Linehan as PGC) but we still certainly remain near balanced

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it's going to be fascinating to see how this plays out. i've been watching the last few ncg's. bama and uga were certainly more committed to running between the tackles than clemson but bama changed with tua and co. tua had the wr's to just throw a lot more 50/50 passes, more than hurts for sure. that should work out well for brennan with his wr group.

lsu was off the charts throwing crossing routes between the hashes. none of the last several ncg teams were even close and danielson talked about it all year. that's a tough/risky throw. not sure how much we'll see of that, at least at first. burrow just consistently completed those throws even when contested. it was incredible to watch.

lsu ran a lot more of the bunch/stack formations, especially in short yardage situations, than prior ncg teams. they will probably stick around.

i would be surprised if lsu is just pedal to the metal 5 wide almost every play like last year. that will probably come back down to earth a little because you're trading burrow and helaire for brennan and emory.