The most correctable issue that we can’t seem to figure out

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I understand 3rd and 10 and you dump off short and hope to make a man miss,

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Those are check downs. Those are not the routes he was told to throw. Either the receivers were not open

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NUSS WAS SCARED OF MAKING MISTAKES AND IMPATIENT IN PLAY DEVELOPMENT ie what we saw with Daniels.

The biggest difference is his lack of desire to pull the ball even on first down run plays to keep the fricking defense honest. He needs QB run plays called to fricking force his arse to act show it

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The most correctable issue that we can’t seem to figure out

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Don’t run straight up the middle when everyone on the planet knows we are going to run straight up the middle?

Or how about we ditch the slow arse read option plays, and start running power run schemes, that our "big and strong" RBs fit.

The run scheme we have now fits smaller, pass catching type backs, we have guys like Kaleb Jackson, who have to tip toe through a fricking hole, instead of hitting the hole running like a big back needs to do.

Leonard Fournette would have been a 4th rounder had he played for this offense. The run scheme is absolutely useless, and does not put the RBs we have in favorable positions to succeed.

If we’re thinking about the same play it was a man beater route with 2 receivers where SC dropped into zone, wasn’t gonna work anyway.

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start running power run schemes, that our "big and strong" RBs fit.

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Our biggest and strongest got his arse handed to him by USC’s safeties.

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How do we continuously run routes a yard or 2 short of the sticks on 3rd and medium?? I understand 3rd and 10 and you dump off short and hope to make a man miss, but I counted at least 4 times last night where we were in a 3rd and 4/5/6 scenario and the receiver gets tackled immediately after catching the ball only to look up and it’s 4th and 1…. How do high level coaches and players allow this to happen multiple times? Seems to be one of the most fundamental aspects of the forward pass, PUSH YOUR ROUTE ON 3RD DOWN.

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In general, they’re operating as though the offensive line is the strength of the team, especially in run blocking. 3rd and 1 (or 4th and 1) is manageable every time if you get enough push from the OL. The issue with play calling seems to be that run blocking is not proving to be a strength of the team.

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If we’re thinking about the same play it was a man beater route with 2 receivers where SC dropped into zone, wasn’t gonna work anyway.

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There wasn’t a a defender no where near his target and the safety on that side checked down towards the flat. The play would have gone for a TD.
Nuss was made about it when he came tot he sideline. I don’t recall what receiver it was but he was a new guy.

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Our biggest and strongest got his arse handed to him by USC’s safeties.

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What’s funny is the Rant SWEARS the safeties were in zone coverage the entire game when Ramsey led them in tackles with 9 (5 solo) and Smith the corner kept coming on run blitzes and had 6 (3 solo).

USC had 51% of their 70 tackles were SOLO.
LSU had 43% of 63 tackles were solo.

They tackled in space and BROKE several tackles by the Mississippi St running back.

LSU wasn’t bad but they weren’t barn burners either.

That is going to be an issue again this season with bigger offensive lines they will face.

This game told me the LSU offensive line is the same as last season - good at pass protection and not great at run, and the defensive line improved a little but the jury is still out because USCs oline is not great. They are young.

I would say how it’s the ability to not keep doing what is working “in game” and instead use a close competitive game to practice what is not efficient.

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Do you recall the play where he got anse and threw it 20 yards downfield and the receiver was not there? Look at that drive and that play. Then look at the check downs. He lost confidence.

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There were several plays where he got ansy and forced a check down or a throw away. He had plenty of time and space to make a throw downfield or run. He can’t extend plays it seems.