re: Why did Peterson play so poorly?

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Bottom line is this: Hawkins and Jones played alright

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Both of these guys have better numbers as cornerbacks than PP.

Its almost like you cant say anything negative about PP. He still has a ways to go in my mind.

"LSU has more speed and athleticism"

Pretty arrogant statement....I'll give you Holliday, but the remainder of the players matched up (Keep buying into the "SEC Speed" mantra that ESPN is feeding everyone.)Moye didn't seem to have too much of a problem pulling a double move on your faster defender for the TD completion.

"Due to conditions, LSU lost its edge with speed."

Had a feeling this would be brought up! If your "team speed" is consistantly faster than that of another opponent, it will manifest itself proportionally on any given playing field/condition. Or was the equalizer, as another poster put it, that PSU had their "Magic Big 10 Mudding Cleats" flown in from University Park just prior to the start of the game?!

Lastly...the infamous Personal Foul penalty!
Here's what really happened....Being that this "slow plodding Big 10 team" had not witnessed or played against the amazing speed and greater athleticism of an SEC team in a few years, and after fruitlessly and tiressly chasing it's opponent up and down the soggy field all day, it was time to take a nap. PSU's defender wearily tripped and landed on top of Lafell and quickly fell into a deep slumber. An LSU player was concerned after seeing that the PSU defender was face down in the mud and water and quickly flipped his foe on to his back (with SEC speed) to avoid drowning. He needs to be, somehow, rewarded, dont'cha think?

or maybe....just maybe...the better team won!

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Why did Peterson play so poorly?

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I think it was simply tha Penn State's Off. Coordinator went back and looked at film.

ALL season PP has bitten on double moves and the Bowl Game wasn't any different.

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Both of these guys have better numbers as cornerbacks than PP.

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1. Jones doesn't play CB

2. I'd like to see these "numbers."

3. If the numbers are so much better in favor of Hawkins, realize that teams were throwing away from Peterson in the middle of the season. There were several games when he didn't have his name called, and that's just evidence that he's doing his job.

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He still has a ways to go in my mind.

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Mel Kiper had him as a top 10 pick if he was eligible this year. He may have a ways to go to reach his ceiling, but he's already one of, if not the best CBs in the country as a sophomore.

Bump

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I think it was simply tha Penn State's Off. Coordinator went back and looked at film.

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It certainly looked like PSU made a decision to specifically go after Peterson from the outset. If the conditions were the only issue, then I don't see why the Lions wouldn't have just gone after the other CB position like other teams usually do. But they didn't. They specifically isolated Peterson as the weak link on the LSU defense. It's a little worrisome.

P. Johnson had marsh like conditions.

In his interview he said, "Footing is everything for my position" and then he said something to the effect that "it's hard enough to play the position because the receiver knows where he's going, and on a field like that, it's even tougher." Not exact quote, but it was something similar to that.

But that being said, he's still young and he will make mistakes. They all do. Obviously.

He had one fricking bad game
people need to lay off his arse