re: Why is it so difficult for LSU to develop a passing game?

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well your opinion is even more fricking stupid. Just because we had great individual talent making spectacular highlight reel plays doesn't mean we had a high octane offense. It was quite pedestrian in fact.

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LSU had one of the most explosive offenses last year, and had the best 3rd down efficiency of any team.

LSU was 22nd in 10+ yards plays from scrimmage
LSU was 5th in 20+ yard plays from scrimmage
LSU was 19th in 30 yard and 17th in 40+ yard plays from scrimmage

Mett was 2nd in ypa with 10.4 (tied with Petty and behind only Winston). He would be ranked higher than everybody for 2014.

Using a basis of 200 carries, Hill was 3rd in ypc average. With a basis of 150 carries, Hill was 4th in ypc. With 100 carries, he was 7th. Using a basis of 85 Magee was 11th, and Hill was 12th.

All of these are "in the country" BTW.

I wouldn't describe our '13 O as "pedestrian" but it wasn't spectacular either. We were 3rd in the SECW in passing and 5th in the SECW in O (ypg).

2013 SECW passing stats (ypg)
A&M 353.3
OM 283.3
LSU 251.0
Bama 248.5
State 244.5
Auburn 173.0
Arky 148.5

2013 SECW total offense (ypg)
A&M 538.4
Auburn 501.3
OM 473.3
Bama 454.1
LSU 453.3
State 434.4
Arky 357.2

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2013 SECW total offense (ypg) 
A&M 538.4 

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Almost like # of plays run has a huge impact

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Because with the exception of last year since 2008 les miles has refused to throw over the middle of the field. That's 1/3 of the field the defense essentially doesn't have to defend.

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My thoughts as well. Our approach to O fundamentally changed after '08.

I'm sure I'll draw a blank on some but I recall us throwing over the middle to DeSean vs Wisc (dropped), Dickson vs UK, and LF vs OM. Is that it?

I heard Hanagriff say before/just after the Wisc game that our TE's wouldn't have 20 catches among them for the year. I thought no way with a young QB. But after 10 games, they may not reach 10. It's just befuddling how little we use our TE's.

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Cam was run out of Baltimore because of excessive conservatism

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Talking out of your arse

The biggest complaint against him was that he wasn't using Ray Rice enough

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The play calling against Bama wasn't bad. I only disagreed with a pass on third and 2 in the first half really.

LSU is a trey quinn 3rd down drop from beating Bama. Players have to execute. They couldn't and they lost. Everything is excuses.

Players just blew it. Coaches had them in position to WIN. Just couldn't do it.

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I find it hard to believe that you were in favor of the four straight pass attempts in the OT possession.

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Cam was run out of Baltimore because of excessive conservatism.

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bullshite. He was let go because Harbaugh felt he didn't use Ray Rice enough & he actually wanted to go more no huddle with Flacco. Get your shite straight.

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Why is it so difficult for LSU to develop a passing game?

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Simple answer is a lack of precision execution. Les emphasizes a "no big mistakes" philosophy which simplifies the passing game and creates a lack of confidence in QBs without NFL caliber arms. Rather than demanding precision execution with understanding reads and check downs, he expects the QB to throw the ball to the designed primary read. If that WR is covered or the QB doesn't read the defense properly the passes seem forced. Mettenberger and Jamarcus were able to throw the ball more effectively because of NFL caliber arms to fit the ball into tightly covered WRs, but most college QBs don't have an arm like those two. Jamarcus was able to extend plays and see the field because of confidence in both his ability to avoid sacks due to his size and athleticism and his arm strength, but Mett was often guilty of forcing the ball into tightly covered primary options or holding the ball and taking sacks. Development of a QB is difficult when you emphasize keeping the ball safe rather than teaching the execution of reads. The game plan doesn't even need complexity, just needs effective route combos that can be properly executed. But when the QB with an average arm is told this is your primary option and don't make mistakes, it creates doubt when trying to scan the field and throw the ball with confidence to secondary options in the passing game.

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if you scaled things down to account for HUNH offenses, our '13 O was still an average O in the SECW. 

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12th overall in the country in yards per play

1st in third down% (2ND best in 10+ years)

Mett was third in the country in yards per attempt

4th in country in passing efficiency

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We get it.

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What did y'all get? Here's what we got: 9-3 and a trip to the Outback Bowl.