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Shouldn't you leave some room for adjustment if the game plan you made before the game isn't working?

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He said they make the plan during the week and then go with it. He's not an in-game adjuster when things fail or change (see BCS and others).

He also wants to get Ware the ball more. Just like the last 4 years with Shepard, you're the coach, make it happen.

Once it can be Song, Wilshere, Arteta, Gervinho, Walcott/Arshavin with RVP, things could play out much differently. There would be depth with Benayoun, Ramsey, Rosicky, Walcott/Arshavin, and Frimpong on the bench, all of whom have had to get significant time already due to injuries and suspensions. The Man U thrashing was horrible timing thanks to those two factors.

If only we had someone on the team that would be electric in a goalline option, dual-threat situation. I heard from a friend that Shepherd was awesome in high school at that sort of thing but knew he was lying because the coaches wouldve put him in if he really had proven running abilities.

In 2008, our QB was asked to throw 30 times a game and score because the defense had its problems keeping the score down. Lee did what was asked, threw tons of picks, with some Pick-6's being his fault for a poor decision in the flat and some being poor tackling by the offense (as opposed to the WV trip-and-fall that prevented a Pick-6 this past weekend).

The team had to take chances to try to win.

Last year, the coaches swung too far in the other direction by protecting JJ at all costs. Fans were ecstatic that he threw the ball away three times against Washington rather than force it or take a sack. Unfortunately, the sacks wouldn't stay away long.

This year, the coaches are still asking too little of the QB, and yet, he's still failing. We have 4 INT's in 4 games, when the #1 rule for the offense is don't turn it over and give the other team easy chances or kill any of our chances.

No one has seen what Lee is capable of when asked to perform in the same role as Jefferson. It could be the whole Trent Dilfer corollary - ask him to lead a team and you're going 5-11, ask him to keep the defense in the game, and you could win a Super Bowl.

I understand the coaches hesitation, but they should realize more than anyone that this is a different team and different role that we've never seen what Lee could do. Aside from that, how can you keep playing someone that is struggling complete 50% of their passes or throw for 100 yards. It shouldn't matter what your alternatives are, something has to change.

5. Have Lee throw the hail mary? I can't believe no one has mentioned this yet?!?!?! :nana:

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I like Chad but I don't think he's done anything this year that would suggest he's ready for the NFL.

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I agree with the sentiment, but not the absolutes. He's shown enough at times for the NFL, but he's not the best tackler, getting caught in poor angles at times, and is out of position too much - I'm not the coach to confirm that however.

I posted this after the Tulane game, but it probably hasn't changed much. The clock rules were in effect last year as well. I think the thread is spot on with our lack of sustained drives and a D that doesn't get off the field as quickly (because we don't get the 3-and-outs of the past or give up the quick-strike score as often).

I got these numbers from LSUSports.net, and hopefully my math is correct. By the way, I took sacks and moved them from rushes to passes, so make of that what you may.

2007: 14 games 75.2 plays 41.5 rushes 33.7 passes 1.23 rush/pass ratio
2008: 13 games 68.2 plays 36.4 rushes 31.8 passes 1.14 rush/pass ratio
2009: 8 games 60.1 plays 32.9 rushes 28.0 passes 1.17 rush/pass ratio

We're running 15 less plays per game than we did in 2007 when Hester was the man, and Keiland and Chuck were contributors. Almost 9 fewer rushes per game from then, and 3.5 rushes fewer from last year.

With Jefferson getting almost 7 carries a game, there are only 26 carries to hand out to Scott, Shepard, Keiland, Holliday, and Ridley. Even if Les kept Scott to 15 per game, that's 11 for the other four. Someone's got to miss out.

In 2007, we ran the ball 582 times! Last year, it was 473 in one less game. This season, we're on pace for 427 (in 13 games) or 460 (in 14 games). There's no real way to solve the problem other than going strictly by committee. We just don't run enough plays.

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All I see is him running to first contact and then falling over...every now and then he throws a pathetic shoulder (half assed)

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For arguments sake, will Shepard be considered a failure because he's a slasher and may never move a pile?

Not all backs will be bruisers and run consistently between the tackles. Until La Tech, KW was never one to move a pile. To me, his style doesn't match what the LSU staff wants to see from its primary ball carrier. He still had something to offer and was used inconsistently (see quote below). Last year, he tippy-toed too much, but this year, that seems to have gone way down.

Could he be similar to Shaq on the Suns last year? Nash doesn't want to feed a plodding Shaq in the post all game, that's not their style. There were times to use Shaq and slow it down and feed him on the block, but it was a poor fit. It didn't make Shaq a horrible player (though not the Shaq of 2000), just in a spot that wasn't the best for him.

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All I know is in the first four games of the season, Williams rushed 36 times for 184 yards. Then, in games 5-9, he gets a total of 9 carries for 28 yards. Hard to make sense of that.

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feed him 15-20 times a game, and it worked! tennessee, alabama, notre dame, arkansas

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17, 9, 14, 13 - carries against the schools you listed. As a team, we ran 45, 34, 37, 36 times, so he had 53 of 152 carries.

Even when he was a "workhorse", he didn't run as much as the workhorses of the past few years. Those numbers fall in line with Scott's this year (116 carries out of 345 for the team). They pale in comparison to Scott's workhorse year last year (217 of 495).