RizerJ

Great post! Some observations and things I am seeing as a fan...and this is just things I hope to see improvement in. While JD scrambled and made something out of nothing often, could there have been better reads and plays?

1st set of pics....presnap, 3 defenders on left side handled 1 on 1 by OT, OL, and RB. C is occupied by MLB, and RG and RT headed up by DL each. Free man on outside coming off right side. Hot read to the slant on right side? May have caught it and split defenders, or at least positive yards.

2nd set of pics....Simple rush with S blitz off right side. Not sure if Mason Taylor chipped FSU DE, but that DE easily beat Wire.

3rd set of pics....again, head up 1 on 1 assignments. We had a hat on a hat. How did 70 end up behind Cambell? Looks like he is blocking 66, not the DE. If we have 1 on 1 at presnap, why did we end up double teaming DL and leaving Verse on Kole Taylor? Even then, he got free of Taylor before Goodwin made it across the formation to help. I am confused on the OL call here.

4th set of pics....How did we get beat on the double team in the middle? Impressed by RG handling 1 on 1s though. Even with Wire getting beat deep, I agree that we had the dig in the middle coming wide open. Side step to the left and hit that WR for good yardage.

Blocked FG Pic....agreed. Blown assignment by Wire. Who was to his left? Kyle Taylor? I ask because Brian Kelly said they made adjustments for the extra point later to address this. I need to go check that because I hope he changed out Wire, not just the TE.

6th set of pics....It looks like Wire helped down on the DT, leaving Verse to the RB 1 on 1. DTs look like they ran a twist in the middle, and Wire is left looking like his girlfriend left him at the Prom. Wouldn't you want him to take Verse and leave Josh to block the potential blitzing LB or S coming off the right, if they blitz? I think it was clear #4 on FSU was spying Jayden, not blitzing much. So, we often had 3 blocking the DTs, with an eye on blitzers coming in on adjustments from their side.

From your selections of clips, I am most concerned that we don't seem to be pounding the middle with routes. We did this religiously with Burrow in 2019, and he spent much of that year under duress. But, Brady and Ensminger called plays that complimented our weak pass protection, and Burrow looked for routes that compensated for that deficiency. Be ready for short routes to keep ball moving, but have your deep shot routes in mind if protection is there.

OVERALL....I still have faith in these guys. I know this year will be tough...Completely new support staff, coaching staff, and half the team wasn't at LSU last year. BUT, I like Kelly's approach to bring in LA guys, who want to play hard for their home team.

I think we still see a culture in college football where players know their value and don't want to risk costing themselves millions in the NFL draft. If Maason Smith were in his draft year, look how much he may have cost himself on a freak injury. I understand their position, but I hate this part of the game now, as a fan. Don't think it will change, though, so gotta live with it. Younger guys just need to be ready to go!

I was also waiting on official word, and I found this on USC's TrojanWire....

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Glad to know your opinion. Thanks for sharing your shitty attitude. My day can officially begin now. Merry Christmas, you filthy animal!

$11...Inflation

That was not the intent of my message. But, thanks for showing your ignorance

Can we say Savion Smith?

Some options for O-line via portal:

OT Miles Frazier from FIU - programs collapsing at FIU, says he wants to prove himself at a Power Five school

Paul Tchio - started 9 games for Clemson. Article says he wasn't very productive there, but was rated high (4-star) out of high school and has lots of potential. Brad Davis could pull that potential out of him. LSU is much better than FSU, which is projected to be the favorite to land this guy.

Pierce Quick - this article says he was a Top 100 recruit in 2019. The fact that Saban brought him to Bama says he should have potential. Seems injuries derailed his Bama days. May be worth seeing if he can get healthy and live up to his potential. Bring him and the DB, Marcus Banks, over and let them stick it to the Tide!

Saban at Capt Shreve in Shreveport

We better be on top of Law

Had to look into Flint, and his bio is impressive. Long time relationship with Kelly. Guess that also helps poke holes in the "nobody wants to work for Kelly" crap that is being spread around on the internet.

Jacob Flint Bio

Mick Assaf has apparently confirmed Freeman's promotion at ND

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