LSUFreek

They just announced Leavitt as the starter in the stadium and he’s throwing.

One Bryce. Two pix. Everybody knows the rules.

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We play some very talented teams later in the season, with good offensive lines, and Mobil QBs.

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While mobile QBs can certainly be tough to sack or contain, most do get sacked about as much as pocket passers, if not more, bc they often try to run prematurely for extra yardage/first downs, instead of continuing through their progressions and/or dumping off. A lot of times, they get tackled before crossing the line of scrimmage (thus it's a "sack" stat bc he's a qb, even though he was acting more like an RB weaving thru blockers)

The ones that truly are toughest to sack are the lightning quick-release QBs, like Chambliss (with a Brees-like 2.3 second avg. release) who also uses his mobilty to evade pressure & extend a play to continue looking for downfield targets. LSU might only face one or two more similar to that this season, so Umanmielen will have his fair share of sack attempts for the record. Hell, even Chambliss got sacked twice by LSU, one of them by Princewill.

Joe Sloan got Kelly fired with his unwatchable offense vs Elko. For that, Sloan holds a special place in my heart.

I am no Leavitt fan, but his explosives in the ground game, would be 11 yard losses if Landen Clark was in there, given the below-average OL play. Clark certainly is mobile, but he is not the dynamic weapon that Leavitt is, strictly as a runner.

While I believe Clark could've made that routine TD throw to a wide-open TE in the endzone, it was Leavitt's explosive chain-moving plays, in the first place, that got LSU in those positions to not only tie-up the game, but also get into game-winning territory. LSU would have a mediocre running game without Leavitt's hair-on-fire manic runs.

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Kiffin was very complimentary of Safety Ty Benefield...says it wasn't Ty's fault on the last TD...Benefield was responsible for the inside gap and someone had the outside. Very special and versatile player.

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Sure, it was an admirable attempt to cover someone else's mistake, but Ty clearly doesn't have the elite acceleration that a first round Jamal Adams once showed in that bowl game vs Louisville when he torpedoed Lamar Jackson in the backfield, who was trying to turn the corner intending to go up the sideline.

Maybe his mind is distracted with thoughts of Livvy having Hot Yoga with Lane.

This is a couple of years old now, but it's still entertaining & worth a re-visit:

John Talty interviewed me during the 2019 championship season. LINK

I can pass on any special messages you have for him, if you like. :lol:

Saints Wire LINK (with commentary)

Best offense grades:
WR Chris Olave: 82.6.
TE Noah Fant: 79.6.
QB Tyler Shough: 75.0.
TE Juwan Johnson: 73.4.
LT Kelvin Banks Jr.: 72.0.

Worst offense grades:
RT Taliese Fuaga: 41.2.
RB Kendre Miller: 44.1.
WR Barion Brown: 50.6.
TE Treyton Welch: 51.5.
RG Cesar Ruiz: 52.5.


Best defense grades:
DT Vernon Broughton: 91.7.
LB Pete Werner: 71.2.
CB Martin Emerson Jr.: 68.3.
EDGE Anfernee Jennings: 67.0. .
LB Kaden Elliss: 66.1.

Worst defense grades:
DT Nathan Shepherd: 30.5. .
DT Davon Godchaux: 34.6.
EDGE Tyree Wilson: 40.7.
DT Christen Miller: 53.9.
EDGE Chase Young: 57.2.