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Good write up. It summarizes my feelings too.
I rewatched parts of the LSU-Clemson game Sunday and what I saw: Clemson came out the same with what seemed to me to be the same defensive attack (leave the CBs on an island and blitz LBs often). LSU got rocked initially but had the OL to give Burrow some time. LSU beat it with pinpoint slants and their WRs beating the CBs albeit not by much but with Burrow throwing them open. LSU's CBs were much more aggressive in taking away sideline routes too.
I don't know what is going on in practice but our ball skills for WRs and DBs is and has been atrocious. We don't seem to locate, react and fight to even average CFB levels.
Some of the problem correction is schematic in terms of covering more aggressively and nott his rigid sit back in a zone and react only t tackle a guy AFTER they make a 10 yard catch. Part is coaching up our ball skills and part is evaluating and recruiting WRs. Maybe we need to get some portal help at WR which would be an indictment of our staff's talent evaluation and development given that florida produces quality WR like we do oranges. I do think we're making some progress on OL though.
I rewatched parts of the LSU-Clemson game Sunday and what I saw: Clemson came out the same with what seemed to me to be the same defensive attack (leave the CBs on an island and blitz LBs often). LSU got rocked initially but had the OL to give Burrow some time. LSU beat it with pinpoint slants and their WRs beating the CBs albeit not by much but with Burrow throwing them open. LSU's CBs were much more aggressive in taking away sideline routes too.
I don't know what is going on in practice but our ball skills for WRs and DBs is and has been atrocious. We don't seem to locate, react and fight to even average CFB levels.
Some of the problem correction is schematic in terms of covering more aggressively and nott his rigid sit back in a zone and react only t tackle a guy AFTER they make a 10 yard catch. Part is coaching up our ball skills and part is evaluating and recruiting WRs. Maybe we need to get some portal help at WR which would be an indictment of our staff's talent evaluation and development given that florida produces quality WR like we do oranges. I do think we're making some progress on OL though.