Memnon blink twice if you're ok

[Ajcane8]

Or

We could just keep scoring at will on offense

I understand people still aren’t used to this but the team that has to keep the other team on the sidelines is the one we are playing against

Put the pressure on. The last thing we need to do is slow the game down

Exactly.

We held the ball for 38 minutes on Saturday(/Sunday). 7/16 on 3rd down is decent (slightly below our average but converting 3 fourth downs puts us closer to par). 39 points and 575 yards against what was the #1 scoring defense in the Country through 5 games. I could understand the concern if the "inability" to run the ball were in some way affecting the offense - but it clearly isn't.

 

[JHallCanes]

if we pass only (i don't mean this strictly) then the better defenses at some point will likely have some success. why not run the ball a little more, which keeps the defense on the sidelines, diversify the offense so that we are not pass only, score at will and KILL the clock all at the same?

The object is to score more points than the other team

We have a historic passing offense right now

Until someone proves they can stop it why the **** would we change? Because of a hypothetical scenario in your head?

Not that difficult a concept. If they start dropping 7-8 into coverage then run the ball.

 

[rsa coral gables]

The object is to score more points than the other team

We have a historic passing offense right now

Until someone proves they can stop it why the **** would we change? Because of a hypothetical scenario in your head?

Not that difficult a concept. If they start dropping 7-8 into coverage then run the ball.

correct, i'm talking about when we get to the point when other teams start to stop us, which very likely could happen

 

[UMFarArcher]

I'm ecstatic.

My favorite QB is slinging the ball all over the field for my favorite team & we're WINNING.

Whenever this team goes full Air-Raid & decides to drop the charade of the Power-run, we're fxkin unstoppable!

The Defense is still a ways away from being Championship level due to lack of athletic prowess in the Secondary & LB units, but we're good enough to win 10+ games this year, as I expected us to do coming into the season.

Currently as it sits, we're among the top 2 best teams in the ACC & likely one of the best 15 in the country. We're due for at least one boneheaded loss down the lines, but right now the best of all the numbers is in our Loss column - 0.

I didn't post recaps for the last 2 games because I didn't think anyone wanted to hear my opinion. But I'm all-in on this season. THIS IS THE YEAR... Next year, who knows, but I know right now is the time for us to win something.

Now back to regularly scheduled programming:

We. We was feeling a bit . . . deprived. Shorted. Somewhat - abandoned.

I've heard for decades - "We need to establish the run. THEN we can pass."

I call BS!

I guarantee - if you have a really good passing game - start passing, and when stacking the box isn't working - THEN you can "establish" the run?

I know, I know. This is backwards thinking - completely thinking outside the box.

I was taught you take advantage of your advantages - as it helps cover your weaknesses.

Linemen think like linemen.

Don't do that if you're the coach of a whole team - do what makes the team shine -

 

[JHallCanes]

Exactly.

We held the ball for 38 minutes on Saturday(/Sunday). 7/16 on 3rd down is decent (slightly below our average but converting 3 fourth downs puts us closer to par). 39 points and 575 yards against what was the #1 scoring defense in the Country through 5 games. I could understand the concern if the "inability" to run the ball were in some way affecting the offense - but it clearly isn't.

Forcing the offense to be balanced when one aspect is working at a historic pace is lunacy

But the good thing about this team is if we eventually get forced into running the ball, I believe we can do that

But in no way shape or form should we be adjusting our offense just to protect the defense

 

[Caned Peach]

I guess it doesn't matter how many people here tell you that your recaps are their favorite post game writeup. You didn't think anyone wanted to hear your opinion? After years and years of people going out of their way to ask you exactly that? I'm speechless meng! Cmon @Memnon We always want to hear your opinion!

Look at @DMoney sliding quietly into the likes.

 

[CaneLife93]

Or

We could just keep scoring at will on offense

I understand people still aren’t used to this but the team that has to keep the other team on the sidelines is the one we are playing against

Put the pressure on. The last thing we need to do is slow the game down

I agree

There's more than one way to skin a cat

If our D can get stops early and our Offense scores Tuddy's then the opponents O will have to become pass-heavy and that would play into our defense's two strengths and that's rushing the passer and getting TFL's.

The other is something we hated having in the past and that's a bend don't break defense. Just force FG's and we'll trust our offense to score Tuddy's. Rinse/Repeat.

Running the ball to keep our defense fresh IMO only comes into play when they're on the field for too long. Our Defense is poor at allowing plays become explosive plays, not forcing 3 and outs.

 

[obcanes]

Whenever this team goes full Air-Raid & decides to drop the charade of the Power-run, we're fxkin unstoppable!

When will at least one reporter ask Mario this very question?

 

[JHallCanes]

correct, i'm talking about when we get to the point when other teams start to stop us, which very likely could happen

Yeah I think we could also see a scenario where we would like to shorten the game. Lean on the heavy run game to limit a teams possessions when we are ahead

Either we’ve been way up or way behind so far so it’s hard to really figure out other than using hypotheticals

I get what you mean of course but let’s not tinker if we don’t need to is all I’m saying

 

[JHallCanes]

I agree

There's more than one way to skin a cat

If our D can get stops early and our Offense scores Tuddy's then the opponents O will have to become pass-heavy and that would play into our defense's two strengths and that's rushing the passer and getting TFL's.

The other is something we hated having in the past and that's a bend don't break defense. Just force FG's and we'll trust our offense to score Tuddy's. Rinse/Repeat.

Running the ball to keep our defense fresh IMO only comes into play when they're on the field for too long. Our Defense is poor at allowing plays become explosive plays, not forcing 3 and outs.

Like don’t get me wrong would I love to have an offense that can pass AND run at will? I mean pretty sure every team would like that right?

Keep scoring and let the defense try and figure it out, hold teams to FGs in the red zone, create a few more turnovers etc

Imagine being an opposing OC now and seeing what we just did? That’s some pressure coming into any game

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

First round RB, 5.0 yards per carry as a team and, more importantly, they had Hall-of-Fame talents at QB, WR1 and WR2. Not a repeatable model.

Last year’s Michigan team was even more one-dimensional in the other direction, with no generational talent, and they won the title.

Now, I don’t want to be Michigan or any other one-dimensional team. But winning teams have the ability to power-run when necessary. The Alabama 2020 model is the ideal.

There's the ideal.
There's what we want.
And then there's what we are.

Through half the season, we are a historically great passing offense with a mediocre running game (albeit better in short yardage). At this point, I say we lean into it.

 

[TwentySix]

Forcing the offense to be balanced when one aspect is working at a historic pace is lunacy

Quite literally the biggest narrative against Cristobal historically and our brilliant fanbase WANTS IT. I’m dumbfounded.

By the way, we’re running the ball almost the same percentage of the time l LSU did. I don’t even know what people are arguing at this point.

I’m personally very ready for a team to win a title throwing the ball 75% of the time since 10YPA is mathematically better than 6YPC, but I don’t think anyone here has been arguing for that kind of split.

 

[rsa coral gables]

Yeah I think we could also see a scenario where we would like to shorten the game. Lean on the heavy run game to limit a teams possessions when we are ahead

Either we’ve been way up or way behind so far so it’s hard to really figure out other than using hypotheticals

I get what you mean of course but let’s not tinker if we don’t need to is all I’m saying

agree, no tinkering until tinkering is absolutely required, if evah

 

[JHallCanes]

agree, no tinkering until tinkering is absolutely required, if evah

I think Dawson wants to run the ball. I mean I should say pretty much we know he does

His interviews are kinda like “whelp if you’re gonna force me to keep throwing it I guess I will”

 

[Suhrthing]

correct, i'm talking about when we get to the point when other teams start to stop us, which very likely could happen

If Guidry doesn't find a way shore up this porous defense we many never have to run the ball this year.

 

[DMoney]

We don't need to force anything. When they give us the run, we should run.

The drive that ended with the Fletcher TD was a perfect example. They gave us the run, and we bludgeoned them. That's what good, balanced offenses do. Unfortunately, our defense kept giving up explosives. Otherwise, we would've completely controlled the game on offense.

Balance does not mean 50/50 split. We're 43/57 right now and have the best offense in the country. But if we can't run the ball, we won't win big. It's been proven every year since college football has existed.

Personally, I'm not too worried about the running game. I think it will be there, especially when Rivers gets back. Defense is the issue.

 

[JHallCanes]

If Guidry doesn't find a way shore up this porous defense we many never have to run the ball this year.

 

[DTP]

I think context is more important here.

Our 1st 6 opponents have been:

3-2 UF - 101st Rushing Def
3-2 FAMU (FCS) - 105th Rushing Def
1-4 Ball State (G5) - 119th Rushing Def
2-3 USF - 71st Rushing Def
3-3 VT - 100th Rushing Def
3-2 Cal - 34th Rushing Def

LSU’s 1st 6 opponents

7-6 GA Southern - 35th in Rushing Def
8-5 UT - 45th in Rushing Def
3-9 NWSt (FCS) - 68th in Rushing Def
3-9 Vandy - 115th in Rushing Def
7-6 Utah St - 110th in Rushing Def
11-2 UF - 8th in Rushing Def

LSU faced much better rush defenses to start the season. ****, they also faced:

UGA - #1 Rush Def
Clemson - #19 Rush Def
Auburn - #25 Rush Def
A&M - #30 Rush Def
UO - #32 Rush Def
Bama - #37 Rush Def
Ole Miss - #42 Rush Def
Miss St - #59 Rush Def

Homie, they played really solid rush defenses all yr. We’ve actually struggled all yr to run the ball vs. pretty poor rush defenses. Our rushing offense is deceiving af b/c it’s grossly exaggerated by 2.1 games:

Game 1: (Take away Ward)
RBs: 30 carries 105 yrds 2 TDs (3.5 ypc)

Game 2: (Take away Ward & Poffenbarger)
RBs: 29 carries 200 yrds 3 TDs (6.9 ypc)

Game 3: RBs: 31 carries 253 yrds 2 TDs (8.2 ypc)

Game 4: (Take away Ward)
RBs: 23 carries 146 yrds 4 TDs (6.3 ypc*)
*This ypc is grossly exaggerated by a late 91 yrd TD by Lyle in garbage time. Prior to that run, the RBs avg. 2.5 ypc this game.

Game 5: (Take away Ward)
RBs: 22 carries 108 yrds 1 TD (4.9 ypc)

Game 6: (Take away Ward)
RBs: 26 carries 124 yrds 2 TDs (4.8 ypc)

Our “rushing” numbers have been inflated by playing an FCS team who happens to be one of the worst rushing defense at that level (FAMU), one of the worst teams/rushing defenses at the FBS level (Ball State), & one run in garbage time vs. a poor G5 team (USF).

Against P4 opponents, even as bad as UF is, our rushing offense has been pedestrian. Cam, also boost those numbers due to his ability to improv and extend plays which has led to big gains off script. We’ll be facing better rush defenses moving fwd in UL, GT, Cuse.

I would think we can bludgeon FSU & Duke on the ground, but regardless, I wouldn’t say our rushing attack is better than 2019 LSU’s looking at the full context of schedule. LSU’s offense was pass heavy, but that run game was solid even against top tier rush defenses.

You want take away quarterback rushing yards but LSU’s second leading rusher was Joe Burrow.

 

[DTP]

We were actually having success running the ball against Cal but they got such a big lead we had to abandon the run.

 

[Rellyrell]

You want take away quarterback rushing yards but LSU’s second leading rusher was Joe Burrow.

U’re trying way too hard.

Burrow avg. 3.2 yrds.

CEH avg. 6.6 ypc
Davis-Price avg. 4.6 ypc
Curry avg. 5.0 ypc
Emery avg. 4.8 ypc

This all facing top tier rush defenses on the entire season.

Let’s see where our guys #’s are at after the bye, and they get further & further away from the inflated stats from FAMU, Ball State, & the one run by Lyle in garbage time.