re: improvement in receivers

Anyone who thinks that a WR coach can have a profound impact on dropped balls (both positive and negative) is lost, even moreso in an extremely short time-frame of reference. Catching technique is the same on the college level as it is in youth football. Everyone teaches their receivers the same thing (look the ball in, attack the ball versus letting the ball attack you, etc). Everything else is pure repetition. The idea that Craig somehow made LSUs receivers forget how to catch the football in a few months is comical.

What you are seeing this year is more offensive cohesion and improved quarterback play from White. No shite the receivers are going to look better. To state that we had serious offensive problems last year would be an understatement.

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Anyone who thinks that a WR coach can have a profound impact on dropped balls (both positive and negative) is lost

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I definitely agree with negative aspect. You don't just forget how to catch or what you've learned at WR. That is stupid logic

The improve "drop balls" is a little more vague. Youc an't fix Ricardo Louis brick hands batting the ball to the ground on open passes. You can help WRs be in position to have easier catches though which should result in more catches

I totally believe a WR coach can improve/develop players to "catch better." Improve route running, body control and positioning all can contribute to makign catches easier/reduced drops. They are all things that good drills and technique can help improve too

Meta and GC,

I disagree.

You addressed mechanics, blah, form / technique, blah, years, whatever, but not heart. How about the mental game? Focus, heart, guts, will, effort. None of that was addressed in either post, unfortunately.

Take any profession, company, organization and change the boss, mgr., supervisor or best of all, leader. Even a change in colleague(s) can make a huge difference in motivation and performance.

Kodi is just a few short years away from CFB at AU. Won a national championship. Converted (and contributing WR). Team leader then and now. Ups and downs. CDC was 20+ years ago and has been there and here and done this and that in the meantime before returning to AU and leaving.

Regardless of ability / skill / production so far, a change in coach or boss and the mentality and approach that that can bring is immeasurable. So far, things look much better. Let's see what happens over the next few weeks and through the season and discuss in the off season. I am extremely surprised and happy with CKB and the receiver crops so far and anyone who is not, should (IMO).

P.S. - Not bragging, but feel free to check my guesses at Pettway carries, SW pass attempts in the over / under threads. Luck maybe. Or, my call and rationale to rally around SW way back whenever you care to look back. I won't clutter bump. My posts =90% chance of various stages of drunking, dranken, drank, hungover. I'm not always drink. I just usually only post if drank. If suber, I suffer for hours daily trying to keep up with all things AU on this board, intolerably, from too many retarded posts from a select group of shitheads until I can no longer tolerate full retard or slow death retard shiteheadedness, which ultimately drives me to drink and post my monthly post. If you don't want to read my stupid posts, then please stop making me fricking post. And more importantly (by a hair), PLEASE quit killing my liver, you few stupid frickers.

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Freemanjiro

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Sure but it's fun to piss LSU fans off with that reasoning

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Yes...yes it is.

Craig is a great recruiter. Beyond that meh...

JABO, Duke, and now maybe some Boogers, are being infected. He co-signs their BS, thus ensuring further bad behavior.

Any coach who celebrates with the opposing QB after losing the Natty, has to GO!

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Hastings has been a pleasant surprise

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The "coach on the field, good hands, high motor, possession receiver" is Tre Smith 2.0 but for more than the Iron Bowl. Will has AU legend written all over him.

30 for 30: "What if I told you the walk on kicker would one day walk off the field receiving the College Football Playoff trophy? The little engine that could, Will Hastings on ESPN 30 for 30".

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So you are suggesting CDC "coaches" his WRs to drop passes... SEEMS LEGIT

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yes, that is exactly what i said. good detective work, sherlock

Really. Who do you think let Duke run rampant through the locker room and do his best to dismantle the team?

Seemed like DC liked the thug players and was the grease guy.

Hastings is a great story for sure. It makes you wonder how many other kids get missed in high school and give up the game entirely?