re: Sumlin's system is outstanding and the rest of the SEC will have to adjust

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If the offense is humming it's gonna be hard to get sacks.

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No doubt, it's one of the advantages of the Air Raid. Every scheme has benefits and disadvantages. To act like one is better than another is stupid. If you have your personnel and a competent coaching staff, then any scheme can be great/championship caliber.

Keys to slowing down the Air Raid:

1. Run the ball and keep that offense off the field. Nobody in college has the Seahawks' D, so limiting them to less than 75 plays is paramount.

2. TACKLE. Force them to have to be in 3rd and 5 or longer. IT gives you your best chance at generating pressure and turnovers.

3. DO NOT BLITZ like a tard. Being over-aggressive will get you owned. You do still need the blitz in your arsenal but time it well.


In short, play fundamentally sound, work on TOP, play bend/don't break, blitz intelligently.

It's very difficult and there's a reason Air Raid teams generally give defenses hell at all levels (save the NFL). It's an equalizer like the spread option. However, defenses will adapt to it and get better, just like they did with spread option.

The Air Raid has disadvantages too. TOP is usually a problem for them. If the QB has a bad game, they're in trouble. (see LSU '12 and '13) It is really difficult to have a great defense when they're on the field this much and they don't get to practice against a pro offense.

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for sure

I just said those 2 because of the west matchup

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I gotta tell you....I'm pumped and excited to see Fournette. I think he will be starting by third game. Your running attack is gonna be deadly. If your QB can comethrough for you it could be an exciting year in Red Stick.

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LSU's defense has matched up very well against it because of our speed and our DB's don't allow much separation.

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LSU defense matches up perfectly against A&M.

A&M will eventually have to adjust to what LSU does on defense.

the west is going to be wild this year no doubt.

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RidiculousHype

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You don't say......

I will say this. Hill is a much better passer the JM.

Dang did they win the superbowl?

Based off that post game video clip, they sure are going to be broken when they do lose.

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Some of you guys need to come to grips with reality. Instead of "sure thing buddy" or "lmao stop", why don't you try to dispute one single thing I said in the OP?

I'm sure if Jennings/Harris or Sims/Coker went to the #9 team in the country and threw for 511 you'd be all "settle down it's one game", right?

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Well said. I don't why some people are so insecure that can't admit that what A&M did last night was impressive. USC is not that bad of a team and they will still compete for the east. However, A&M is that good of a team and people severely underrated us.

But, its par course for the rant to be insecure about their own teams that they can't admit the reality of a situation.

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but you're right about the qb...we need it to happen asap

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LSU may not have great QB's generally...but they are usually good enough to win. I would take a lesser QB if we could win a National Title!

Or for that matter a SEC Title.

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The key to stopping our Air Raid is getting pressure with your front 4. Rushing the passer with LB is counterproductive. Palmer, for all his faults, was right about that. The ball gets out before LBs can get there and it goes to WR in the space they vacated.

The problem with that prescription is that not all teams have the D-line talent to get consistent pressure from the front AND have quick LBs who aren't liabilities in coverage. For example, both Bama & LSU recruit linemen on that level, but of those two, only LSU has LB that can cover WR in space. Bama's are, or at least they have been, big run stoppers who lack the lateral quickness necessary to be assets against the Air Raid over the middle.

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What are you talking about?

I said, "Shut down the run and rush the passer." I never said anything about bringing linebackers.

Also, for all of Bama's greatness they haven't had a legit pass rush in some time despite most teams needing to throw to beat them because they are behind.

To go on record. I like what Sumlin does and how he is recruiting. I suspect they will be a factor going forward. I don't believe the Air Raid is unstoppable. Rush the passer and shut down the run and see how well it works. Most important thing for the Aggies this year is they appeared to shut down what should have been a good running team. Though Spurrier pulled a Spurrier and abandoned the run way to early. He has been doing that for 21 years.

To be fair I say the same thing to Auburn fans when they get wonkers about how our offense will be unstoppable. However, our commitment to the run is preferable historically.