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re: Question for LSU Fans - RE: Chavis's Defense
Posted on 7/4/14 at 10:26 pm to wadewilson
Posted on 7/4/14 at 10:26 pm to wadewilson
Chavis has done a good job against some of the more prolific O' and schemes out there. We got smoked pretty good by Auburn/Cam in '10 and later that year by OM/Masoli.
I think Chavis learned from those. To be sure we were a little thin at DL in '10 (Montgomery season ending injury and Mingo as RS Fr) but not that thin.
What Chavis does well is find some anchor point on D (whatever it may be) and work from there. I think he expected that to be our DL last year and they underachieved big-time so it wasn't until White/Robinson stepped-up at CB that our D began to take shape. Unfortunately, that was mid-to-late season.
Two other points:
- Chavis's D's have really struggled in late game possessions over-n-over again.
- Muschamp (e.g., vs UF while he was DC at AU in '07) and Patterson (4-2-5) have done better than most against the better O's. When Chavis retires and Muchamp's no longer welcome in Gainesville I would love to have him as DC.
I think Chavis learned from those. To be sure we were a little thin at DL in '10 (Montgomery season ending injury and Mingo as RS Fr) but not that thin.
What Chavis does well is find some anchor point on D (whatever it may be) and work from there. I think he expected that to be our DL last year and they underachieved big-time so it wasn't until White/Robinson stepped-up at CB that our D began to take shape. Unfortunately, that was mid-to-late season.
Two other points:
- Chavis's D's have really struggled in late game possessions over-n-over again.
- Muschamp (e.g., vs UF while he was DC at AU in '07) and Patterson (4-2-5) have done better than most against the better O's. When Chavis retires and Muchamp's no longer welcome in Gainesville I would love to have him as DC.
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Posted on 7/4/14 at 10:44 pm to AlwysATgr
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Posted on 7/4/14 at 10:47 pm to AlwysATgr
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Chavis's D's have really struggled in late game possessions over-n-over again.
I wish the Mythbusters would feature this on their show. His Defenses are not significantly worse at the end of games compared to other DCs.
Posted on 7/5/14 at 9:03 am to AlwysATgr
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We got smoked pretty good by Auburn/Cam in '10
I would not say smoked in a total game sense. 448 yds rushing was a smoke but only 86 yds passing against the great Cam in a 24 - 17 loss at Jordan-Hare...
Team Totals LS AU
FIRST DOWNS 18 25
Rushing 13 18
Passing 3 6
Penalty 2 1
NET YARDS RUSHING 115 440
Rushing Attempts 37 52
Average Per Rush 3.1 8.5
Rushing Touchdowns 1 3
Yards Gained Rushing 155 448
Yards Lost Rushing 40 8
NET YARDS PASSING 128 86
Completions-Attempts-Int 16-30-1 10-16-0
Average Per Attempt 4.3 5.4
Average Per Completion 8.0 8.6
Passing Touchdowns 1 0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 243 526
Total offense plays 67 68
Average Gain Per Play 3.6 7.7
Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 1-1
Penalties: Number-Yards 4-24 7-45
This post was edited on 7/5/14 at 9:04 am
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