re: The Offense, NOT CHAVIS, Cost LSU Most of Those Close Games!

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Cumulonimbus

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've seen it pointed out repeatedly that Chavis's defense couldn't get a stop late in the 4th or has given up several costly drives at the ends of halves, which resulted in several of LSU's recent losses.

The games fans point out are 2012/2014 Alabama, Clemson, 2013 UGA, 2013 Ole Miss, and Notre Dame.

With the exception of 2013 UGA, LSU's offense had trouble driving down the field and scoring touchdowns.

2012 Alabama: 3 points in the first half, 17 total
Clemson: Struggled to run the ball, spotted 14 points, only scored 24
Ole Miss: Shutout in the first half, 3 picks by Mett
2014 Alabama: Less than 80 yards passing, 13 points scored (3 off a short field)
Notre Dame: 28 points scored, 3 on explosive plays (100-yd KO return, 79 yard pass, 89 yard run).

The average of the unrefined scores from these 5 games is 21.2 points per game, which is unacceptable given LSU's resources.

LSU's offense should be good enough to cover for the defense those few times that Chavis's defense doesn't hold the opponent under 3 touchdowns.

LSU can't always count on winning a low scoring game.

On another note, Chavis's defense kept LSU in all of the 2009 losses, both 2010 losses, both 2012 losses, 2013 Ole Miss, 2014 Arkansas, and the Notre Dame game (believe it or not). The Mississippi State and Auburn games would have been more competitive if LSU's offense had kept their defense off the field. Not only will a defense get physically tired from being on the field against an uptempo or physical offense for most of a half or game, the defense might also get psychologically tired if they determine that their offense won't give them much if any help.

I don't have enough room to detail all the games that Chavis's defenses have won or helped win for LSU. The number is far greater than the number of games LSU's offense has won in the past 6 seasons.

No one should expect one's defense to play a complete 4 quarter game if the offense isn't held to the same standard. Both are essential to consistently fielding a championship caliber team.

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Thanks for making more sense than half of our own fanbase.

Lot of pumpers are jumping to pin this on Chavis to deflect from shitty arse Miles and his terrible offense.