statistics can certainly be misleading when it comes to offensive production. I’m not saying max was better than Brennan but there are other factors to consider

For instance, if we throw out crap Vandy that everyone molested the rush yards for lsu tell a story
Rush yards vs MSU and MIZZOU were not good. LSU had 80 yards rushing vs MSU at 2.1 per carry and vs MIZZOU LSU had 49 yards for 2.5 yards per carry

Vs Florida, LSU at 179 yards at 3.6 yards per carry and vs Ole Miss LSU had 158 yards at 3.7 yards per carry.

Also LSU was sacked 9 times in total vs MIZZOU and MSU AND 3 times in total vs Florida and ole miss and those sacks especially vs MSU were often extremely untimely

So you could certainly argue that under Johnson the offense as a whole operated more efficiently and was far less one dimensional and predictable. LSU out possessed both Florida and ole miss with an average time of possession of 32.35 and they were out possessed by MIZZOU and Mississippi state with an average time of possession of 29.21. Which may not seem like much but is certainly crucial to a young hurting defense with several players out

This post was edited on 1/20/21 at 5:57 pm