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Why is LSU’s defense playing so much better now with backups?

Posted on 11/18/21 at 9:08 am
Posted by Crimsonite94
Member since Jul 2021
3564 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 9:08 am
Is it guys trying to prove themselves, or were the starters not playing to potential?

I don’t see how they did so well against Arkansas and Bama without the best two corners in the SEC.
Posted by oldcharlie8
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2012
7809 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 9:08 am to
blitz packages with nothing to lose
Posted by ColoradoAg
Colorado
Member since Sep 2011
25420 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 9:09 am to
Starters are kind of selfish kids. You saw it as well last year when the opt outs occurred half way through the season
Posted by Crimsonite94
Member since Jul 2021
3564 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 9:10 am to
Why aren’t more teams using the cover 0 then? The Dolphins started doing it against the Ravens and it also worked. Maybe cover 0 is the way to go moving forward.
Posted by SidewalkTiger
Midwest, USA
Member since Dec 2019
66236 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 9:22 am to
My theory is that O bowed out after he got fired and the DC has gotten better with some games under his belt and is actually running the show now.

Posted by BIGJLAW
Member since Mar 2013
8861 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 9:23 am to
Well they have had two years of quitters so the ones that want to play are playing.
Posted by HouTigerFan45
League City, Texas
Member since Nov 2018
13 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 9:24 am to
It's a combination of blitzing, backups playing with more heart and simplifying the scheme/pre-snap reads IMO. I think as the season has progressed, our DC has started to earn more of his mettle. Also, if you look at the Auburn game as well, if we could have contained Nix, that might have been a win too.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
53773 posts
Posted on 11/18/21 at 9:35 am to
Hungry players, it's to the benefit of the younger guys to impress whoever the new coach is
Clark and Baskerville even though both are seniors are putting some good stuff on tape for NFL scouts
Their stock is rising
Clark may have played himself into 2nd round with his play
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