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re: LSU fans, give your Defense a grade after 1 game

Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:17 am to
Posted by ksayetiger
Centenary Gents
Member since Jul 2007
68290 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:17 am to
Started as an A+, grade drops all game to a C, for a B average.

State made better adjustments than lsu.
Posted by The Sockster
Grayslake, Illinois
Member since Oct 2006
1030 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:17 am to
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I think that game took 5 years off my life.


Normal for a LSU game.
As long as they keep winning is all that matters.
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123612 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:18 am to
Huh? They were still blitzing their arse off in the 4th
Posted by TopsInAmericaTim
Houston Area
Member since Oct 2011
1403 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:19 am to
We've replaced third and Chavis with 4th quarter and Chavis... More importantly, we've proven that it ain't the defense's fault when you toss dive most of the fourth quarter to protect a lead instead of seeking to expand the lead and put the game away. We've proven that if a D.C. wants to not die from a heart attack, it's better to go someplace that can score 49 points in a half instead of 49 points every two games... We've proven that LSU's offense and defense both have a common thread over the last 11 years regardless of who is D.C. and regardless of who is O.C. The defense is strong but can't hold off the other team when we repeatedly toss dive into 9 man fronts and give them the ball back, putting the weight of the game on the defense. I love the Aggies. The stadium is awesome. I want your team to win it all this year. I'd pay a ton to watch an Aggie OSU National Final. I'll be pulling against you come Saturday after Thanksgiving. But, if we can do it, gig em! And while Fournette is even more amazing than anyone thought, our QB is just as good as anyone anywhere. He's just not going to be allowed to showcase his talents. Toss dive... toss dive.... toss dive... punt... Literally like trying to guess which hand an old man is going to use to wipe his arse. You know he may use the left or the right... Either way, you know sooner a later you'll be looking at a mess of shite.
Posted by Jango Fett
Gitmo
Member since Dec 2010
1554 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:20 am to
B
Defense played great while Les allowed our offense to play. When he saw that we had a two TD lead he was content going 3 and out and punting. Hung the defense out there to dry... I can't fault them for allowing that drive. I'm starting to understand why Chavis left... Defense is very young, they will get more seasoned and not make stupid mistakes. I liked Steele's pressure and aggressiveness.
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
16136 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:20 am to
I'm really curious why miss state didn't push the pace of play more. We lack depth on the d line and you could see they were gassed in the 4th. Combine that with this being our first game and I think miss state could have really taken advantage. Overall I'll give the defense a B.
Posted by TigerBait1127
Houston
Member since Jun 2005
47336 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:20 am to
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What game did you watch? You only got consistent pressure in the 1st half. In the second half the OL stoned you DL if you only rushed 4.


That isn't true. Dak did a much better job of avoiding pressure in the 2nd half. Stepped out of 2-3 sacks and found the open man
Posted by GeorgeReymond
Buckhead
Member since Jan 2013
10157 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:20 am to
Probably a B+

This post was edited on 9/13/15 at 8:24 am
Posted by RIPMachoMan
Member since Jun 2011
5943 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:22 am to
Allowing only 43 rushing yards... Not too shabby.
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123612 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:23 am to
Damnnnnnnn
Posted by Old Sarge
Dean of Admissions, LSU
Member since Jan 2012
55253 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:23 am to
quote:

We've replaced third and Chavis with 4th quarter and Chavis... More importantly, we've proven that it ain't the defense's fault when you toss dive most of the fourth quarter to protect a lead instead of seeking to expand the lead and put the game away. We've proven that if a D.C. wants to not die from a heart attack, it's better to go someplace that can score 49 points in a half instead of 49 points every two games... We've proven that LSU's offense and defense both have a common thread over the last 11 years regardless of who is D.C. and regardless of who is O.C. The defense is strong but can't hold off the other team when we repeatedly toss dive into 9 man fronts and give them the ball back, putting the weight of the game on the defense. I love the Aggies. The stadium is awesome. I want your team to win it all this year. I'd pay a ton to watch an Aggie OSU National Final. I'll be pulling against you come Saturday after Thanksgiving. But, if we can do it, gig em! And while Fournette is even more amazing than anyone thought, our QB is just as good as anyone anywhere. He's just not going to be allowed to showcase his talents. Toss dive... toss dive.... toss dive... punt... Literally like trying to guess which hand an old man is going to use to wipe his arse. You know he may use the left or the right... Either way, you know sooner a later you'll be looking at a mess of shite.







A lot of good points but Dak was on fire near the end and the corners looked outmatched. So I know it's easy to say the defensive coaching was poor during that period but their options were more limited when Dak was hitting everything he threw at.
Posted by jledet
Panhandle
Member since Jan 2008
4922 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:25 am to
Considering they went for over 300 yards in the ground last year this is great. #beckwith
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123612 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:26 am to
Looked like LSU was blitzing while playing a zone. Their WRs were finding open spots in the zones and dinking and dunking their way down the field. The defense was gassed in the 4th. The CBs looked pretty damn good last night. White had a late breakup that would have gotten State closer for a field goal and the true freshman Tolliver was stride for stride with his man all night.
Posted by jlc05
Member since Nov 2005
32881 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:26 am to
I'd say B-
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68302 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:27 am to
quote:

Y'all went into mostly prevent in the 4th quarter, why didn't they keep the pass rush going?



Lots of hands on hips, MSU ran like 26 plays in the 4th quarter, hard to keep up with man to man when secondary is tired too. They were trying to protect the lead giving up no big plays and it worked - barely.
Posted by ALT F4
Member since Jan 2015
2292 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:27 am to
We got after the QB. We were solid up the middle. That's what I wanted to see. Gave up too many passing yards down the stretch. Overall B
Posted by Sandy_Ash
Member since Feb 2015
1162 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:28 am to
SEC opponent on the road with a 8th year QB (A-LA Tim Tebow) and we hold them to under 20...A
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68302 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:28 am to
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What game did you watch? You only got consistent pressure in the 1st half. In the second half the OL stoned you DL if you only rushed 4.



3 sacks and 8 more QB hurries

That's better than just about every SEC game we had last year. Even on that final drive we caused a a good bit of pressure on Dak, 2 pressure by DL and 1 by a LB.
This post was edited on 9/13/15 at 8:30 am
Posted by Warrior Poet
Living Rent-Free in Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2011
7956 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:28 am to
Last year MSU was a completely different team. Not even comparable
Posted by AlaTiger
America
Member since Aug 2006
21120 posts
Posted on 9/13/15 at 8:30 am to
B+

Looked great at times and got torched by the best QB in the SEC at times. Stopped them at the end, though.

No help from the offense in the second half. State went up tempo and it almost worked.

19 points and under 375 yds given up on the road against State, who torched us for 570 yards last year at home and a senior QB all while playing the first game with a new staff? I will take it all day.
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