I thought it was a bad decision to abandon the running game with real RB's, and putting the ball in the air almost 60 times with a true freshman QB against LSU's secondary was asking for trouble. Other than that, he had the right idea to expose LSU's young secondary. I noticed that he forced LSU to go to dime on approximately 70% of their defensive alignments. That meant he caused LSU to match up against TAMU receivers with 3 freshmen CB's throughout most of the game. That could explain so many coverage lapses early in the game. It took awhile for the young guys to get settled in. His offense can potentially give good SEC defenses fits if he tries to run it with more balance instead of throwing it on so many plays. A big RB in the backfield can punish teams that go dime too often and keep defenses more honest with respect to your passing game. That would go against the air raid concept but that does not mean to stop attacking defenses through the air. Bobby Petrino had the right idea on how to have his QB's sling the ball while at the same time putting a balanced offense on the field to keep defenses guessing. Too bad he can never field a defense and cannot get his personal life in order.

You won't make many friends with the "But we put up 400 yards of offense" crowd.

Solid Post.

Now go **** yourself!

Solid post, except for ignoring the actual numbers in the box. Yes Lsu only had 3 DL, but no one bothers to count the other players in the box... (especially/specifically when a back was brought into the backfield).

Tra Carson will be/is the big back we need to develop for next season. Should be big enough to be solid in blocking protection and also able to bang out a 3 or 4 yd carry on undersized defensive units.

Manziel is a RS freshman

Good post. Appreciate the insight.

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Solid post, except for ignoring the actual numbers in the box. Yes Lsu only had 3 DL, but no one bothers to count the other players in the box... (especially/specifically when a back was brought into the backfield).

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I noticed how many LSU defenders were in the box. John Chavis ran a lot of 3-3-5 and dime to counter KK's offensive scheme after the normal 4-man front wasn't working very well in the first quarter. Considering LSU normally runs a 4-3, Chavis decided to sacrifice a big body for an extra DB. Only the MLB is in the 240 pound range. The rest of the LB's rotating in except for one were comprised of all true freshmen. That is why I said a bigger back such as Christine Michael could come in and punish the front 6 with some physical running.