Tigers run alot of draws and sweeps. The offense actually depends on the QB. We have a young QB who moves about as well as an Oak tree, but has a rifle arm. That arm is not very accurate or have any touch so far. We also have a senior QB that scrambles very well so the QB keeper is always an option with him. I would say 80% of our offense is the run, so we actually complement Iowa's 80% pass scheme.
Run left, run right, run up the middle, throw a five yard pass ten yards short of the receiver and then run some more. We do have some really good running backs.
Maybe on Friday all of a sudden Russell comes out of his shell and throws for 400 yards and 4 TD's and Alley gets 121 yds rushing and 1 TD.....
Anything close to what could be called a passing game that would back the safties off of the line of scrimmage would be welcomed.
I live in Greensboro, NC. Been here for about 7 years. Have not lived in IA since '83. I like Iowa, but North Carolina's four seasons agree with me more. nch
Naa our redshirt freshman QB JeMarcus Russell. All summer most people, including myself thought he was Jesus come to Baton Rouge... but his first season in QB rotation has been .. err.. not to splendid.
OFFENSE: LSU runs multiple sets. They'll go with two tight ends, one wide receiver, a fullback and a running back and have the QB go under center. They will also go with as many as five wide receivers. And, you'll see pretty much everything in between, including quite a bit of shotgun. The bread and butter play is running back off tackle with full back leading. LSU will also run a toss sweep to the RB. The QB will hand off to the running back about 40% of the time he is in shotgun. The Tigers used to run what is commonly called the "crossbuck" -which generally involves two running backs, but for LSU it involves the RB and the QB. The QB will either hand it to the RB from shotgun, or will fake it to him, keep it, and run the other way. It used to be quite successful, but the Tigers, for some reason, quit running it. The Tigers will run the ball about 80% of the time, overall. They will throw it to the tight end once every other game or so. likewise, LSU will run a middle screen to the running back once every game or two. They will throw the ball to the fullback once every other season or so. Half of the passes to the wide receivers will be at or behind the line of scrimmage - usually a "slip" screen. There will usually be one or two deep passes per game, both of which will miss the mark horribly. A wide receiver will go in motion and be in the backfield as the QB is handling the ball six to eight times per game. On about half of those, the QB will hand him the ball. On the others, the QB will fake a handoff to him, having just handed it to the RB instead. Any time LSU is in third and 15 or longer, bet the farm that they will line up in the shotgun with one RB and the QB will hand the ball to the RB on a draw play. DEFENSE In case you hadn't heard, tinker, this is LSU's strong suit. The Tigers will run a 4-3 or 5-2 and stack the line. Those big d-linemen will then get after it. Forget them occupying blockers so that LBs can make tackles! The d-linemen will each push their guy into the backfield or will fight him off and latch onto anyopne trying to tote the pigskin down the field.' In passing situations, especially third and long, expect to see at least two extra guys rushing the passer. This is called a "blitz" and LSU loves to do it. They have 666 (or so) different blitzes in the playbook. Sometimes a corner, sometimes; sometimes a safety; sometimes both. Some times, a bunch of DBs will blitz and linemen will drop in coverage. It's a beautiful thing. For illustration, see 2004 Sugar Bowl. I hope you get to see the Tigers play your Hawks. You could print all of the posts from this thread and compare what you see to what you were told to expect. :geaux:
