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re: Criticism of our past OL
Posted on 1/13/26 at 3:26 pm to MSG
Posted on 1/13/26 at 3:26 pm to MSG
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They were all highly coveted and highly ranked. So which one was it… or was it a combination of both? Maybe it wasn’t either of them and it was a scheme isssue
They were all overpaid to underperform last year. When you have that many hit the portal it tells you that when they met with the current LSU staff they were either told that we were going a different direction or they would have to take a paycut. Maybe Davis accepted the paycut to develop under Wolf and Cregg.
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Posted on 1/13/26 at 3:30 pm to MSG
Combination....to say they were highly coveted only pointed out that part of our OLine coach's job is not only coach them once at LSU but to properly evaluate them in recruiting. there was a massive failure of our Oline coach to do either. He was basically stealing from LSU.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:37 pm to Swamp Scausage
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Scheme and coaching were definitely a problem but there was a huge lack of execution and effort for that matter
Which falls in the coaches. I predict a couple we lost will play on Sundays.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:56 pm to MSG
The play of everyone starts at the top. When the head coach is never there, doesn’t know the names of the players, didn’t recruit them to begin with because he’s a jackass stealing a check while drinking on a golf course, it sets a pattern of no accountability.
LSU kept the players they thought were serviceable and dumped the ones they thought weren’t. Simple as that
LSU kept the players they thought were serviceable and dumped the ones they thought weren’t. Simple as that
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:18 pm to MSG
It was a combination of a lot of things to be honest. Davis wasn't atrocious, but struggled teaching the technique to young players that he was being asked for.
He actually was always good at coaching pass blocking, but sucked at coaching run blocking.
Another part of that was S&C coach being worthless and the OL simply being weaker than they need to be.
Scheme was also an issue. They were trying to mix up blocking schemes too much and the players could not get it. Some experienced ones could, but there is a reason why Chester struggled so much his first year when Sloan took over play calling and OC duties. It was an awful scheme.
Add in a RB coach that had made it an art with how much he could coach down his RBs, it should be studied and logged in the eternal records for the future to witness.
Then there are the simple misses on recruits. OL is one of the hardest positions to gauge for recruiting. Lots of 5* OL bust at a higher rate than other positions. Same with 4*s. Getting away with being the biggest guy out there 99% of the time in high school and very simplistic schemes can make a guy look unstoppable, only to have him be a flop when the competition is equal.
In the end, it is more about change of scenery needs from all sides after the debacle that was the Sloan/Kelly offense.
He actually was always good at coaching pass blocking, but sucked at coaching run blocking.
Another part of that was S&C coach being worthless and the OL simply being weaker than they need to be.
Scheme was also an issue. They were trying to mix up blocking schemes too much and the players could not get it. Some experienced ones could, but there is a reason why Chester struggled so much his first year when Sloan took over play calling and OC duties. It was an awful scheme.
Add in a RB coach that had made it an art with how much he could coach down his RBs, it should be studied and logged in the eternal records for the future to witness.
Then there are the simple misses on recruits. OL is one of the hardest positions to gauge for recruiting. Lots of 5* OL bust at a higher rate than other positions. Same with 4*s. Getting away with being the biggest guy out there 99% of the time in high school and very simplistic schemes can make a guy look unstoppable, only to have him be a flop when the competition is equal.
In the end, it is more about change of scenery needs from all sides after the debacle that was the Sloan/Kelly offense.
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