WWL Radio: Burrow's 4 TD passes lead LSU over Texas 45-38

burningmetal · 09-08-2019, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

Nice win but let's be real for a second ... Tigers defense has problems right now. Arm tackling, guys not wrapping (Delpit) up etc. You aren't beating the likes of Auburn, Fl or Bama with that type of performance on defense.

Lots to clean up on the defensive side of the ball.

I agree that the defense clearly has to play better than it did last night to beat Bama. But Florida and Auburn are not as good as Texas on offense, and they will have no answer for this offense LSU is running right now. Auburn has struggled stopping LSU's dinosaur offenses.

But to win an SEC and possible national championship, they have to tackle and they have to bring pressure.

Dave Aranda had a very passive game plan. The blitz got to Ehlinger the few times LSU brought it, but for no apparent reason, they would go back to a four man rush and near prevent type of alignment in the secondary, and got picked apart in the intermediate area. Anyone could have seen that there was nothing to lose by coming after the QB, and yet Aranda sat back on his heels and watched his defense record exactly zero stops in the second half.

The offense looks phenomenal, with the exception of the running game being a little underwhelming thus far. LSU is hiding some elite talent at RB, on the bench, and I'm not sure why that is, but I think that will come around. Joe Burrow is making NFL throws, and those back shoulder passes looked very familiar. Watching LSU come out passing in their last drive, to put the game away, instead of sitting on the ball and playing not to lose (which usually results in losing) was the defining moment for me. After almost 15 years of watching LSU go into a shell at the end of games, that was incredibly refreshing.

09-08-2019, 09:59 AM	#6
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: WWL Radio: Burrow's 4 TD passes lead LSU over Texas 45-38 Originally Posted by K Major Nice win but let's be real for a second ... Tigers defense has problems right now. Arm tackling, guys not wrapping (Delpit) up etc. You aren't beating the likes of Auburn, Fl or Bama with that type of performance on defense. Lots to clean up on the defensive side of the ball. I agree that the defense clearly has to play better than it did last night to beat Bama. But Florida and Auburn are not as good as Texas on offense, and they will have no answer for this offense LSU is running right now. Auburn has struggled stopping LSU's dinosaur offenses. But to win an SEC and possible national championship, they have to tackle and they have to bring pressure. Dave Aranda had a very passive game plan. The blitz got to Ehlinger the few times LSU brought it, but for no apparent reason, they would go back to a four man rush and near prevent type of alignment in the secondary, and got picked apart in the intermediate area. Anyone could have seen that there was nothing to lose by coming after the QB, and yet Aranda sat back on his heels and watched his defense record exactly zero stops in the second half. The offense looks phenomenal, with the exception of the running game being a little underwhelming thus far. LSU is hiding some elite talent at RB, on the bench, and I'm not sure why that is, but I think that will come around. Joe Burrow is making NFL throws, and those back shoulder passes looked very familiar. Watching LSU come out passing in their last drive, to put the game away, instead of sitting on the ball and playing not to lose (which usually results in losing) was the defining moment for me. After almost 15 years of watching LSU go into a shell at the end of games, that was incredibly refreshing. Crusader, st thomas and K Major like this.
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