Playing conservative to allow your QB to gain experience and confidence is one thing. What Miles did was stifle the O and nearly cost LSU a game they should have easily. Putting in a few more passes, especially on earlier downs. Mixing up the run plays so they not so predictable. I mentioned this before, but Harris looked quite dejected at the end of the game when they showed him. In part Miss St was driving on LSU but he did not appear to be in the game like a leader should. Part of that is growing and a character issue. However I put most of that on the play calling and coaching. How can you feel like a leader when your own coach shows zero confidence in you.
If we accept this that just makes Miles a bigger idiot. We have SEEN passing plays go for big yards and TDs, we have SEEN Harris make the throw, and yet Miles choose to do continual 3 and Outs in the 2nd half without trying to add in any of the big passes we saw in the 1st half. Harris proved he could do it, in the game, in a hostile environment, and yet it made ZERO difference to Miles. He still did what he has always done and go ultra conservative to the point of not only nearly losing the game but giving the opposition the ball for a game winner on the very last play. You think Bama or any other better team misses that FG? There is no defense for this.
Just how bad is Mississippi State's Offensive line? Two freshman at RT and RG, the center had never played a snap at center until this year, and the LT was a converted TE. Our front four should have been able to blow though this inexperience, but they didnt. When we blitzed we looked good because they had no clue what to do---which is understandable for such an inexperienced OLine. The lack of pressure by our front four in the second half is concerning.
On what planet? Miles did not make those penalties that cost us two TDs and 150 yards of offense. The team was making a lot of first-game mistakes and Les wanted to limit them. His job is to win football games, not make fanboys happy.
Where did I say he made those penalties? My point, which you should have been smart enough to grasp, was even if there were penalties that negated the play everyone saw Harris could make the throws and be successful. Yet when our team was stuck in a rut in the 2nd half Miles refused to go with what we all saw had been successful earlier. Miles job is to bring championships. Winning doesn't mean shit if you are still first loser. I want our teams to be great, not just good.
The lack of balance on offense was the reason that game was close. I wonder what LSU is going to do? Not hard to figure out for the defense when we keep running the same plays over and over. Horrible job coaching!!!!! So much for Miles BS about balance. Need to be able to throw against Auburn, we will not get away with constantly running up the middle.
youre not going to get an honest discussion until theres a loss. as long as its a W, thats all some see. not that the plan to hide the qb almost cost us the game against a more inferior opponent than i expected. the penalties were the 2nd biggest problem. numero uno was wearing a white hat.
It was game one and lots of mistakes were in evidence. Holds, taunting, missed blocks, missed passes, weak coverage, tired linebackers, short punts, and more. Only a goddamn fool thinks the head coach is always at fault.
That's funny because I was thinking only a goddamn fool could defend Miles after the same shit happens year after year.
