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How Cam Cameron Will Make Zach Mettenberger a 1st-Round Draft Pick

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I said "could". He's shown flashes, so did Jefferson. I don't know what Mett's ceiling is, but he has a far better chance of realizing his potential now than he did 2 months ago.
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It won't take long for Cam to get everyone realizing their potential. All positions. Metts been bounced around from OC to OC, this year could be his best, he'll have the shot, this is his money year.

Now that I think about it.....
I don't know, it looks like Cam is gonna do most of the same things we did last year.......

Dupre also had a chance to talk to LSU's new offensive coordinator, Cam Cameron, and he came away impressed.
"When I got there, I first met Cam Cameron," he said. "He was practicing with the team and when he saw me, he ran over and was telling me how excited he was to finally meet me.
"He was talking about how I jump and how he wanted to meet me for so long. He seems like a really cool guy."
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"The mood changed and things got serious real quick," Dupre said. "The coaches are easy to talk to because they are so cool, which made it pretty easy. They were talking about me committing and they have a plan about what they want to do with me. They were talking about me playing the X position and learning how to play every wide receiver position and moving me around. We watched some stuff on (Detroit Lions receiver) Calvin Johnson, and we were watching how they use him at different positions and that is what they want to do with me.
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LSUDad said: ↑

It won't take long for Cam to get everyone realizing their potential. All positions. Metts been bounced around from OC to OC, this year could be his best, he'll have the shot, this is his money year.

Now that I think about it.....
I don't know, it looks like Cam is gonna do most of the same things we did last year.......

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I don't think it was the offense (that is formations, concepts and individual plays) that was the problem in the last few years. When we clicked (Washington, most of alabama for example) we moved the ball and scored. It was play calling that boggled the mind, lack of a plan to exploit the other teams' weakness, lack of adjustment and player development at QB that made whatever O run look ugly.
It will be Cams job to correct these issues. I hope he can.

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Hopefully Cam will be able to back Les away from something like . . . say . . . benching a 9-0 quarterback in a national championship game.

If nothing else, Cam should insist on being the one managing the clock offensively with 3 minutes left in a half. For all of his virtues Les has failed badly in clock management 101. Even he should be aware of it by now.

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I think Cam has something to work with..........

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KyleK said: ↑

Y'all have probably seen the big cat from yesterday's practice. Here is another angle. Scott Long took it. At the 3:23 mark, it cuts to Cam working with the green shirts. I had not seen any of that til now. Nice to see.

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I'll tell you what, watching videos like that make you realize how much CLM has right. It's easy to nitpick and point out deficiencies, but those are high intensity, well organized, well coached practices. CLM is the overseer/organizer, and knows what the F he is doing. Hopefully, Coach Cam is the last piece of the puzzle. If so, watch out, LSU will be on a tear for the foreseeable future. Mett will be important, but Hill and Hilliard may be the biggest beneficiaries and look to have huge years as a dynamic duo this year. Unfortunately, I have been stung before with preseason hype, so I will temper my excitement, but boy this looks to be a turning point offensively.

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Hopefully Cam will be able to back Les away from something like . . . say . . . benching a 9-0 quarterback in a national championship game.

If nothing else, Cam should insist on being the one managing the clock offensively with 3 minutes left in a half. For all of his virtues Les has failed badly in clock management 101. Even he should be aware of it by now.
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Good points. Definitely, these are CLMs weaknesses - Cam may just be the guy w/enough experience and weight to have an impact on CLM.

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First Spring Scrimmage notes:

BATON ROUGE – Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger connected on 20-of-30 passes for 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead LSU through its first scrimmage of the spring here Saturday in Tiger Stadium.
Saturday’s scrimmage featured close to 100 plays and saw the Tigers work mainly on 1st-and-10 situations. LSU also spent time working on different phases of special teams. LSU will practice on Monday and Tuesday of next week before going through its second scrimmage of the spring on Thursday. LSU will take off for spring break on March 29 and will return practice on April 9.
“It was a productive outing,” LSU coach Les Miles said of the scrimmage. “We got a lot of quality film to judge our team by and see our improvement. I really challenged this team to make improvement in every practice. It was our sixth practice and a practice that we really needed to perform well in in Tiger Stadium.
“I thought we played well on both sides of the ball. We tackled well and we had only one turnover on an interception that should have been caught. I saw only one missed tackle all day. We were certainly not perfect. Something we need to improve in is pre-snap penalties. By in large this was a very good start to the spring.”
Mettenberger looked to have command of the offense throughout the day and was nearly flawless during the two-minute drill portion of the scrimmage, leading the Tigers down the field for a touchdown as time expired. Mettenberger completed 6-of-8 passes, including a 35-yard TD strike to Jarvis Landry, during the two-minute drill.
“(Mettenberger) made a couple of intuitive throws today,” Miles said. “He saw things very quickly and got the ball out of his hand. Guys anticipated the catch and down the field it went. He looked good and 20-of-30 to start is really nice. Two series were against the second team but the rest of the day was against the first team defense.”
Sophomore Stephen Rivers completed 4-of-11 passes for 48 yards, while true freshman Anthony Jennings was 5-of-11 for 54 yards and true freshman Hayden Rettig was 4-of-6 for 61 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Landry led all receivers with 10 receptions for 141 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including the 35-yarder from Mettenberger during the two-minute drill portion of the scrimmage. Junior Odell Beckham caught six passes for 75 yards and Travin Dural had four receptions for 72 yards. Terrence Magee and John Diarse caught the other TD passes, both coming from Retting.
In the running game, Jeremy Hill and Magee led all rushers with 60 yards apiece, while Kenny Hilliard added 37 yards and Jennings 25 yards. Hill added a rushing touchdown for the offense.
Defensively, the Tigers were led by linebacker Lamin Barrow, defensive tackle Ego Ferguson and defensive end Jermauria Rasco. Barrow had seven tackles, Rasco added four tackles, including one for a loss and Ferguson had two sacks.

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More Cam....

"A lot of those drills were totally new to us," Mettenberger said. "After a few days of it, we didn't look as sloppy. He's trying to do a lot of drills in a short amount of time to get a bunch of guys reps. That's the best way to do it."
At one point, though, Cameron decided he was going too fast. He stopped practice and said, 'Take off your helmets, gather yourself and take a deep breath. Listen, you're going to mess up.'
But a few beats later, and they were back at it.
"I think that kind of put us all on the same level with him," Landry said. "He kind of understood the pressure that we're putting on ourselves for him, and he kind of gave us a chance to take a deep breath. We're not NFL players yet. Then, as practice went on, we gradually got better."
For many LSU players, the first days of Cameron brought back memories.
"It definitely was like the first day at LSU," Landry said. Or maybe the first day of school.
"It's about teaching," Cameron said on the LSU Radio Network last week. "Coaches are teachers. We try to teach them a system. You bring some expertise to the table. They've got to learn the material. They have to think that when they leave the table that they're better and can keep getting better."
It has not been easy and may not get easy for some time.
"We're starting a new offense," Mettenberger said. "It's tough right now. We really haven't get into the whole offense to even know the plays. It's completely new terminology. It's flip-flopped from last year."
LSU is learning a new language.
"The wording, the lingo of plays are different. The concepts are a little bit different," Landry said.
"Numbers mean totally different things," Mettenberger said. "Words mean a total different thing. But it's easier. It's more understandable. Guys aren't thinking as much."
There are also more reads for Mettenberger.
"I think it definitely fits Zach a lot better," Dickson said. "It's more of an offense that he can take control of. There are a lot more checks for him. I guess you could say it's Zach's offense."
There is clearly a new sheriff in town, and he is a yeller.
"Not a bad yeller," Dickson said. "I'd just say he's real enthusiastic. He's real demanding — real demanding. If you don't make that play in practice, he'll get on to you."
If not then, after he watches it on film the next dawn.
"He's real demanding," Dickson repeated. "He's real energetic. I'm excited. I mean, I love him as a coach."
There are more meetings with the entire offense and the coordinator as opposed to just position meetings.
"The meetings have changed," Dickson said. "The tempo's changed. I love it."
And so far, head coach Les Miles has stayed out of the way. Through the opening practices of spring, Miles has spent more time with the offensive line and with line coach Greg Studrawa, who also was offensive coordinator the previous two seasons, than with Cameron.
"I think it is going very good," Miles said. "It is fast paced, but it's under development. What has to happen is the offense has to accomplish it. It is a challenge to them, and I think they are really enjoying the challenge. They are recognizing that there are some real benefits to that style of play."
LSU's players like the taste of the NFL, even if it is fast food at the moment.
"It's not as hard now," Landry said. "We're getting more reps at it and getting better at it. It's one of those systems that is run in the NFL, so I feel like coach Cameron's system is going to get us ready for the NFL. We're doing a lot of different things offensively to mix it up. I just think some big things are coming forward from here."
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I just want some basic fundamentals taught to these players.

Imagine a Chavis like coordinator on the offensive side of the ball.

We would be talking about 3 peating right now.

islstl, Mar 24, 2013

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Damn MM. Why you hatin' bro?
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well shit Im I wrong?

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