LSUDad, I respect your opinion, and the examples you give are good, but the questions do not lie on the defensive side of the ball. We have numerous defensive players living up to, or exceeding their potential. Outside of JHester, I can't recall one offensive player that any of us are talking about living up to or exceeding their potential. So, is it the players, or the offensive scheme? After watching the O under Miles 7 year tenure, I would say the scheme and/or player development. How many players over the last few years have come here on offense highly rated and do not live up to their potential. MFlynn did not start until his SR year, SRidley was a solid player and is same in NFL, KWilliams was highly rated but never fully developed here (NFL remains to be seen), Terrance Tolliver was another 5* receiver who seemed to underperform while here, and there are many other examples. I understand the points made that RR doesn't always finish routes, or block great, etc, but that does not account for his number of catches/yards for career being so low for someone with his talent. What does account for that is an offense that runs the ball 2 times for every time they throw, and when they do throw it is predictable, defendable, and the QB isn't good enough to get the ball there anyway. Bottomline, poor QB play, poor offensive scheme, and poor offensive player development have resulted in numerous top offensive talent coming here over the last 5-7 years and leaving w/o realizing their potential or simply not putting up the numbers they are capable of. We definitely do not have an offensive game plan designed to recognize and take advantage of it's talent. I would say this is even the case for RBs. Not one RB is featured; they are continually rotated, which is great for longevity and freshness in the game, but for a top individual, they do not get the #of carries that would allow them to stand out. It's the exact opposite story on the defense. Talent is brought in, developed, and despite numerous rotations, they are on the field enough to make a difference and stand out. Thus, we have had numerous players on defense recognized, and highly drafted.
