Hudspeth gets more specific on offensive changes

[CrappDaddy]

Well I certainly hope to see more than a series or 2 from Davis on Saturday. At some point you need to play your most talented and quit worrying about fair. In fact, I'll go so far as to say he might be our only shot at winning this game with the offense that we have in place.

[Boomer]

I would not call Nixon a dual threat. But if you ask Hud, he would say that he is.

---Well when you top 200 yards running and 250 yards passing against the best team we played, that is pretty dual ----Just typing what the stats say---please don't expand this anymore but at least give the kid credit for one of the great performances in UL history!!!

[CajunNation]

Hudspeth has always wanted a dual threat guy. That has never changed. What Hudpseth is saying here is that the way we are running the zone read has to change. We have slowly morphed into some kind of power zone read without much read and were caught without the horses to do that.

I took the article to say that we are going to spread the field again as much as possible and play guys where they are best suited to contribute. That's the "flow" thing he is talking about.

He's admitting that the gameplan for the season was all wrong for various reasons. We knew that. Now, it's been said. Let's put this to bed and get going with the reboot of Louisiana football.

I see a very intense off-season coming and I am looking forward to watching J.D. tear it up next season and the young defense play a lot better in year 2 of the scheme and the staff.

Next year is going to be fun. It's going to be a fresh start. The slate will be wiped clean. I welcome the Jordan Davis era and this new chapter of Louisiana football.

[Just1More]

Exactly! Nixon was never a dual threat QB.

My guess is that he's saying that Jordan Davis fits his idea of the original system he likes. He tweaked the system he likes over this past year... supposedly... to fit two QBs that had patiently waited their turn. Neither Haack or Nixon fit the dual threat that Hud likes. Nixon isn't strong enough of a passing threat... and Haack isn't strong enough of a running threat to meet the definition... and/or neither have the QB presence in the game to command an offense to victory. I think he played the middle too much as a coach... and that screwed us more than the QBs did.

I believe Hud is paving the way for Jordan Davis (or Dion Ray) to clearly win out the QB competition going into next year. I don't care who he plays on the field if it gives us the best chance of winning. Every player is a Ragin Cajun. We had issues in just about every category... so I guess if I were the coach, I'd BS us too... and just go back in the staff meeting room and start brainstorming for next year.

[CrappDaddy]

My guess is that he's saying that Jordan Davis fits his idea of the original system he likes. He tweaked the system he likes over this past year... supposedly... to fit two QBs that had patiently waited their turn. Neither Haack or Nixon fit the dual threat that Hud likes. Nixon isn't strong enough of a passing threat... and Haack isn't strong enough of a running threat to meet the definition... and/or neither have the QB presence in the game to command an offense to victory. I think he played the middle too much as a coach... and that screwed us more than the QBs did.

I believe Hud is paving the way for Jordan Davis (or Dion Ray) to clearly win out the QB competition going into next year. I don't care who he plays on the field if it gives us the best chance of winning. Every player is a Ragin Cajun. We had issues in just about every category... so I guess if I were the coach, I'd BS us too... and just go back in the staff meeting room and start brainstorming for next year.

And it begs the question, if JD is going to be the man for 3 years, will Dion Ray go to an FCS school or will he play receiver. All I know is we've got to get him on the field. He's too talented to sit on the sideline.

[CajunNation]

---Well when you top 200 yards running and 250 yards passing against the best team we played, that is pretty dual ----Just typing what the stats say---please don't expand this anymore but at least give the kid credit for one of the great performances in UL history!!!

It was a very memorable performance Boomer. It was almost one of the best performances ever by a Cajun QB. Unfortunately, that game exposed some fatal flaws in our passing game with him at the helm.

It appears now that if he wants to continue playing for the Cajuns it will be at RB. I hope he embraces this opportunity. He could be very special as a RB. He has tremendous skills that are being wasted with him on the bench. He could emerge neat season as a real team leader. You don't have to be a QB to do that.

[CajunNation]

And it begs the question, if JD is going to be the man for 3 years, will Dion Ray go to an FCS school or will he play receiver. All I know is we've got to get him on the field. He's too talented to sit on the sideline.

The only way Dion Ray sees the field as a QB is if J.D. gets injured or fails completely. He knew who was on the roster when he signed. If he wants to stay at QB, he is going to have to wait his turn or perform miracles in practice.

[CajunJack55]

My guess is that he's saying that Jordan Davis fits his idea of the original system he likes. He tweaked the system he likes over this past year... supposedly... to fit two QBs that had patiently waited their turn. Neither Haack or Nixon fit the dual threat that Hud likes. Nixon isn't strong enough of a passing threat... and Haack isn't strong enough of a running threat to meet the definition... and/or neither have the QB presence in the game to command an offense to victory. I think he played the middle too much as a coach... and that screwed us more than the QBs did.

I believe Hud is paving the way for Jordan Davis (or Dion Ray) to clearly win out the QB competition going into next year. I don't care who he plays on the field if it gives us the best chance of winning. Every player is a Ragin Cajun. We had issues in just about every category... so I guess if I were the coach, I'd BS us too... and just go back in the staff meeting room and start brainstorming for next year.

I really hope this is the case...Let the quarterback quarterback..take advantage of the talent we possess.

[MelRock]

I really do not care who the QB is next year, but they better pick a QB by the end of the spring. This bull____ of not knowing or saying who your starter is before the first game is exactly that bull____. If you have use trickery to try and keep a team off guard in your fist game, then it says a lot about your team. We should have learned a lot over the summer with not picking a QB.

[KajunKrazy]

He tried going back to a true dual threat offense when he named Nixon the starting QB. Wasnt that the whole point of doing so?

Nixon dual threat? I think there is a reason Nixon is mention as a full time running back and that's because he is not effective enough of a passer to be true dual threat.

[Just1More]

And it begs the question, if JD is going to be the man for 3 years, will Dion Ray go to an FCS school or will he play receiver. All I know is we've got to get him on the field. He's too talented to sit on the sideline.

We never truly committed to a #1 this year the right way. I think our priority ought to be selecting a #1 around a set of plays that places the best personnel in the best positions. How backups and use of athletes available on the roster works out... that's the next layer of work.

We also need some serious re-evaluation of our receivers. We need to see who rises up as a clutch set of receivers. I wouldn't look so much as their size and speed... and see if they're great at getting open against tough coverage... and if they can catch the ball. I'm very convinced our methods of practice (very likely with minimum contact) are killing our WRs learning how to shed coverage and catch balls in traffic.

As for Dion, I have no idea if he's got the patience to compete and wait for an opportunity at QB... or if he's even willing to switch to WR and compete.

Hud needs to get this "new offense" defined immediately (not to us... but the staff and players). I doubt it's a "new offense". Whatever he does, I'd like him to become more of a dynamic thinker... or get out of the way and allow an OC that is. Besides the other issues we battled this year, I did not feel a lot of cerebral coaching took place.

[CrazyCajun]

If Ray moves it will be to DB not WR...I don't think he moves though.