UL offensive coordinator: We're trying to hold it all together

[CharlieK]

I don't follow lsuam closely. But the little bit I've seen of miles' O I don't recall many designed runs for the QB. Jennings was not a good runner prior to the south Al game either. Regardless if he is injured or not doesn't change the fact that in order for the O to go we need the QB to be a serious threat to run so that the deffense has to account for him and can't key solely on the RB. The last time we had a good offense that didn't have a true dual threat QB was Jake. Hell that might be the only time since Brian Mitchell. I am not suggesting that a change should be made but you could see the difference a dual threat could be on the few plays tha JD kept it late in the game on Saturday.

Hud's offense will not work if the quarterback can't run, and run well. And with this offensive line, he better be able to create good plays out of bad with his feet. Whether it's because he is hurt or not, if Jennings can't run we will struggle on offense against non terrible teams. Is Davis THAT bad at decision making? He can sure run like we need.

[KajunKrazy]

Hud's offense will not work if the quarterback can't run, and run well. And with this offensive line, he better be able to create good plays out of bad with his feet. Weather it's because he is hurt or not, if Jennings can't run we will struggle on offense against non terrible teams. Is Davis THAT bad at decision making? He can sure run like we need.

Agree. I'd love to know what the coaches true thoughts on JD are. I have heard HUD rave about him his natural freshman year. He obviously did something to lose the coaches trust.

[CajunT]

I don't follow lsuam closely. But the little bit I've seen of miles' O I don't recall many designed runs for the QB. Jennings was not a good runner prior to the south Al game either. Regardless if he is injured or not doesn't change the fact that in order for the O to go we need the QB to be a serious threat to run so that the deffense has to account for him and can't key solely on the RB. The last time we had a good offense that didn't have a true dual threat QB was Jake. Hell that might be the only time since Brian Mitchell. I am not suggesting that a change should be made but you could see the difference a dual threat could be on the few plays tha JD kept it late in the game on Saturday.

As a matter of fact the Saturday before the season started I was talking with a friend that goes to every state game in BR and he said Jennings was one of the slowest QBs he'd ever seen in the sec.

There is video of him running the Zone Read against Texas A&M. He doesn't look anywhere close to that right now.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Rick, Jennings injured his ankle in the South Alabama game and has been receiving treatment for it every Monday. He cannot plant well on it, which explains why he is not running the ball much and isn't that elusive. He can run the ball, he did that well at LSU.

One of the TV guys, the color commentator kept questioning Jennings vision of what receivers were open down field. He questioned all the jump ball passes. He often commented about how much time he had.

Check downs, jump balls, and his poor running which you've explained. Davis must really suck in HUD's eyes to see this over and over.

[CajunT]

One of the TV guys, the color commentator kept questioning Jennings vision of what receivers were open down field. He questioned all the jump ball passes. He often commented about how much time he had.

Check downs, jump balls, and his poor running which you've explained. Davis must really suck in HUD's eyes to see this over and over.

The jump balls are what is called 50/50 balls. We throw them evey game depending upon the matchups. In his analysis he forgot to mention several other points, poor route running and dropped passes by a young group of receivers. He pretty much hit on everything else.

[KajunKrazy]

There is video of him running the Zone Read against Texas A&M. He doesn't look anywhere close to that right now.

Never saw the video but if he looked as if he could actually run it he hasn't looked like it since he's been here. He has looked slow down right scared to get hit since he been here, unfortunately what he did against TAM won't help us now.

[CajunT]

Never saw the video but if he looked as if he could actually run it he hasn't looked like it since he's been here. He has looked slow down right scared to get hit since he been here, unfortunately what he did against TAM won't help us now.

He hasn't looked like anything close to it. But I suggest you and others look at the video to gain some perspective, clearly he is not the same athlete right now.

[KajunKrazy]

He hasn't looked like anything close to it. But I suggest you and others look at the video to gain some perspective, clearly he is not the same athlete right now.

Ok so what's your point. We don't need him 2 yrs ago we need him now. We can argue till the cows come home if he was good 2 yrs ago or not. The bottom line is for huds offense to be successful we need QB who is a threat to run. AJ has not been that all year. This year he has looked very timid when he runs. Unless you can figure out a way for the runs from 2 yrs ago help us now "what difference at this point does it make".

[CajunEXPRESS]

The jump balls are what is called 50/50 balls. We throw them evey game depending upon the matchups. In his analysis he forgot to mention several other points, poor route running and dropped passes by a young group of receivers. He pretty much hit on everything else.

Don't know if the receivers were open downfield or not . He saw them open. I saw soft passes upfield. Anything over ten yards upfield I'll continue to call jump ball because I expect more than 50/50.

[Cajunsmike]

Ok so what's your point. We don't need him 2 yrs ago we need him now. We can argue till the cows come home if he was good 2 yrs ago or not. The bottom line is for huds offense to be successful we need QB who is a threat to run. AJ has not been that all year. This year he has looked very timid when he runs. Unless you can figure out a way for the runs from 2 yrs ago help us now "what difference at this point does it make".

I think the point is that the injury is slowing him down in regards to running the football.