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

[moorecajun]

It's amazing what a win can do for a fan base. Even a win over a terrible Texas State team has some of our fans feeling like there's hope of playing in a bowl game this year.

Oiler, I always have hope for the bowl bid, until loss #7.

[CajunT]

I can't make a case for Davis bc I've never attended a Hudspeth coached practice/scrimmage. But unless my memory is completely wrong, Brett Baer was terrible in practice. Obviously he was more of an exception, but you never know unless given the chance under the lights.

Scrimmages are games, if you can't succeed in a scripted scrimmage it's highly unlikely you will do so in a game that actually counts. And a QB touches the ball 100% of the time on offense, a PK only touches the ball a few times a game.

[CajunT]

You are correct I was for benching him last year. I would bet nwst is asking him to make more throws than HUD is AJ. haack is bad but he could do everything Jennings is being asked to do.

And I keep telling you Bicky, the problems on offense go beyond Jennings and includes the offensive line and receivers. Inserting Davis and not correcting those areas only assures you of greater stats of running the football from the QB position with likely worse results. The difference is Jennings can manage a game as a senior, Davis hasn't manage a scrimmage yet, much less a game. If you guys are willing to stick him in now a suffer through the learning curve, then just say you have given up on the season. Until we reach two more loses, I'm not there yet. I'm sticking with the guy that has managed 3 wins thus far behind that offensive line.

[KajunKrazy]

And I keep telling you Bicky, the problems on offense go beyond Jennings and includes the offensive line and receivers. Inserting Davis and not correcting those areas only assures you of greater stats of running the football from the QB position with likely worse results. The difference is Jennings can manage a game as a senior, Davis hasn't manage a scrimmage yet, much less a game. If you guys are willing to stick him in now a suffer through the learning curve, then just say you have given up on the season. Until we reach two more loses, I'm not there yet. I'm sticking with the guy that has managed 3 wins thus far behind that offensive line.

I have seen numerous plays when Jennings had all day with no open receiver and he throw it out of bounds where someone with Davis speed could make something happen with his feet. In the spring game he had the same situation with no open receivers but he was non contact. All true dual threat QBs look bad in scrimmages because the run threat is completely taken away. Des never impressed in August scrimmages but wasn't too bad on Saturdays. I would be 100% for moving toward the future right now so that we are not in the same predicament next year with a QB that has no experience or relying on a bench warming reject transfer.

[CajunT]

I have seen numerous plays when Jennings had all day with no open receiver and he throw it out of bounds where someone with Davis speed could make something happen with his feet. In the spring game he had the same situation with no open receivers but he was non contact. All true dual threat QBs look bad in scrimmages because the run threat is completely taken away. Des never impressed in August scrimmages but wasn't too bad on Saturdays. I would be 100% for moving toward the future right now so that we are not in the same predicament next year with a QB that has no experience or relying on a bench warming reject transfer.

Again, your analysis is all about watching Jennings and not about watching the other positions. Some of you guys are so anti-LSU, Jennings couldn't do anything right in your eyes. Until we reach 6 losses,I'm not ready to break in the QB for next season. Everyone UL signs supposedly has upside, many of them are not on the field yet.

[LifeTimeCajun]

Again, your analysis is all about watching Jennings and not about watching the other positions. Some of you guys are so anti-LSU, Jennings couldn't do anything right in your eyes. Until we reach 6 losses,I'm not ready to break in the QB for next season. Everyone UL signs supposedly has upside, many of them are not on the field yet.

You know what "potential" means right? You ain't done nothing yet

[FSF]

That's the craziest thing I ever read, where is Allen Iverson's practice tirade!

[FSF]

You are also making an assumption that Davis would turn up and run, and not try to force a pass, or wait too long and get sacked or any of the other terrible outcomes that happen on a pass play. Jennings is the man. Davis has potential, no doubt, but potential is like intentions, the road to hell is paved with them. Jennings only problem is his line is horrible. His receivers run some of the ____tiest routes in all levels of football and don't understand separation. They probably aren't being coached correctly. The tight ends are nonexistent and our play calling is ____. If Jennings oline was 30% better and receivers 50% better, we have 4 wins as opposed to 3. That's with the ____ty play calling. You give him those improvements with above average play calling you're at 6 wins and a close call against a decent Boise St team.

[Ragin' Caleb]

Scrimmages are games, if you can't succeed in a scripted scrimmage it's highly unlikely you will do so in a game that actually counts. And a QB touches the ball 100% of the time on offense, a PK only touches the ball a few times a game.

not true. Nixon had the ball so not 100%

[alum81]

It seems like at all levels, its getting more and more difficult to find good QBs. But the really good teams can go down to their third stringers and still win. Ie, Patriots, Cowboys.

I'm afraid the Cajun's problem at QB is just one on a long list of problems within the football program.

[Turbine]

... If Jennings oline was 30% better and receivers 50% better, we have 4 wins as opposed to 3.

I would go further and say if each were 5% better, Jennings doesn't get hurt and is playing with much more confidence, and the two overtime games are wins and don't even get to that point.

It doesn't take much to make a big difference.

[CajunEXPRESS]

And I keep telling you Bicky, the problems on offense go beyond Jennings and includes the offensive line and receivers. Inserting Davis and not correcting those areas only assures you of greater stats of running the football from the QB position with likely worse results. The difference is Jennings can manage a game as a senior, Davis hasn't manage a scrimmage yet, much less a game. If you guys are willing to stick him in now a suffer through the learning curve, then just say you have given up on the season. Until we reach two more loses, I'm not there yet. I'm sticking with the guy that has managed 3 wins thus far behind that offensive line.

You keep saying that, but so far Jennings has had mental meltdowns, very limited running abilities for whatever reason, and frankly is a lame passer. His season stats are not eye popping.

Yards per attempt 6.6
Completion percentage 62.89 Okay
touchdown vs interception bad at 9/7, a good ratio not great ratio is 2/1.
total yards 1281 yards.

You know I have been all over the O Line. Cannot speak to receivers because I haven't been able to be at all the games to see their performance, and tv doesn't cover them. I will say this though, the announcer for the last game, a game we won, said the receivers were open downfield, and yet we continued to throw check downs, and screens for the most part, and only two down field of which one was intercepted.

I think his play will severely limit the offense again next week, GSU will have a better pass rush and pass defense than TSU.