Joey B vs Andy vibe

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(01-05-2022, 01:33 AM)Hammerstripes Wrote: Hint - he was running an archaic running offense with that same talent as a junior.  When they finally installed a Pro-style passing system, guess what happened?  

The other thing to remember, is that Burrow didn't have an offseason with LSU prior to starting that first game vs. Miami (Fla.) he was still trying to figure out their names.

Dalton also played in the Big 12, so lets not pretend that the level of competition was even remotely the same.

Not entirely accurate: the LSU offense in 2018 was virtually IDENTICAL to the 2019 offense, save for about 25% (what I've read, it was actually probably less than 25%) of the route concepts, which Brady brought with him from the Saints.

Ensminger started to change that offense in 2017 (from Miles' archaic, POS offense. Complete fraud coach and a POS human being to boot) to what it became (what it still was, until this year) and in 2018, it just missed some of the vertical concepts that it had in 2019, but the core plays and design were untouched.

It's why Brennan absolutely balled out and a half in 2020 until he got hurt, without Brady, Burrow, Chase, Jefferson, Clyde, the majority of the oline, etc. and when Ensminger left this year from OC, the offense changed and fell off a cliff.

It's not as black and white as you and Fred are making it out to be, but there's a bit of truth (and falsity) to both of your ends of the discussion.