The guy went from completing 57% of his passes to the all time record. TD’s took a big jump. I’m sure Y/A did too. Everything massively improved. Nobody was talking about Burrow being an All American type. An above average to good QB at best.
LSU had a tremendous season. That new OC clearly a difference maker. ATBS, sometimes, programs catch lightning in a bottle. Everything converges, by design or accident, in a particular point in time. I'm not crowning them anything beyond this Natty until that stuff does it again in 2020.
The guy went from completing 57% of his passes to the all time record. TD’s took a big jump. I’m sure Y/A did too. Everything massively improved. Nobody was talking about Burrow being an All American type. An above average to good QB at best.
Burrow was a 1st year starter last year getting his 1st meaningful snaps
Jumps aren’t unexpected ... but no doubt this was a huge one
@RoadDawg55 "It’s pretty fascinating. I can’t recall a player improving so much in one year. was missing before? I don’t think coaching is the only thing"
John Ross III being a prime example. We moved him to DB because we didn't think he had what it took. Working out with Desean Jackson helped so coaching does matter but he put it together in ways that made him an entirely different player.
We're going to find out really fast how good Brady's scheme is. They'll have a new QB and lose some elite WR talent this season. Defensive Coordinators will spend all all season figuring out how to defend against LSU's scheme.
I think people that think coaches are of supreme importance are like the people that believe a good College Professor makes you smarter. In the end the individual is the one that must accept the tutelage and produce.
@RoadDawg55 "It’s pretty fascinating. I can’t recall a player improving so much in one year. was missing before? I don’t think coaching is the only thing"
John Ross III being a prime example. We moved him to DB because we didn't think he had what it took. Working out with Desean Jackson helped so coaching does matter but he put it together in ways that made him an entirely different player.
We're going to find out really fast how good Brady's scheme is. They'll have a new QB and lose some elite WR talent this season. Defensive Coordinators will spend all all season figuring out how to defend against LSU's scheme.
I think people that think coaches are of supreme importance are like the people that believe a good College Professor makes you smarter. In the end the individual is the one that must accept the tutelage and produce.
Ross was moved to DB because Peters was kicked off the team. The next two CB’s were Sidney Jones and Nate Dogg Jr. We had nobody. It was kind of stupid because Ross was by far our best player on offense before that. He just didn’t have a QB to get him the ball and we had a retarded offense. He was still good and would have been a weapon for most teams on offense.
Tore his knee the next spring and had like 16 months until the next season. Tons of time for a full recover. Probably 6 or 7 months where he was fully healthy. And we made coaching changes that definitely helped. Browning was a huge upgrade at QB too, OL was better, run game was better, and he shined. Pettis was also a lot better. He went from mediocre to star.
Good coaches and professors get their pupils engaged, they get confident, and they blossom. I’m academia, there are tons of stories about the light coming on for people in whatever grade because a teacher got them engaged and made material that used to be challenging, much easier. Sure it’s up to the individual, but that’s a retarded take. Not only was Burrows better, but every player on offense. The only thing that changed was the coaching.
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At some point it comes down to the QB making the right decisions, making accurate throws, and receivers making plays to catch the ball
Jumps aren’t unexpected ... but no doubt this was a huge one
Tore his knee the next spring and had like 16 months until the next season. Tons of time for a full recover. Probably 6 or 7 months where he was fully healthy. And we made coaching changes that definitely helped. Browning was a huge upgrade at QB too, OL was better, run game was better, and he shined. Pettis was also a lot better. He went from mediocre to star.
Good coaches and professors get their pupils engaged, they get confident, and they blossom. I’m academia, there are tons of stories about the light coming on for people in whatever grade because a teacher got them engaged and made material that used to be challenging, much easier. Sure it’s up to the individual, but that’s a retarded take. Not only was Burrows better, but every player on offense. The only thing that changed was the coaching.