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Clearing the decks before getting back to work for the final few weeks of the LSU football season ...
The SEC coaches, meanwhile, pegged tailback Charles Scott for the first team after he bulled his way to 1,109 yards — the third highest total in the league — and rushed for 15 TDs, second-best in the league.
But LaFell was nowhere to be found on the coaches’ team and Scott was only second team among AP voters.
Turns out the coaches know what they’re doing.
As good as LaFell’s composite numbers were, his biggest games came in LSU’s four nonconference outings. In those four, he snared 26 passes for 430 yards and four TDs. In eight SEC games, LaFell was still solid: 35 grabs for 573 yards and four scores.
Scott’s numbers were more impressive against league competition, at least until a quiet finish.
In LSU’s first six SEC games, Scott averaged 94.8 rushing yards and scored eight touchdowns rushing. He racked up 132 yards at Auburn, 141 vs. Mississippi State, 144 against Georgia and 92 vs. an Alabama defense that led the league in rushing defense. Scott fizzled with 38 yards in the last two games, but those first six outings definitely warranted All-SEC honors.
Peveto hatched the idea of shifting the three linebackers who supplied the backbone of the Tigers defense in 2007 — Ali Highsmith, Luke Sanders and Darry Beckwith. Hard to argue he didn’t have the right guys in the right spots a year ago.
Mallory was more involved with the development of Chevis Jackson, Jonathan Zenon and Craig Steltz than most people realize. And last year Mallory drew something out of Curtis Taylor that has clearly been missing this fall.
So even though the LSU defense unraveled this fall under Mallory’s and Peveto’s watch, they’ve earned some credit for the past.
- Last week when the two 2008 All-Southeastern Conference football teams came out, LSU had only one skill-position representative on each first-team offense.
The SEC coaches, meanwhile, pegged tailback Charles Scott for the first team after he bulled his way to 1,109 yards — the third highest total in the league — and rushed for 15 TDs, second-best in the league.
But LaFell was nowhere to be found on the coaches’ team and Scott was only second team among AP voters.
Turns out the coaches know what they’re doing.
As good as LaFell’s composite numbers were, his biggest games came in LSU’s four nonconference outings. In those four, he snared 26 passes for 430 yards and four TDs. In eight SEC games, LaFell was still solid: 35 grabs for 573 yards and four scores.
Scott’s numbers were more impressive against league competition, at least until a quiet finish.
In LSU’s first six SEC games, Scott averaged 94.8 rushing yards and scored eight touchdowns rushing. He racked up 132 yards at Auburn, 141 vs. Mississippi State, 144 against Georgia and 92 vs. an Alabama defense that led the league in rushing defense. Scott fizzled with 38 yards in the last two games, but those first six outings definitely warranted All-SEC honors.
- However, the LSU coaching staff shakes out, it’s important to keep in mind the two men in fans’ crosshairs played a major role in the 2007 BCS National Championship season.
Peveto hatched the idea of shifting the three linebackers who supplied the backbone of the Tigers defense in 2007 — Ali Highsmith, Luke Sanders and Darry Beckwith. Hard to argue he didn’t have the right guys in the right spots a year ago.
Mallory was more involved with the development of Chevis Jackson, Jonathan Zenon and Craig Steltz than most people realize. And last year Mallory drew something out of Curtis Taylor that has clearly been missing this fall.
So even though the LSU defense unraveled this fall under Mallory’s and Peveto’s watch, they’ve earned some credit for the past.
- Barring a bizarre turn of events, LSU quarterback Jarrett Lee won’t break most of Tommy Hodson’s school records for a freshman. But Lee will finish the season with the most passing yards for an SEC freshman and the sixth most in the league — 1,873. He also ranks fourth with 14 TD passes. But he has more interceptions (16) than any SEC QB and seven were returned for TDs.
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