(10-08-2021 05:33 PM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(10-08-2021 05:21 PM)moonshine Wrote:  Ok Cajuns, what’s the biggest difference between ‘20 and ‘21? Is it the loss of your stud RB’s and all-conference OL or do you attribute it more to staff losses like OL coach heading to the NFL? Based on what I’ve seen in the couple games I watched, I lean more towards the OL coach moving on as the RB room looks reloaded.

OL coaching losses. We lost Rob Sale as OC/OL coach and DJ Looney, who was the actual OL coached passed away from a heart attack at 31. Those two were huge losses.

IMO what we are seeing is the Napier offense with a QB (Lewis) who is limited and can’t consistently execute everything Napier would like to do. But, when the play calling is to Levi’s strengths we get rolling on offense and we are hard to stop. Napier just hasn’t been able to stay within that sweet spot of play calling. I completely understand why he does what he does, the stuff he is trying to do is there, Lewis just has trouble executing certain parts of it.

Our defense is extremely good when we are fresh. But we’ve averaged 5:30 minutes less TOP than our opponents and it shows late in games. App’s receivers scare me. Not necessarily as a deep threat, but they always create space to catch passes even when they aren’t “open”. Hennigan is one of the best at that.

I don’t trust Lewis in games where we need him to win it for us.

I’ve noticed Levi not looking as comfortable this year as compared to last. OL play is so crucial, I was a bit worried about App coming into the season after losing some multi year starters and hiring a 1st time OL coach. They aren’t perfect but I’ve been pleasantly surprised with their production and protection.