man, this take is so off base it's almost funny. you're talking about lsu's scheme like it was some outdated mess, but that's just not reality. the tigers were breaking in an entirely new secondary last year, multiple true freshmen getting major snaps, and you expect them to run press man and complex pressures every down? that's how you get torched for 60 poins, not 7.2 yards per attempt. the "bend don't break" approach was a necessity, not a choice, to protect those young dbs. the havoc rate was low because the front four, while good, wasn't generating consistent wins without help, and sending extra guys would have exposed those rookies even more. to blame the scheme entirely ignores the massive talent turnover and the fact they were learning on the fly. the new transfers absolutely have the length, and i'm hearing the spring install is way more aggressive, but that's because the personnel now allows it. last year's play-calling was a product of the hand they were dealt. acting like the coaches were just stubborn is a lazy narrative from someone who doesn't understand the week-to-week grind of developing croots and transfers into a cohesive unit. the numbers might not lie, but they also don't tell the whole story about a young group surviving a gauntlet. this spring is about evolution, not some total philosophical failure that needs scrapping.