Offensive Consistency

“Consistency” seems to be the buzzword among members of the LSU passing offense early in spring practice.

“Last year, I think everybody would say receivers were not consistent,” said Kadron Boone, senior wide receiver. “This year the receivers need to be consistent and make plays.”

LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron has receivers doing a number of drills — such as catching balls around a goal post — that the Tigers hope will rid them of their woes dropping the ball.

Junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry said the extra practice is working, boasting that he has only dropped one pass out of 85 thrown to him in spring practice as of Tuesday.

“If you can catch a ball coming at you with a pole in your way, I am pretty sure when you are open and there is nothing there, it is going to be a lot easier to catch a ball,” said senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger. “I think all those drills are going to be very beneficial for us in the long run.”

Revamped Offense

It appears LSU coach Les Miles has given Cameron quite a few liberties in running the offense.

Citing an increased pace as the most notable change, several LSU offensive players agreed the new offensive scheme being implemented by Cameron is drastically different than what they have run the past few seasons.

“When Coach Cameron came in, he put us in different positions to catch the football – positions that you would be in during a game,” Landry said. “I think that is going to help us tremendously this year.”

In addition to running a faster offense, LSU will also look to get its running back corps more involved in the passing game, according to senior running back Alfred Blue.

That said, Cameron apparently has no plans of diminishing the role of LSU’s powerful running attack.

“We are still going to run the football,” Landry said. “Just because Cam comes in doesn’t mean he’s going to take away the running game.”

Harlem Shake

It may have come out a bit late, but the LSU football team’s contribution to the Harlem Shake phenomenon did not take long to gain popularity. The video has been viewed more than 215,000 times in a 24-hour period.

“It was fun,” Mettenberger said. “You got to see the character of some the guys on the team. Hopefully we can show that we are more than just a couple guys in helmets.”

The players may have been featured, but, according to sophomore offensive lineman Trai Turner, Miles stole the show.

“I think other people might expect seeing us do it, but Coach Miles, I don’t think anybody saw that coming,” Turner said.