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Stealing plays is paramount: LSU football vs Florida

By Jake Brouillette

GAINESVILLE, FL - OCTOBER 07: Russell Gage #83 of the LSU Tigers attempts to run past Chauncey Gardner Jr. #23 of the Florida Gators during the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - OCTOBER 07: Russell Gage #83 of the LSU Tigers attempts to run past Chauncey Gardner Jr. #23 of the Florida Gators during the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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Again with the Florida linebackers?

Yes I have already touched on them before, but Florida’s linebackers should be the focal point of the LSU offensive game-plan. With their inability to fill their gaps correctly and poor angles they take to the football, they should be the reason LSU defeats Florida.

Pictured above, this play could take advantage of Joe Burrow’s underrated running ability. If the defensive end stays too wide anticipating a give to the running back, Burrow would pull and gain an easy eight yards. If the defensive end sets the edge too hard, the pulling guard could log the defensive end and Nick Brossette is off to the races on the outside.

What’s great about the inverted veer is the offense can read either the play-side defensive end OR the play-side linebacker. By reading the linebacker, quarterbacks can take advantage of a linebacker flowing too quickly to cover the sweep by letting him take himself right out of the play and run right up the middle that he vacated.

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Stealing plays is a must

Finding something your opponent does poorly is paramount to winning football games. These are just three plays that the LSU football team could adopt for their showdown in the Swamp on Saturday. If LSU comes to play with these three plays in their holster, I see a very successful trip for the Tigers.

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