LSU Football: Ed Orgeron started a trend, then immediately bucked it
By Zach Ragan
LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron is proving he has a unique approach that works.
LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron kick started a major trend in college football this past season and then immediately bucked it.
The success of Joe Brady and the LSU offense in 2019 has college programs searching for their own version of the “wonder kid”, who quickly went from a no-name analyst with the New Orleans Saints to a household name at LSU to the offensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers (all in less than two years).
But while other programs are scouring NFL staffs for a young, innovative coach to help improve their offensive schemes, Orgeron went the opposite route in his efforts to replace Brady.
Scott Linehan, a 56 year old former NFL head coach/offensive coordinator, was hired earlier this week to take Brady’s place as the Tigers’ passing game coordinator.
Aside from their connection to the NFL, there aren’t many similarities between Linehan and Brady.
But that’s exactly why LSU fans should be excited about this hire.
Coach O didn’t enter his passing game coordinator search locked in on trying to find the next Brady (otherwise he would’ve just handed the job to Jorge Munoz, a former LSU analyst who is now the wide receivers coach at Baylor).
Instead, Orgeron had an open mind while searching for a passing game coordinator. He wanted someone who could build on the system LSU already has in place.
Maybe it’s just me, but I find it humorous that Orgeron created this trend and then quickly left it in the dust.
Of course, that’s just who Orgeron is as a head coach — someone who is determined to look outside the box when working to improve the program.
At this point, Orgeron’s track record of hiring coaches speaks for itself. Steve Ensminger and Joe Brady weren’t exactly earth shattering hires, yet together they helped LSU etch its place in college football history.
Orgeron might be a trendsetter, but he’s not a trend follower.
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He just wants to make LSU’s offense as efficient as possible. And he doesn’t care what the roadmap to success looks like.
Coach O has his own map.