LSU Football: Ed Orgeron continues to prove to be incredibly adaptive

LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron continues to show how he’s very adaptable.

The biggest knock on Ed Orgeron prior to becoming LSU football‘s head coach is that he wasn’t very adaptable.

That’s mostly due to his time at Ole Miss when Orgeron was a bit of a micromanager.

Over the last several years, however, Orgeron has flipped that narrative completely upside down.

We saw another great example of how he’s changed that narrative this week.

Ed Orgeron recognizes mistake with LSU football’s defense last season

Orgeron made a bold hire last offseason by bringing Bo Pelini back to Baton Rouge to work as the Tigers’ defensive coordinator.

It was a hire that was met, for the most part, with praise.

But Pelini’s second stint at LSU didn’t work out as planned.

The Tigers gave up 34.9 points per game in 2020 (No. 98 in the nation). That’s why Pelini is no longer the defensive coordinator at LSU.

Part of the reason that Pelini failed in Baton Rouge this past season is because his defense wasn’t very “multiple”. Pelini is a 4-3 guy and that’s just not the way to be successful in today’s college game.

Orgeron gave it a shot with Pelini and realized that he needs to go another direction with his next hire.

“Whether it’s a 4-3 or 3-4, me personally I think you have to have both with the (modern) offenses,” said Orgeron on Wednesday (via The Advocate). “I didn’t see anyone shutting down these offenses this year.”

“As defensive coaches, we have to learn how to do it. I’ve interviewed some coaches who have some very good ideas, but I haven’t found the right fit yet. But we’re going to.”

I love that Orgeron is willing to change his way of thinking or go a different route. That’s why he’s going to continue to find success at LSU — even though there are plenty of folks who still believe he was a one-year wonder.