LSU pass defense a secondary concern 
November, 13, 2012
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Gary Laney | ESPN.com
BATON ROUGE, La. -- When LSU’s defense brilliantly contained Johnny Manziel in a 24-19 win over Texas A&M on Oct. 20, the young Tigers secondary had never looked better.
With an effort to keep the dynamic freshman out of his comfort zone after he got off to a quick start, LSU employed the strategy of keeping him in the pocket as opposed to trying an all-out rush to get to the elusive young star.
It gave Manziel time to throw, but he often simply could not find receivers because the Tigers perfectly executed the coverage downfield.
With an effort to keep the dynamic freshman out of his comfort zone after he got off to a quick start, LSU employed the strategy of keeping him in the pocket as opposed to trying an all-out rush to get to the elusive young star.
It gave Manziel time to throw, but he often simply could not find receivers because the Tigers perfectly executed the coverage downfield.
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Gary Laney
Gary Laney joined ESPN.com in 2012 after spending a year and a half as online sports editor of the Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate. Before that, he covered LSU sports for the Advocate. He has also been the sports editor at the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise and covered McNeese State athletics for the Lake Charles (La.) American Press. Laney currently lives in Baton Rouge. Email him at glaneyespn@gmail.com