LSU-Alabama: Why This Game Will Be QB Greg McElroy’s Big Breakout

Who's afraid of the big bad bad wolf, uh, I mean Tiger? Certainly not Greg McElroy. And why should he be? Are you familiar with LSU's pass rush? Guess what team rates near the bottom of the SEC in sacks this season? You guessed it. Tied for last is LSU with only 11 sacks in eight games. And guess which team rates as one of the best in the SEC in allowing the fewest sacks? There you go, you guessed it, Alabama. Will Greg McElroy have the time to look over the field to find his second and third options? You bet. And with that time, will the defensive backs be too covered to get the completions? Not with history on the side of Alabama. LSU was supposed to fix its defensive problems with the hiring of Ed Chavis, but Alabama has feasted on Chavis secondaries in the past and that was with an Eric Berry in the secondary. In fact, Alabama has a four-year record of having a receiver log a 100-yard-plus game against that feared Chavis defense. But isn't this secondary supposed ...