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5 reasons Ed Orgeron is a home run hire for LSU football

By John Buhler

Nov 19, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers interim head coach Ed Orgeron watches his team take on the Florida Gators during the game at Tiger Stadium. The Gators defeat the Tigers 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers interim head coach Ed Orgeron watches his team take on the Florida Gators during the game at Tiger Stadium. The Gators defeat the Tigers 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron reacts after a defensive stop against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the third quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Alabama defeated LSU 10-0. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron reacts after a defensive stop against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the third quarter of a game at Tiger Stadium. Alabama defeated LSU 10-0. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

4. LSU will have a strong defensive identity

One of the most important things when hiring a new head coach is knowing what type of team it will be: offensive or defensive-minded. While Orgeron will look to improve the sputtering LSU offense, he is an outstanding defensive football coach.

To win in the SEC, it is paramount to be a team that knows its identity. Most SEC teams tend to be defense-first football teams. LSU may have had a former offensive lineman as head coach in Les Miles, but LSU has been a team built on defense ever since Nick Saban left East Lansing for Baton Rouge over 15 years ago.

Orgeron is a former defensive lineman himself. He already has the front-seven playing well under him at LSU while he still had the interim tag slapped on him. Orgeron got great play from his cornerbacks as well in his seven games as the interim.

Being a defensive-minded football team gives the Orgeron era in Baton Rouge a solid foundation heading into 2017. The Tigers will have to rectify their offense, but the Orgeron era will be off to a good start knowing what side of the football its team can lean on.

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