Much like the defensive side of the ball, the offense was under new management. Jake Peetz and DJ Mangas arrived from the Carolina Panthers to run the “Joe Brady” offense that Ed Orgeron wanted to bring back.
Prior to the season even got started the team lost two quarterbacks with TJ Finley leaving for Auburn and Myles Brennan breaking his arm. Arik Gilbert was gone as he transferred to Georgia. The team would be left with just two scholarship quarterbacks.
Early on in the season, it looked as if the passing offense would do enough damage to make up for the lack of a running game. Once Kayshon Boutte was lost for the season, they made more of an effort to run the ball. Against Florida, Ty Davis-Price made history with his school-record 287 yards rushing.
It will be interesting to see how this offense will look in 2022 under new head coach Brian Kelly, who has yet to announce who will run the offense. Perhaps a recently fired Joe Brady gets a phone call?
Looking at the regular season grades for LSU, here is how the top offensive weapons graded out on Pro Football Focus: