Cam Cameron, whom LSU fans haven’t heard from for several months, spoke at the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club this week. The offensive coordinator, renowned for his work with quarterbacks, was at the helm of an offense that completed less than 50 percent of its passes, but ran the ball very well.

Cameron opened it up for questions after speaking for a few minutes. Here’s some of what he had to say:

On the Texas A&M game

I’m excited, coming off the [Texas] A&M game, where we’re heading offensively. I think we were trying to establish an identity there throughout the course of the season. I think after a loss early on, we said, ‘Hey, let’s regroup a little bit, let’s put Leonard [Fournette] back there and wear him out, give him 20-plus [carries]. I think it took some pressure off our quarterbacks a little bit.

I think we were smart enough, our staff, Coach [Les] Miles to say, ‘Okay, we have an opportunity to maybe head a little different direction, complement Leonard a little bit, take some of the pressure of off him. We can continue to establish that identity going into this bowl game and into next season.

On LSU’s quarterbacks’ performance

I have to be honest with myself first. I think I could have done a better job. We had young guys. They were different than a fifth-year guy like Zach Mettenberger. Having a Drew Brees in the National Football League, or Joe Flacco, Philip Rivers. I’m evaluating how I’m teaching and try to streamline some things to help Anthony play better, help develop Brandon Harris.

I think both of our guys are going to be really productive quarterbacks, but I’ve got to do a better job. I’ve got to do a good job in these bowl practices making sure everything is sound. I think the prospects of our quarterback position are good and eventually great.

On LSU’s offensive philosophy

We believe in some traditional things, and a guy like Leonard benefits from those traditional things, where you can put him 7-8 yards behind the quarterback and let him run downhill. We don’t want to lose that. If you look, anything that’s a negative form our quarterback perspective is a huge positive for why we get great running backs.

The Jeremy Hills, the Alfred Blues, the Leonard Fournettes, they’re NFL backs and they’re at their best when they can run downhill with a full head of steam. We’re going to continue to do that, mesh those things (zone-read, speed option, etc.) together. That falls on me, teaching the quarterbacks to do different things.

On coaching from the press box

Why aren’t you on the field? I have a guy that I trust more than anyone I’ve ever worked with (running backs coach Frank Wilson) on the sideline. In the NFL, I was always on the sideline. Frank is kind of my mouthpiece down on the field. It’s a total staff effort. But in critical situations, headsets really go pretty quiet at every level, because that’s what you’re charged with. At some point in time, as the coordinator, you’ve got to make that call, and you’ve got to know what’s best for your quarterback, what’s best for your offense.