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AUBURN, Ala. -- Gus Malzahn has helped lead Auburn into two national championship games and also coached them through a pair of mediocre seasons. Now, hes in a much tougher situation.The Tigers are 1-2 and trying to recover from losses to two current top 10 teams that were both in doubt in the fourth quarter and revive a struggling offense more susceptible to bad plays than big ones.Ive been at Auburn for seven years now, experienced some very good times, a few rough times, Malzahn said Tuesday. The last two losses have probably hurt me worse than any of the others. I fully understand our fan base is disappointed, and they should be. The bottom line is weve got to coach our players better, and that starts with me.The fact is, were close. As a matter of fact, were real close to being a good team and were going to get this thing turned around.The Tigers (0-1 Southeastern Conference) have another big challenge to overcome Saturday when No. 18 LSU (2-1, 1-0)visits Jordan-Hare Stadium, where Auburn has already lost to No. 5 Clemson and No. 10 Texas A&M . Louisiana-Monroe closes a five-game opening home stand that so far hasnt turned out the way Auburn had hoped.Malzahn was offensive coordinator during Auburns 2010 national title season and led the Tigers back into the championship game in his debut as head coach three years later.Now, hes trying to keep this season from continuing to go downhill. Auburn has gone into the fourth quarter within reach of both Clemson and Texas A&M but couldnt pull off the comebacks.Malzahn said Auburn is close to turning the corner, but there are plenty of issues to fix, especially offensively.His offense ranks last among 128 FBS teams in tackles per loss allowed per game, allowing nine sacks already.Malzahn is sticking with Sean White as his starting quarterback against LSU. Auburn leads the SEC in rushing, largely because of a 462-yard performance against Arkansas State. The teams longest completion is 43 yards with only seven pass plays of 20-plus yards, all courtesy of White.Malzahn said its not just the quarterbacks, blaming offensive line calls from the coaches for some of the issues protecting White. He also said his own offensive play calling hasnt been all that good.Weve got to be better around him, Malzahn said of White. Weve got to put him in better situations from a coaching standpoint to help him.He took the uncharacteristic approach of broaching fan discontent and the teams problems in his opening statement. Malzahn acknowledged the reality that hes drawing heat from Auburn fans for the start. The problems didnt begin this season.Auburn has lost 10 of its last 12 SEC games.I definitely feel their pain first of all, Malzahn said. I know the Auburn family. I know their expectations. I dont read social media. I just know they expect us to play good football. I hurt too. Weve got to do a better job, I got to do a better job. Im going to.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Lloyd Neal Jersey . By having more great seasons. Manning was the only unanimous choice for the 2013 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team Friday. 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Now they need to turn that production into touchdowns.The Rams had a season-high 345 yards of total offense Sunday, but scored only one touchdown from four trips into the red zone in their 30-19 loss to the Buffalo Bills.Coach Jeff Fisher was left alternating between a defending his offense and being dismayed with a unit still ranked last overall in the NFL -- the same spot it occupied last season.You can take the 32nd in the league and write all you want about it, Fisher said. But this offense is improving.Fisher started his Monday press conference highlighting statistics including rushing attempts and time of possession, calling it a formula for winning. But when asked about the offenses inability to score touchdowns inside its opponents 20-yard line, Fisher pointed to how far the Rams had to go on third down against the Bills.A false start penalty against guard Roger Saffold resulted in a third-and-13 on the games opening drive, while the Rams faced third-and-goal from the 13 in the fourth quarter. Both drives ended in field goals by Greg Zuerlein.Zuerlein has converted all nine of his attempts so far, showing terrific improvement after only making 20 of 30 field goals last season. Still, Fisher would like to redistribute Zuerleins work load.If we need him at the end, we have confidence in him to make that kick, but Id much rather see him kick extra points, Fisher said.That could happen Sunday against the Detroit Lions.The Lions have allowed at least 324 yards in each of their first five games. Opponents have scored touchdowns on 81.25 percent of red-zone possessions, the worst mark in the NFL. That is the kind of defensive generosity the Rams will need to exploit to remove themselves fromm the bottom of rankings in yards and points per game.ddddddddddddWere going to have to have a 500-, 600-yard game to jump into the middle of the pack, so its going to take some time, but to me the wins are going to offset that, Fisher said. Were getting better on third down. We made some plays on third down. We had nine explosive plays against a really good defense, 23 first downs.If the offense does not improve, the calls to play No. 1 overall draft pick Jared Goff will increase. Fisher said the former California quarterback is seeing reps in practice during the week and also running the scout team. A three-game winning streak had pushed questions about Goffs development into the background.He picks up what we are doing, Fisher said. He is improving and has learned a lot. With each passing week he is getting better.If the Rams find themselves with a substantial lead in the fourth quarter or on the wrong end of a blowout, Fisher said he would give Goff playing time. Sean Mannion, now the third-string quarterback behind Goff, completed 6 of 7 passes in a 31-7 loss at the Cincinnati Bengals as a rookie last season.Game notes CB Trumaine Johnson is still undergoing tests after injuring his ankle in the fourth quarter against the Bills, Fisher said. ... G Cody Wichmann did not suffer a high ankle sprain against the Bills, but will likely to be questionable to play against the Lions, Fisher said. ... Defensive linemen Robert Quinn, Michael Brockers and William Hayes are day-to-day, Fisher said. Quinn (shoulder), Brockers (hip) and Hayes (ankle) were not active against the Bills.---AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '