BATON ROUGE (AP) — As much confidence as LSU coach Les Miles expresses in the abilities of his receivers, he has apparently decided to see if the threat of lost playing time sharpens their focus.

“We’re looking at shuffling the lineup. We’re looking at all those things,” Miles said Monday. “I like the effort of my wide receivers. It’s not as productive as it needs to be. It needs to be more in line with the coaching. … We have to execute better. Period.”

In a victory over Eastern Michigan that had more tense moments than the seventh-ranked Tigers would have liked, LSU (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) was 4 of 15 for 80 yards and no touchdowns through the air.

At one point in the third quarter, EMU was as close as eight points before the Tigers pulled away with a pair of fourth-quarter TDs for a 44-22 triumph.

The Tigers had several drives end with field goals because of dropped passes, including passes that hit top receivers Travin Dural and Malachi Dupre in the hands in or near the end zone.

So far this season, LSU is now averaging 95.5 yards per game. So far, low passing numbers haven’t mattered because of a power running game led by Heisman Trophy candidate Leonard Fournette, who already has rushed for 864 yards and 11 TDs (an average of 8.7 yards per carry and 216 yards per game).

Yet, LSU has six SEC games left, starting at South Carolina this Saturday, and followed by a home date against currently unbeaten and 11th-ranked Florida the weekend after.

So wide receiver John Diarse was not surprised to hear Miles was at least considering “shuffling” the lineup.