re: Lacy, Collins - not big losses to Bama...Cam would be

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The only position where you can credibly argue that 1 player and 1 player alone can make that much difference is QB.
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What? Are you serious? A WR can change the game in a heartbeat with a single play. A DT OR DE can make a game changing play. Almost every position on the field has the potential to make a game changing play in a close game not just a QB. A Safety for example can make a game changing hit or int. Collins is not marginally better than Thompsen believe me but if that helps soothe your butt from losing him then so be it!

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Uh, how is a WR going to change the game in a heartbeat without the QB being able to get him the ball to begin with? Are you talking an end around? I do agree with a lot of your post but clearly QB is by far the most important position on a football team...not even close. As far as Collins vs Thompson or anyone else, sorry, but the votes aren't in yet. Please refrain from putting L Collins in the college football hall of fame until he actually is a position player starter and looks good being one.

I will give H Town Tiger an example of a safety play that actually ended up being the deciding play in the game and couldn't have been made by anyone else...the Eric Reid play vs Alabama in 2011 where he left his own man in clearly a busted coverage by another LSU player and took away the halfback pass to the TE around the LSU goal line. Safeties are becoming more important BUT they have to cover too. Just because Collins or Reid can hit someone does NOT make them a great safety. IF you can't cover the 3rd or 4th guy on a pass pattern, you aren't a great safety. Let's see how Collins and Thompson and other safeties in the SEC do pass coverage before proclaiming them great safeties, OK?