re: Any chance Valentine gets cleared?

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He and LMAO will be added depth for 2015.

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Added depth? Chavis is going to build the 2015 defense around Valentine - he's a difference maker. Depending on Garret's progress, we may see some flavor of 3-4 next year, if we can develop another 3-4 DT to rotate with Valentine - but I'm just speculating as Chavis has not run a 3-4 to my knowledge.

We have enough of a mix of DEs (some of whom could play OLB in a 3-4 - heck, Hunter is a great example), athletic DTs who might be able to play one of the end spots in a 3-4 (Herron, Bain) - but I'm not sure we have enough DTs like Valentine to pull it off.

But, it might work - it would be a shock - LSU hasn't played a 3-4 since Tepper, but Saban was planning it before he quit.