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Will we get any big uglies in the portal?

Posted on 12/15/23 at 9:40 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
5506 posts
Posted on 12/15/23 at 9:40 pm
That’s what I want the most outside of CB’s. We need 2 more DT’s badly.

The lines are the core of any championship team. We’ve got to get some difference makers on the DL or this team is headed nowhere next season.
This post was edited on 12/15/23 at 9:41 pm
Posted by catfish 62
Atlanta
Member since Mar 2010
4914 posts
Posted on 12/15/23 at 9:42 pm to
Will depend on what wingo and smith do. I’d guess we get 1
Posted by Not Cooper
Member since Jun 2015
4699 posts
Posted on 12/15/23 at 9:58 pm to
Most important 2 are Wingo and Smith. We do have 1 JUCO DL and could be in for another. I wouldn’t expect a huge splash in the portal
Posted by LSU1215
Monroe
Member since Aug 2009
3801 posts
Posted on 12/15/23 at 10:11 pm to
Waiting on Wingo and Smith decisions. Well we are waiting I'm sure the staff already knows. I was hoping for Nolen or other DL from Aggies to visit. Guess we are in wait and see stage but looks like things may be changing with McKinley see how his visit goes next month.
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
5506 posts
Posted on 12/15/23 at 10:19 pm to
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Waiting on Wingo and Smith decisions.


We need 2 more DT’s regardless. Did you watch our defense this year? The defensive line is horrible.

Wingo is a good DT, but Maason Smith is absolutely horrible. We need more playmakers at that position. Not just warm bodies. Wingo is the only playmaker we have currently.
Posted by snackpack
Member since Dec 2005
2760 posts
Posted on 12/15/23 at 10:19 pm to
Does Jordan Jefferson have another year of eligibility? I know he went out on senior day
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
5506 posts
Posted on 12/15/23 at 10:21 pm to
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Most important 2 are Wingo and Smith


Wingo is good. Maason Smith is horrible. We can definitely do without Smith.

We need more playmakers on our DL. What we have currently will never be adequate in the SEC. We’ll get eaten alive again next year.
This post was edited on 12/15/23 at 10:24 pm
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
29168 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 8:30 am to
He does not.
Posted by Carbonman
Butte la Rose
Member since May 2022
581 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 8:31 am to
Smith will make the Smith haters look like the clowns they are next season
Posted by mpwilging
Punta Gorda Isles, Florida
Member since Jan 2011
7010 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 8:59 am to
I agree Carbon.

Maason progressively got better as the year played out. He's still getting back to 100%. His effort was good and that, along with his talent will "show out" next year.

Folks shitting on him need to hit the pause button...
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278721 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 9:01 am to
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Maason Smith is horrible. We can definitely do without Smith.


Posted by Carbonman
Butte la Rose
Member since May 2022
581 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 9:34 am to
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Folks shitting on him need to hit the pause button...


Those guys from what I see don't know very much about football. Yes Smith is still not 100% but throw that into a weak secondary which allows opposing QB's to release the football quickly that makes DT's look like they are not getting to the QB fast enough. In spite of this I saw him getting progressively better.

I don't think I will miss my guess that he will be a force next year.
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
5506 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 10:14 am to
Lester, what has Smith ever done to make you think he’s a good college defensive lineman?

He’s a perfect example of looks like Tarzan but plays like Jane.
Posted by logansrun
Amite
Member since Dec 2015
1820 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 1:07 pm to
I'll give Smith the benefit of the doubt. I noticed with Savion Jones how stiff and unathletic he and Smith looked. I'm hoping the body shapers under Kelly rework these young men. I did notice they played a lot harder down the stretch which just a good aggressiveness goes a long way in being better.
This post was edited on 12/16/23 at 1:09 pm
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
39667 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 1:13 pm to
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Maason Smith is absolutely horrible.

You have a football IQ of about seven if you really believe that. Maason Smith is a good defensive lineman. He has not been great, which is what everyone convinced themselves he was going to be. That has led to disappointment, but he is still a good SEC defensive lineman who will be drafted.
Posted by northLouisiana
Member since Jul 2013
234 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 1:36 pm to
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Did you watch our defense this year? The defensive line is horrible.


That had alot to do with coaching.
Posted by Carbonman
Butte la Rose
Member since May 2022
581 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 2:07 pm to
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That had alot to do with coaching.





Yo Einstein is it just me that noticed our D line coach was ill and we had to bring in an analyst and then an 82 year old Jenkins halfway through the year? I think that may have something to do with it.
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
5506 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 6:54 pm to
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You have a football IQ of about seven if you really believe that. Maason Smith is a good defensive lineman.


Stop the star-gazing.

Smith was flat out awful this year regardless of the fact that he was a 5-star recruit. As of now, he would be a complete waste of a draft pick by any NFL team.

Hopefully he will do a 180 and break out next year, but he’s nowhere close to where he needs to be right now.
This post was edited on 12/16/23 at 6:57 pm
Posted by BadaBingBadaBoom
Lafourche Parish
Member since Mar 2022
2023 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 7:03 pm to
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Smith was flat out awful this year regardless of the fact that he was a 5-star recruit. As of now, he would be a complete waste of a draft pick by any NFL team.


That’s my boy from Bayou Country but I agree! He has worn that 0 proudly! I’ll leave it at that!
Posted by Tjcajun
Member since Aug 2021
462 posts
Posted on 12/16/23 at 7:08 pm to
What if he absolutely shows out in the bowl
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