LSU has quietly put together a pretty decent offensive line

Last year we had injuries along the 0-line and little quality depth. In particular with the emergence of Damien Lewis, this years group appears to have five solid starters and very good depth behind them. We certainly need to be strong here with the inexperience at qb and rb behind them.

At guard LSU has Lewis, Brumfield, Ingram and Campbell. These are all athletic guys and the group average is over 320 lbs. It helps that all of them have been in a college weight training program for a couple years on average as well

At tackle LSU has Charles, Deculus, Traore, Magee and Savage. This was overall a highly recruited group. Deculus and Charles are quality starters.

Cushenberry is at center, where any of the guards might move over if need be.

Then you have three freshman (Smith, Wire and Hines) who probably wont play, not because they are not good, but because of the depth chart in front of them.

The JC transfers help a lot here. Traore was more high profile, but from practice reports its Lewis who sounds like the stud. I am sure everyone has seen the picture of his tree trunk arms. The guy is so massively compact, he looks like the guy you run behind on third or fourth down and a yard to go.

Full disclosure, I am not an O fan or a fan of his hiring. But you have to give credit when its due and LSU does look to be a lot stronger and deeper in the trenches this year, on both sides.

The perennial question mark at qb remains. And for the first time in a while we have a question mark at running back. If LSU ever needed a solid group on the O-line, its this year for sure. Football can be a frustrating game to watch when your o-line is getting pushed around. Conversely, a young qb can look a lot better if he has time to pat the ball and go through his progressions without a lineman in his face. I hope this group lives up to its promise.