O line signees/recruits...re: bama game

LSU needs more like Deculus.....that kid is an animal

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Not many Tackles...seems to fall in place in what I thought the issues were.

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I'm not bashing your opinion. It's clear that the team lacks experienced true offensive tackles. What I want to do is shed a little more light on the subject.

I started to do a similar chart a few days ago but didn't have time. What I was going to do differently was add a look at tackles that were actually available in Louisiana in the same time period. I didn't do all the research, nor do I have anything in front of me as I write, so this could be incomplete or inaccurate.

I know of only three reasonably-rated tackles from Louisiana since 2013 who didn't sign with LSU.

Robinson was never coming to LSU. The staff tried hard, and got him for a visit or two, but his mind was pretty well made up. His going to 'Bama probably figured into Stud's dismissal.

Jerry Tillery - 4-star - 2015 - committed to Notre Dame in 2013. The staff tried as hard as they could to get him to LSU, and he appeared to have been flirting with the idea, but he wound up going to his life-long dream school - where he is now playing DEFENSE.

Garrett Thomas - 3-star - 2015 - went to Texas, where he isn't listed in their 3-deep depth chart.

So, since 2014, LSU missed on two outstanding Louisiana tackles they really never had a chance at, and let a 3-star go that they didn't want. They've signed the only other 4-star from La. in the same time period, and signed two 4-stars and two 3-stars from out of state.

Considering how few home-grown tackles were available, I have to think that's actually pretty good.

Again, not bashing the OP, but it's real easy to point out that LSU has a weakness at tackle and blame Miles for it - JIMMY - but maybe the knee-jerk dogpile bunch should be intellectually honest enough to point out just where else they were supposed to look.

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Fehoko Fanaika-OL-no longer on team

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Just housekeeping here. He was a JUCO and graduated LSU or expended his eligibility anyway. Your listing looks like he was a waste/bust. He actually played a lot of guard at LSU while he was here and helped bring in Maea Teuhema.

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Then you need to leave the state and get tackles...You have to go where ever and get a tackle or tackles. Looks like that was done in 2015 and 2016.

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Certainly, and that's kinda implied in what I wrote. But, again, where were they? What players in Texas, Florida or anywhere else did LSU have a shot at? Would anyone like to provide some likely possibilities LSU missed on?

I think maybe Stud banked everything on Robinson, but don't know if that was his only choice. The year before, Pocic was a 5-star or at least close, and Dodd was a 4-star, so it's not like they weren't aware they needed to look elsewhere. And that implies they were at least trying.

I think this is a good thread.

What we don't need is anymore soft projects!

I wasn't sure but thanks for clarifying.

They have to be developed and sometimes converted from dline.