Starting Defensive Tackles Next Year?

For all the shite those two have taken from our idiotic fan base, they will be very sorely missed next year.

They have played an insane percentage of plays for big guys because obviously the guys behind them just aren't ready to contribute against SEC OLs.


Root hard for Freak and Ego to come back or things will be truly awful next year.

Quentin Thomas and guys who are freshmen now, I guess. Tashawn Bower and Christian LaCouture?

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They aint going pro.

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They might if they grade out well in an NFL combine and don't think they will develop much at LSU.

Of course Bower and Neal have impressed early on and hopefully they will be ready next year. Hunter needs to add weight. Allen and Rasco are both juniors right? Lots of unproven guys at DT and likely very little depth if Freak and Ego go - scary. Could be worse than this year. Freak and Ego are great but they aren't ready yet. First full year of being a starter and I think they can be dominant with another year and depth to give them rest

Are there any juco beasts that we are recruiting?

How about Ronald Martin and Corey Thompson. They have the speed to both be a good fit at defensive tackle.

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Herron may bulk up to DT, and Gilmore and Bain may figure into the mix.

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Gilmore and Bain will absolutely figure in, out of necessity if nothing else.

Thomas will start, and he's been very disappointing after the positive reports I heard from camp. I expected much more from him and I was completely off base.

Lacouture just doesn't strike me as being very physical when he's out there. Rarely see him in the backfield.

I agree with the other poster that said Mickey will likely never be a contributor seeing as how he's been in the program so long and can't even sniff PT despite a huge need for depth at the position this year. He just looks like a miss.

If Gilmore and Bain are not ready next year, we are in for a nightmare.


As to the other poster, I haven't heard of any JUCO recruits we're after at DT, but it would sure be nice if one popped up at some point, although I know our numbers are getting limited.


Make no mistake, Freak and Ego will get the respect they deserve when they're gone and we see how bad things can really get.

They've been the two best players on our D easily IMO.

With awful LB play, no impact players at DE, spotty coverage at corner, and little safety help, I'd love to see two college DTs that could have done any better than those two guys have despite playing almost every snap through a nine game opening stretch and then against the #1 team on the road with their bulldozing attack.


Here's to Freak and Ego

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Ego > AJ

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Agreed.

They both need to come back. They would both be gone if they declare but they are both the kind of players that could double their draft stock if they stuck around.

nah, Jonah Austin wears 99 for some reason.