Tyler Grubbs From Louisiana Tech might be somebody to watch...

We have plenty of mediocre linebackers. We have no need to bring in another.

those are impressive numbers for any freshmen. possibly

Not gonna knock the guy, but I’d rather take more players like Wingo. He was already in the Sec and talented enough to play at LSU. With our current depth issues we need to only take guys who will see the field and not take a flyer on a maybe player.

Good player, sure, but not sec. Shoulda stayed right where he was.

Initially read this post with the thought "hell yeah, we should be adding any adequate LBs we can get" but I think the first few comments disputing this sentiment are correct.


As the commenters above have already stated: At LB, our issue isn't really depth, it's top-end talent. Now, I think a large part of that issue will be dealt with by virtue of the fact that sophomore-year Harold Perkins will actually be a real, fully-actualized inside linebacker, as opposed to a freak athlete who was too impactful to take off the field but wasn't necessarily capable yet of fulfilling the full range of responsibilities at the position.



This year, Perkins was mostly asked to do 3 things and 3 things only: (1) rush the passer, (2) spy the passer, and (3) play VERY basic coverage. He was frequently tentative with his run fits, which led to him often getting totally washed out of the play on RB runs, and we saw UGA use a lot of personnel groupings and route combinations designed specifically to put him in conflict as a coverage guy--and usually that resulted in an advantage situation for their offense. Next year, he will be INFINITELY more comfortable with the nuances of the position at the higher levels and should thus be able to successfully take on the full range of responsibilities.



However, especially given the way House likes to call his defense (especially with respect to the front seven - lots of sim pressures, lots of disguised looks, lots of different players at different spots doing all kinds of different things), adding a high-end ILB would be a massive boon for us. We really didn't have any ILBs this past year who were strong in all facets--they were largely guys who were strong at one thing and weak at another. Adding another "depth" type guy isn't really going to change anything. We need a difference maker--someone who can handle a lot and allow us to deploy Perkins in a way that maximizes his insane athleticism.