re: People still emotional...

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Thats called excuse. Cover the team...which he should do.

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That’s called preparing the ground to fire the defensive coordinator

I agree with you, in principal but I think its noy just coaching but the players as well. It's more of a combination of issues. I don't think the players believe in the scheme or the gameplans. I say that because it seems as if there are too many plays where they are doing their own thing instead of playing sound football. Their containment and gap integrity's so bad because they desperately are trying to make plays instead of trusting the scheme and trusting each other. I also get the feeling Maason Smith is just kind of going through the motions and not playing with intensity because he doesn't want to get injured again. This coaching staff usually has bad gameplans for meaningful games and have shown no real ability to adjust in-game. BK will need to be paired with a competent DC and will also need a veteran team of players. I say that because when I listen to him, he seems to rely on the senior players to be mature enough to insist the younger guys to stay focused.

On a side note, as fans, we've been wanting more 5 star talent to commit to LSU. Those guys typically feel they are good enough to play anywhere. We desperately need defensive recruits but it's kind of difficult to convince them to come here when our D looks so incompetent. A good defense requires good to elite d-linemen, LB's, and a secondary. If you're not solid at all three levels, it'll affect how players at other levels look. Right now, I see it being substantially difficult to get highly recruited guys on defense with the product we've put on the field.