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re: Who is the most dominant Defensive player in LSU history?

Posted on 11/21/23 at 10:04 pm to
Posted by LSUFanMizeWay
Picayune MS
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Posted on 11/21/23 at 10:04 pm to
Patrick Peterson
Posted by JakeFromStateFarm
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Posted on 11/21/23 at 10:11 pm to
Tyrann Mathieu.
Posted by Lsutigerturner
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 11/21/23 at 10:51 pm to
Mathieu
Dorsey
Landry
White
Alexander
Debo
Posted by Chipeace
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 11/21/23 at 10:55 pm to
Tommy Casonova
Posted by semjase
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Posted on 11/21/23 at 11:45 pm to
#37 from Crowley.

Tommy Casanova would still kick arse in the SEC today!
Posted by rjokerlsu
Big Spring, TX
Member since Apr 2007
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Posted on 11/21/23 at 11:51 pm to
The program has a tremendous history of several outstanding defenses, so it's tough to pick just one.

Tyrann Mathieu, Tommy Casanova, Glen Dorsey, Michael Brooks, Brady James and Devin White were all outstanding.
Posted by Leon the pro
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 12:58 am to
Badger might be the most dominant of all time for any team. Dude created game changing plays every game and was the most dangerous returner that season.
Posted by EulerRules
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 1:22 am to
Ronnie Estay. Only defensive lineman I ever saw who was triple-teamed at times....even in the East-West Shrine Bowl in San Francisco...and still had a sack.
Posted by Brood211
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 1:33 am to
DJ welter
Posted by Powerman
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 3:04 am to
Other than the Alabama game 2019 Stingley was a problem for opposing offenses. Dude was an eraser at CB
Posted by CSATiger
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 4:17 am to
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Honey Badger and Casanova.
Posted by Tiger Ugly
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 6:17 am to
Michael Brooks.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 6:18 am to
Brooks. Could just take over a game. He was talked about becoming another LT, that's how good he was til he got hurt.

Lavalais 03. Took over games too. That sack on 4 & 1 in Auburn game was beauty. Then Down Goes Eli. Legend.
This post was edited on 11/22/23 at 6:23 am
Posted by Penrod
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 7:24 am to
Patrick Peterson. He erased the best receivers in the nation. Absolutely erased them. He is one of the top five or six corners to ever play the game. There is not another LSU player you can say that about for their position, not Burrow, not Devin White, not Glen Dorsey, not Tommy Casanova, not Tyrann Mathieu, nobody.

I know some are going to say Burrow was the GOAT, but he wasn't. He put up some of the best production in history, but that was because he was a great talent at the time the game evolved. All of the best seasons are recent. But no NFL GM would take Burrow over a dozen other QBs like John Elway, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Roger Staubach, Johnny Unitas, Patrick Mahomes and Bart Starr.
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 3:05 pm to

Evidently, a lot of GMs would have taken Burrow over all but one of those you've listed.

quote:

But no NFL GM would take Burrow over a dozen other QBs like John Elway, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Roger Staubach, Johnny Unitas, Patrick Mahomes and Bart Starr.


And using your criteria, do you think PP7 is one of the top 6 CBs to ever play the game?

Burrow is very much one of the top QBs to ever play CFB. Maybe behind Tebow but that's about it.

And Tyrann was the most instinctive player I have ever seen step on a football field at any level.
Posted by cadillac7563
Birmingham, AL
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 3:10 pm to
It’s TM and it’s not even close. Dorsey got a ton of accolades but his production wasn’t off the charts
Posted by nitwit
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 3:16 pm to
I regret that so any LSU fans do not know who Brooks is or why a group of us rave about him.
He played a long time ago, there is not much TV footage available and he didn't stack multiple years All America honors, like Casanova, Estay, Peterson etc.
And many project NFL stardom onto their college performance which may or may not be appropriate (Bert Jones, for example, who had little PT, due to Mac).
But if you had a chance to see Brooks, you will know why we rave.
Posted by Midtiger farm
Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 3:23 pm to
quote:

He erased the best receivers in the nation. Absolutely erased them


not really
Julio and him had some epic battles with Julio winning a lot of times

The answer is easily Mathieu - go back and watch the havoc he caused on the field. He changed games all the time
Posted by Laman1978
Earth
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Posted on 11/22/23 at 3:44 pm to
Chad Lavalais doesn't get much credit, and while I don't believe he was the most dominant defensive player in LSU history, he at least deserves an honorable mention.
Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
24629 posts
Posted on 11/22/23 at 3:49 pm to
Most feared - Michael Brooks and it isn’t close. Doc was the GOAT for longevity.

Mathieu was eliminated versus Bama on the big stage so coaching does play a part.

With that Mathieu for that 1.5 seasons or whatever he played was the best I’ve seen in P&G in terms of making game changing plays.

Leornard Marshall was DOMINATING on the DLine.
This post was edited on 11/22/23 at 5:42 pm
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