re: DT and CB desperation is overblown

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As I believe some here that think every defensive player on LSU roster with a pulse is championship caliber are simply not evaluating the defense properly.

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Obviously not including me because I have stated many times that the 2023 DT situation was not good. Wingo's significant injury was hidden by Kelly until he quit playing completely and then surgery was announced. Maason Smith simply over a year later after ACL surgery was not remotely the player he was a TR FR. As almost everyone has said here, if LSU had just had a decent defense...say 40th ranked instead of 105th, LSU would have been in the hunt for a playoff spot. LSU would have beaten Ole Miss for sure and maybe Alabama.

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Give me the NFL first rounders that LSU defense is accustomed to

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LSU hasn't had a DT/DE taken in the 1st round since Mingo 11 years ago. In the last 10 years, only 3 defensive players...J Adams, T White, and D White. So I wouldn't call that a 1st round trend.