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re: I think we’ll be fine at the defensive tackle spot this year
Posted on 2/10/24 at 8:49 pm to Tiger997
Posted on 2/10/24 at 8:49 pm to Tiger997
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What makes you think that they won't? Do you believe that our new defense will be playing 4 DTs? Put JG and another 300lber inside, and the 280 lb guys on the DEs.
You think you can get through the season with only 2 DT's? You need at least 4 DT that can rotate throughout the year. This post isn't about DE's it's about DT's. And if those guys are 280, they aren't playing the defensive tackle position unless you want to lose a lot of games.
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We'll be better than we were last year just having a good (if not great) coach coaching the DT's and Peoples coaching the Ends and Edges.
Upgrading coaches is obviously great. But you are also losing your 3 best defensive tackles. You can't just make that up by moving guys from DE or the offensive line.
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Maybe you just shouldn't watch football this year.
Oh, you're one of those guys that responds to anyone that criticizes the team with "maybe you shouldn't watch"
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I think we're going to be a lot better on defense.
Cool. I hope we are. This post is specifically about the defensive tackle position which is a major concern as of now.
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Posted on 2/11/24 at 8:40 am to LSBoosie
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And if those guys are 280, they aren't playing the defensive tackle position unless you want to lose a lot of games.
Bro what?
There’s plenty of guys that are that weight that do absolutely fine. Weight isn’t the end-all on the lines. You think Wingo was 310? Davon Godchaux came in as a freshman at 260 and ended his season being one of the better DLmen in the conference. 280 is closer to the norm these days anyway. You’ll be hard pressed to find a 320+ DT unless they’re an athletic freak of nature.
ETA: what matters far more is strength and technique. They have a great strength coach and they’re now being coached by one of the best in the game. OP is correct that LSU will be “fine” in the sense of “good enough”
We had size galore last year with Maason Smith and he did frick-all. Turns out being 6’6 320lbs didn’t mean shite if you had no technique and the scheme sucked.
This post was edited on 2/11/24 at 8:44 am
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