Day 14: various camp reports

We are elite.

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Brian Kelly still likes what he has seen from LSU's offensive line, in part because new center Braelin Moore "sets up the rest of the group for success." "This group is going to be really good."

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I thought this unit sucked though?

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DT: Bernard Gooden + Dominick McKinley EDGE: Jack Pyburn + Gabe Reliford

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CB: Mansoor Delane + A. Stamps S: AJ Haulcy + T. Cooley

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Hard to overstate how much better these position groups look from both a talent and depth standpoint compared to the last two years.

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The #LSU Depth Chart is beginning to take shape on defense: DT: Bernard Gooden + Dominick McKinley EDGE: Jack Pyburn + Gabe Reliford LB: Whit Weeks + West Weeks STAR: H. Perkins CB: Mansoor Delane + A. Stamps S: AJ Haulcy + T. Cooley

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Anxious to see Patrick Payton and DJ Pickett fit into this

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I thought this unit sucked though?

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if they are good it will take a few games to build chemistry like we have seen for decades past.

D lines usually win the trench battle in august anyway.

I doubt the o line will be as bad as they predict. I think them looking bad may be because we have a good to decent d line again finally.

this should be what the floor of an LSU roster is. sage ryan started for 3 years and prob won't touch the field at ole miss. our rosters since O left have been scraped together as much as we can but this is the first year I see stability at every level.

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The Jujuan Johnson bit is interesting. Starting reps.

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The staff already knows what they have in Durham to this point as well as the roles Berry & Jackson will play. The unknown is Johnson especially if an injury or two occurs, it's important to know what you have there. Even more so, it provides Johnson the opportunity to get up to speed in pass pro which is HIGHLY important but often overlooked.

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I doubt the o line will be as bad as they predict. I think them looking bad may be because we have a good to decent d line again finally.

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You had two starters in Moore & Thompson coming in & having to learn an entirely new system & terminology. With Moore at center, the learning curve is even greater being he is the "quarterback" of the line. Adams is the only returning lineman who isn't having to make some sort of adjustment.

I think it just took a few practices for everyone to gel & come together as a unit. Some took that as the unit was awful & that the sky was falling. This is exactly what practice is for. Ironing out wrinkles & getting better. The freaking out about practices & what occurs at practices is utterly ridiculous at times.

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Well we had an elite O line last year but couldn't run the ball

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Correction, we had elite tackles. Dellinger was solid & knowledgeable. When he got injured against A&M, losing his experience hurt. Chester was a weak link & in over his head. Mubenga was raw & his inexperience showed when he had to be thrown in the line up.