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Qua Russaw and James Smith

Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:28 pm
Posted by Tank77
Member since Mar 2019
744 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:28 pm
LSU will receive visits from both Alabama DL transfers.

I think we might be emphasizing getting home with 4 instead of having a high blitz rate
Posted by TigerMonkey7
Member since Jul 2021
4397 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:30 pm to
Please. Sometimes those blitzes baker does can be effective but other times he sells out too often and the other team has a massive chunk play
Posted by Sir Fury
Member since Jan 2015
5198 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:32 pm to
quote:

I think we might be emphasizing getting home with 4 instead of having a high blitz rate


That’s one way to help protect against mobile QBs. You can keep more guys in coverage, and use 1 or two to spy the QB.
Posted by lob1284
Houma by birth
Member since Mar 2006
5057 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:34 pm to
Do either of these guys project to be plus pass rushers? Qua got hurt early and barely played and Smith is a big bodied guy, he had 2.5 sacks.

We need an edge who is a legit finisher as a pass rusher. Need a guy who can produce like Swinson in 2024, not just a bunch of bodies.
Posted by MasterAbe1
Member since Oct 2016
6855 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:34 pm to
quote:

Sometimes those blitzes baker does can be effective but other times he sells out too often and the other team has a massive chunk play


Gotta sell out when you can’t get home with 4. We desperately needed edge pass rush last year, technically a safety had the most sacks on our team last year.
Posted by smash williams
San Diego
Member since Apr 2009
21073 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:36 pm to
Thinking that Sterling Lucas and Lou Spanos are gonna make an impact
Posted by TigerFanFromBama
Pike Road, AL
Member since Mar 2015
4833 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:36 pm to
They are likely a package deal. They were HS teammates
Posted by sunnydaze
Member since Jan 2010
32868 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:37 pm to
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Smith is a big bodied guy, he had 2.5 sacks.


He’s a DT and he started every game this year
This post was edited on 1/7/26 at 12:40 pm
Posted by Captain Crown
Member since Jun 2011
56730 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:38 pm to
Posted by Zzyzx
Member since Nov 2018
2547 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 12:46 pm to
Blake Baker has had the highest blitz percentage in college football nearly every year going back to Missouri.

i highly doubt he changes his philosophy
Posted by Kool Kaliper
Mansfield, TX
Member since Nov 2018
3238 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:33 pm to
HossTiger
Posted by tiggy
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2025
432 posts
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:30 pm to
I feel like half our recruits are DL. This is gonna be wild
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