Offensive line for 2012 taking shape

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LsuTool

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What do you expect from our Oline going into 2012? What happens if a starter sustains a season ending injury during spring or fall practice? Who's gonna step up?

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Josh D can play either interior position. Center is our real issue. Lonergan seems to get knicked up a bit, & his health is of major import.

The reports I hear about our 2nd string OL is that the NO kids are in each others ears & have great chemistry. Porter/Turner/Austin aren't going to let anyone dog it without the others letting them hear about it, & they are improving steadily.

Porter may not be ready for prime time if pushed into action, but I like our OL's chances if healthy to actually improve significantly over last year.

Chris Faulk & Collins are going to be an absolutely DOMINANT left side of our line. Folks don't realize how mean Collins is.

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Center is our real issue

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I think Porter will be ready. Miles praised him and Collins early this week.

Collins will not start over Josh. Not saying I want Josh to start but I'm saying you better beleive Les will start Josh.

LT - Chris Faulk, JR.,
Chris Davenport, JR.
Jerald Hawkins, FR.

LG - La'El Collins, SO.,
Josh Dworaczyk, SR.
Trai Turner, FR. RS or Corey White, FR. RS

C - P.J. Lonergan, SR.,
Elliot Porter, SO.
Corey White, FR. RS or Trai Turner, FR. RS

RG - Josh Williford, JR.,
Evan Washington, SO.
Matt Branch, SR.

RT - Alex Hurst, SR.,
Vadal Alexander, FR.
Jonah Austin, FR. RS
Derek Edinburgh Jr., FR.


I think your starters are in bold with La'el playing some tackle if needed. Miles seems to like Porter at Center and we should see him there some this year to get him some PT. Washington is coming off an injury but all indications are that he's doing pretty well. He could play guard or tackle as well, but I think V. Alexander may get a shot at tackle before he does. Edinburgh and Hawkins will more than likely redshirt. Turner, Austin and White were big recruits who were redshirted last year. It's a guess, but I think either White or Turner will get some work at center as well as guard. Davenport...??? No idea about him. We are also also still in the race for Fehoko Fanaika, a JUCO lineman who would enroll during the summer.

Charleslsu in 5.....4....3....2....

Josh Dorostick has a bunch of friends and family here.

He isn't going to be playing any T for LSU...

He's a G for a reason. People always wondered why we kept him at G when he was undersized. It's because he sucks at T. They tried that experiment in practice and he is too slow out of his stance.

Maybe C they'll mix him in...

I doubt Collins starts over him either. Absolutely no way Miles puts a 6th year player on the bench. Collins better get one of the G positions...

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I'll bet he ends up at the LT before his career is over.

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He's not in the 2 deep at either tackle position, nor is he even taking cross-training reps as I understand it.

With Faulk quite likely to make an early exit next year (especially if he has the kind of season I think he'll have), one would think 'El would be taking reps just to stay sharp there. But I think the move inside is a permanent one.

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Folks don't realize how mean Collins is.

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we talking Faneca/ Will Arnold mean?

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ignorance. Josh D has been our best o-linemen

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You are wrong. Josh D was bragged on by Miles since he got here but has been a bust. I wish he was better. He got pushed around at OT because he was under-sized and he didn't work out at OG either. Everyone has bragged on him but he just never produced. Almost every rantor agrees with me. We are waiting on him for the last five years and he keeps failing to produce.