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Nice troll attempt but Collins isn't even a corner.

And don't believe the nonsense about his 'sister' saying he's going to tcu.
Nobody knows at this point and if the staff is letting him go then maybe he's not as big of a loss as u think. There's a lot of highly ranked high school players that don't pan out and there's a lot of mo claiborne types that are simply better than their more highly touted teammates. Trust the defensive coaches.

I am well aware that Landon Collins isn't a corner. That's specifically why I used the term "defensive backfield," which of course includes safeties. And yes, it is still irksome that the number one (and two and three and four) ranked players in Louisiana went elsewhere. Let's not pretend that's somehow advantageous to LSU.

In any event, back to Jenkins. I am not certain why you claim that we should "trust the defensive coaches." First of all, the LSU staff recruited Jenkins a mere two years ago. Presumably, they thought he was promising enough to warrant a full scholarship. Second of all, there is no actual evidence that the LSU defensive coaches want Jenkins to leave or that they have encouraged him to leave or that they are satisfied with his departure. For all we know, they could be petitioning him to stay on the team or return to the team, whatever the case may be. Finally, I reflexively dismiss any arguments that are premised on the erroneous notion of coaches' infallibility.

If it should come to pass (and isn't just an internet rumor), there is no way to spin Jenkin's defection as a positive for the LSU football team. It's never good to lose very talented young players, especially at a position where - frankly - we don't have a great deal of depth, given the loss of Claiborne, Brooks, and Vinson.

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Posted on 5/31/12 at 3:34 pm to The312

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In any event, back to Jenkins. I am not certain why you claim that we should "trust the defensive coaches." First of all, the LSU staff recruited Jenkins a mere two years ago. Presumably, they thought he was promising enough to warrant a full scholarship. Second of all, there is no actual evidence that the LSU defensive coaches want Jenkins to leave or that they have encouraged him to leave or that they are satisfied with his departure. For all we know, they could be petitioning him to stay on the team or return to the team, whatever the case may be. Finally, I reflexively dismiss any arguments that are premised on the erroneous notion of coaches' infallibility.

What I am trying to explain to you is that IF Jenkins is leaving the team then it's 99.9999% likely that it has to do with other underclassmen moving ahead of him on the depth chart. Jenkins isn't going to leave LSU if he thinks he has a shot at playing time. That's just common sense. So when I say 'trust the coaches' I mean that if they think there are better players on the roster then you and I aren't at practice to dispute this. And if there are players that have moved ahead of Jenkins on the depth chart or are giving him a run for his money then we clearly have more depth at this position than you think.
And of course nobody was thrilled about losing Landon Collins. But this staff has done a great job recruiting top talent and will continue to do so. The defensive staff has also done an AMAZING job at developing the players on that side of the ball. Bottom line is defense (particularly the secondary and DL) are the last of my concerns.

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