re: Jimmy Smiths take on lsu's remaining prospects

quote:

---

For me losing Valentine would be a huge disappointment. I think we need a big space eater on the DL and TV offers that. Since we play light at LB in the 220-235 range, we need DTs that command doubles to keep the LBs free to flow to the ball.

---

I might br into your post incorrectly but I don't th that "pace eater" is what Chavis wants. If that was so then Al Woods would have been a starter back in his day.

Chavis needs guys at DT who will get penetration and disrupt plays which usually makes them require to be double teamed anyway. Chavis doesn't necc dislike the big body types over 330lb who would be labelled NTs as long as they penetrate. That is the most important thing.

The guys who can get that penetration and still not allow the RB to get past him on running plays are the guys who go on their first round draft days.