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re: Tony Barnhart: "LSU with lots of losses on the defensive side."

Posted on 8/26/14 at 9:00 am to
Posted by L S Usetheforce
Member since Jun 2004
22806 posts
Posted on 8/26/14 at 9:00 am to
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Losing your two starting interior defensive tackles and a safety with four years of extensive experience is a big deal - whether LSU fans want to admit it or not.



No it isn't, Whether LSU fans want to admit or not, Ego and Anthony Johnson didn't do anything great last year.....The had moments but neither was consistent........As for Loston, he was a leader but he was never gonna blow you away with his coverage skills, he was a "big hitter" who didn't really make the conservative tackle when we needed him too.

So with that said, I'm pretty confident we have gotten more athletic at safety and we have fresh bodies in the trenches that nobody knows anything about.
Posted by DeltaDoc
The Delta
Member since Jan 2008
16090 posts
Posted on 8/26/14 at 9:05 am to
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So with that said, I'm pretty confident we have gotten more athletic at safety and we have fresh bodies in the trenches that nobody knows anything about.


Which is exactly what Barnhart is saying. We just don't know what will happen. That is what happens when players leave.
Posted by CP3LSU25
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2009
51150 posts
Posted on 8/26/14 at 9:32 am to
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No it isn't, Whether LSU fans want to admit or not, Ego and Anthony Johnson didn't do anything great last year.....The had moments but neither was consistent........As for Loston, he was a leader but he was never gonna blow you away with his coverage skills, he was a "big hitter" who didn't really make the conservative tackle when we needed him too. So with that said, I'm pretty confident we have gotten more athletic at safety and we have fresh bodies in the trenches that nobody knows anything about.


This. Ego had his moments though.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
279490 posts
Posted on 8/26/14 at 10:09 am to
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Whether LSU fans want to admit or not, Ego and Anthony Johnson didn't do anything great last year..



sadly, they did more than any other player returning on our defensive line.


Barrow- led our team in tackles
Loston- led our team in INT
Freak- led our team in Tackles for loss
Posted by tigerwave168
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2013
30 posts
Posted on 8/26/14 at 10:22 am to
Couldn't agree more. Also, I feel like Ego and AJ didn't give consistent EFFORT and neither lived up to their expectations.

Experienced doesn't always mean better. Example: we had experienced corners last year that were displaced by 2 true freshmen (very talented freshmen). I think this year's defense will be significantly better than last years. By how much, only time will tell.

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