re: The one thing that made me feel better...depth charts

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Outside of QB, this happened in 2012. Lost 9 starters on defense and Trent Richardson from the 2011 team.

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Returned the best parts of a great o-line, a national title winning qb and you brought back Lacy, which is a bit more than you will return next year. Next year you bring back a few o-line (and probably your best one) and you have what looks like a star wr in the making. In total, you only return about 30-35% of your offensive production. Saban certainly has earned the benefit of the doubt when it comes to reloading on defense but I still believe it will be something to keep an eye on. That said and the other side of the coin is that LSU will have about the same number of offensive lineman returning along with 86%-100% of its offensive production.