re: Maybe Les isnt the problem...

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Everyone blames gaping holes in our defensive talent and depth on Chavis and Haley, yet ignores the horrid management Les has had with recruiting classes. We'll recruit the hell out of DBs and WRs only to not use the WRs and only a few of the DBs while DL and LBer are left hollow. Les makes the recruiting plan and strategy. Name me another successful SEC coach that has gone entire seasons without a DT or LBer in a recruiting class much less multiple ones?

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It's not like they didn't offer scholarships at those positions, they just didn't reel them in and for the most part some of the bigger names underperformed.

While it is Les fault, he has limitations on visits and phone calls to recruits. It's up to the assistants to help reel these guys in and coach up their position groups. To me it seems like chavis and haley failed at recruiting their positions. The plan was in place.

They dudnt just ignored a position. Only time they did that was at rb, and LSU isn't hurting there.

Plus they were recruiting defensive players chavis wants for his scheme. Never sacrifice speed for size. That's why teams like bama and Arkansas are able to run on LSU. Chavis puts safeties at linebacker, linebackers at de and de and dt. He likes the tweeners with speed. It works against manziel, but not teams that will run rt up the middle on you.