re: What our defense is missing.

Yet none of the above mentioned made a difference. We gave up 25 pts and 350yds a game, and couldn't get stops when we needed them. Look at the ole miss game, get it to a 1 score game, they score 17 straight. None of those players made a big time play in any of the 3 losses. We forced like 9 turnovers all year. None of those guys made a difference. Look at the all conference team. They aren't on them because they didn't deserve it.
Look at bama...2 dline and a lb on first team. They made plays

We need size and depth on the entire front seven! Herron showed a little of what he can do against A&M but we need versatile players and 2 at each position. These guys have to stop leaving after 3 years unless they are 1st rounders and even keep some of those. Teams do it all the time so can we. This happens and we will have depth again and start winning games. This attitude of going to LSU just to get a check in 3 years is a cancer for this program!!! And if we going to run a pro style offense then let's do it and get the correct personnel. Need a smart QB that thinks quickly and has poise. This offense would run sooooooo much better with a QB that fit the system!! The pitch should be LSU still runs a pro style offense and we are the only team that will have you ready to play in the NFL if you are good enough here !

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Debo Jones - Butkus award finalists Beckwith - Despite what some people think, he's still 1 of the top MLBs out there. Lewis Neal - 8 sacks and has been solid vs the run as well Godchaux is also extremely disruptive and a good DT. And Arden Key has played very good for a true freshman. We have some difference makers. The problem is we have no depth at LB and at DT. That's the issue. Saying we have no difference makers in the front 7 is just wrong. We do have some. But we have a huge drop off after them and they get worn down during games, especially the guys in the middle. And the reason we are 8-3 is because of our front 7 on D? Really? Really? Is this a joke?

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I love our players, and each guy you listed there is a very good player who is definitely a quality starter on most SEC defenses, with Bama being an exception. However, none of them are elite with the possible exception of Key in a year or two. If you put a couple of our former elite front 7 guys on this defense WITH these guys, it would make all the difference in the world.

We've been missing that game-changer element from the defense the last three years. For two of those years, Chavis schemed around this and disguised weaknesses. Steele just ran his scheme straight for most of the year and opened up the floodgates in the process.