re: Look how Coach O has transformed our DL..

I'm optimistic about the D-line for the first time in a while. However, there is more "potential" than proven results right now. Key is obviously a star, but aside from him there is a lot of "maybe" with the DL.

Lacoture, though not a gamebreaker, is a solid player
We've been waiting on Herron/Clark/Gilmore to live up to their recruiting rankings for 3-4 years. It's been a down last few years for the DL and none of these guys have ever been able to make much of an impact. Why is there reason to think "this is the year"?

The big question is how much have Lawrence/Alexander improved since last year? It's very tough to make a big impact as a freshman along the DL. If they have made the jump we all hope they have, then LSU could have a really good DL, which in turn would make up for some of the personnel losses in the LB/DB group. If not, things might be tough.