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I am seriously concerned with DL and DL depth for next year..

Posted on 11/4/18 at 9:40 am
Posted by saturncube21
Member since Nov 2015
7641 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 9:40 am
The OL situation seems to be getting better
Posted by arcalades
USA
Member since Feb 2014
19276 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 9:43 am to
dl depth should be pretty good. Might not lose anyone. DL depth is enormous in this year's draft. I seriously doubt Fehoko leaves.
Posted by Joe Mantegna
knoxville
Member since Oct 2007
9315 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 9:44 am to
Why? Lawrence and Fehoko have no business in even thinking about leaving.
Posted by weptiger
Georgia
Member since Feb 2007
10404 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 9:52 am to
Not ragging at all. Our DL eats space, but brings no great push. Individually, they don’t stand out most games as they don’t create significant pressure.

Does that translate as a basis to go pro?
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
279489 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 10:12 am to
The OL will return, essentially, every starter. That will be good for that unit. Should be much better next year
Posted by TheTexasTiger7
Dallas - Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2018
9387 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 10:16 am to
I’m not. If we get Lawerence, Fehoko, and Alexander back (which we should) there isn’t a reason to worry about that. Our offensive line sucked dick last night. Kardell should start day 1.
Posted by Bonjourno
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2010
2717 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 12:17 pm to
If Fehoko and Lawrence were to leave, we could be scary thin. I know most are saying they shouldn’t leave but how has that worked out in the past for us. We have had a ton of guys who “shouldn’t leave” decide to go
Posted by deuce985
Member since Feb 2008
27660 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 12:19 pm to
Nobody on this roster should be leaving early to the draft. Will they? Who knows but they certainly haven't come close to living up to expectations this season.

I think you guys fail to see the problems with our DL. In a 3-4 they're suppose to eat blocks up in the run. The problem here is they're not that good here either. I see them get washed out of plays all the time and the defense is gashed in the run game. When LSU is running a 3-4 getting pressure is nice but not their primary role. I don't think any of these guys will ever do that other than just bullrushing through the line.

They had high expectations to be great this year but they're not. Falls on coaching shoulders and O should not be letting these guys play mediocre since this is his role here. If Aranda was not here O would've been fired already so they should be switching salaries. Meanwhile, Aranda can insert pretty much anyone at LB it seems like and good production from them regardless. Aranda should be the HC at LSU here not O and he should be getting his salary because it's clear this team would be a travesty without him here.

I'm not convinced Chaisson is the answer at pass rush either. You need other guys that can compliment this role but nobody else is a consistent pass rush. Did Chaisson even get consistent pressure his freshman year? I don't remember so. I heard the same thing with Hunter because he looked like a freak but played raw.
This post was edited on 11/4/18 at 12:34 pm
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 12:21 pm to
A few things need to go our way:

1. Fehoko and Alexander need to make a wise decision and come back, considering this years DL class is arguably the greatest of all time.

2. Alexander's knees need to be really managed well. He basically needs to only do low impact cardio and wear a non-contact jersey when he's not playing in games.

3. We need to recruit 2-3 more in this class that can contribute immediately. We aren't getting Sop, especially after last night, but he'd definitely contribute day 1.



ETA:

Good point about Chaisson in here as well. With him back next year, and if the 3 things above happen, we should have a great pass rush. Queen looked pretty damn solid in White's role and Phillips will be an All-American.
This post was edited on 11/4/18 at 12:22 pm
Posted by GeauxLSU4
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2012
10652 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 12:29 pm to
Agreed on the Oline. We seem to be addressing needs there and after last night, we need all the help we can get. We've had trouble recruiting dline in recent years despite that being O's calling card. Look no further than the build of bama's dline compared to ours. All 6'4 or 6'5, 300 lbs, long/lean and can move. Our guys are 6'2 300 lbs with short arms and don't move too well.
Posted by mhc4tigers
Member since Aug 2016
4346 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 6:56 pm to
Sounds like Lawrence is,coming back. And we do need more and better DLineman. We need true offensive tackles. We migHt have one between Dare Rosenthal and Cameron Wire.
Posted by tschla1
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2010
942 posts
Posted on 11/4/18 at 7:36 pm to
Did you not watch the Bama game
Posted by coondaddy21
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2012
3222 posts
Posted on 11/5/18 at 11:59 am to
Keenan Landry from Jennings, class of 2021 will be a beast and a must get recruit for LSU.

This post was edited on 11/5/18 at 12:09 pm
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