IDK its a pretty interesting argument

Edited:People forget that we had a very good defense in 2018, because the last two games just blow out the statistics.

I actualyl ment 2018 when I said last year. I think the 2019 issues were more jsut executing than the scheme

but through 11 games last year we had a top 10 defense. 7 OTs on a case defense and losing half out players mucked up the end of the year.

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Posted by skullhawk

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Posted on 5/6/20 at 2:39 pm to SammyTiger

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People forget that we had a very good defense last year, because the last two games just blow out the statistics.

They got the job done but there was hiccups along the way.

Not a single second half stop against Texas
Couldn't get off the field against Florida
28 second half points to Bama
Ole Miss sets records

Defense seemed to turn it around after the Ole Miss debacle. I think getting Delpit healthy was big too.

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Posted by southdowns84

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Posted on 5/6/20 at 2:56 pm to SammyTiger

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IDK its a pretty interesting argument

It's a very interesting argument. I think in a vacuum I'd prefer the 3-4, but at a place like LSU I lean more towards the 4-2-5 based on the type of athletes we recruit.

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People forget that we had a very good defense last year, because the last two games just blow out the statistics.

I think we really under-performed based on the talent we had on defense. We just had five players selected in the first three rounds of the NFL draft. Stingley will probably be a top five pick. Shelvin and Stevens will likely be drafted in the first few rounds as well.

I don't think it'd be easy to find examples of other defenses with that much talent that finished where we did statistically.

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Posted by GetmorewithLes

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Posted on 5/6/20 at 3:02 pm to SammyTiger

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People forget that we had a very good defense last year, because the last two games just blow out the statistics.

There is no perfect defense and it is always situational for down/distance and strength or capability of the opponent. I have felt for a long time that the 3-4 we ran was more flexible than the 4-2-5. One thing Aranda was good at in the 3-4 was putting the OL in conflict such that you might have 3 to block 2 on one side and 2 to block 3 on the other.

There is one thing that I know for a fact. The coaches know more than me and if what they are doing is not working then they will do something else...