re: 2014-like Defensive Turnaround?

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My thoughts are similar to the safeties: if he can trust the guy next to him to do his job then I think his play would dramatically improve. He flies through hole and makes plays.

IDK if I missed anything but the only time I saw him frick up noticeably was on the long pass which was our DCs fault for having him in man on the outside with no safety help.

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Baskerville had some plays where he flashed. Diagnosed the play quickly and shot in for a nice stop. He had 2.5 TFLs (led the team) The deep ball on which he got beat was simply a mis-match created by the playcall. Credit UCLA for that.

The only time you ever saw #18 was when he was getting blocked 7, 8, 9 yards downfield; running to a congested gap while the RB easily bounced outside; or simply chasing a guy down 10, 15, 20 yards down field. He had ZERO TFLs...because he is NEVER in position for one.

Is Baskerville an ALL-SEC LB? Probably not. But it least he has shown the ability to make SOME plays. While not the only one, Clark is the single biggest liability in this defense. Good athlete. Could be a really good defensive player in the right scheme. But after 11 games it is clear to EVERYONE (except, perhaps the LSU coaches) he can't be productive in this defense.