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re: Barkevious Mingo
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:23 pm to Charles Bronson
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:23 pm to Charles Bronson
Penciling him in at DE is just speculation right now.
We don't know where the staff sees him but it seems to me they see him at linebacker because they're considering taking 2 more DEs in this class.
6'6 isn't unheard of for linebackers..and Mingo has so much athleticism it's hard to say that he wouldn't be able to play it even after he bulks up.
He very well could grow into a DE though. He has the frame to grow into one to be sure..I just see so much upside I don't think it matters what scheme he plays in.
We don't know where the staff sees him but it seems to me they see him at linebacker because they're considering taking 2 more DEs in this class.
6'6 isn't unheard of for linebackers..and Mingo has so much athleticism it's hard to say that he wouldn't be able to play it even after he bulks up.
He very well could grow into a DE though. He has the frame to grow into one to be sure..I just see so much upside I don't think it matters what scheme he plays in.
This post was edited on 11/23/08 at 9:24 pm
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Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:23 pm to Charles Bronson
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put on too much bulk and lose his speed.
dude will probably look like tyson jackson before he sees the field at lsu.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:24 pm to CROWN N COKE
quote:Hes already a little tall for a linebacker, and he could grow taller. He'll end up at DE in college.
LSU doesn't like speed rushers. He'll either sit the bench or put on too much bulk and lose his speed.
Plus, what you guys are talking about keeps him on the bench a couple years.
His best future position is 34 OLB.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:24 pm to Charles Bronson
quote:Maybe LSU can hire you out as a recruiter..
Plus, what you guys are talking about keeps him on the bench a couple years
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:24 pm to drewb808
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I expect mingo to play at around 230 ish
Damn dude. He's already 215ish.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:26 pm to tigerjake
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Hes already a little tall for a linebacker, and he could grow taller. He'll end up at DE in college.
He's got the perfect build for a 34 OLB.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:27 pm to Charles Bronson
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LSU doesn't like speed rushers.
I just laughed out loud and woke up my 2 yr old!
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:28 pm to Charles Bronson
FWIW you see a lot of NFL teams take guys who were DEs in college and make them rush-backers in the 3-4..DeMarcus Ware was a defensive end at Troy.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:33 pm to CROWN N COKE
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I just laughed out loud and woke up my 2 yr old!
Why can't LSU's front-4 rush the passer to save their life? Alem is a borderline speed rusher, and LSU's only player of that sort.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:35 pm to Charles Bronson
LSU hates to blitz now
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:36 pm to Charles Bronson
He does have a good point.
Pittman was talked about being the speed rush guy at one point but never really turned into one..Alem brings good speed to the position.
Tremaine Johnson and Pep Levingston seem like good edge rushers but they never really play.
Pittman was talked about being the speed rush guy at one point but never really turned into one..Alem brings good speed to the position.
Tremaine Johnson and Pep Levingston seem like good edge rushers but they never really play.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:39 pm to drewb808
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LSU hates to blitz now
Which would lead me to believe that Mingo is EXACTLY what they're looking for now. If they could get pressure from a speed rusher at the DE spot, they wouldn't need to blitz.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:40 pm to TigerBait45
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Pittman was talked about being the speed rush guy at one point but never really turned into one..
he was a speed rusher in 2003 as a true freshman
then he put on 20-30 lbs and isn't one now
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Tremaine Johnson and Pep Levingston seem like good edge rushers but they never really play.
don't worry i'm sure pep has already bulked up too much to be a speed rusher
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:42 pm to SlowFlowPro
Mingo does look extremely fast on film. Anyone know his 40 time?
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:44 pm to Charles Bronson
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Why can't LSU's front-4 rush the passer to save their life?
So that means that LSU doesn't like speed rushers? That's what I was laughing at.
I think everyone knows that LSU needs more speed on the edge....including LSU. That's why you recruit a guy like Mingo to help with that. He is a unique blend of size and speed. How many 6'5" guys do you know that can run a 48 second quarter mile.
I don't argue that Mingo could play in a 3-4, but to say he doesn't fit LSU's scheme is just plain ridiculous. Especially when your arguement is that LSU "doesn't like speed rush guys".
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:44 pm to deuce985
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Anyone know his 40 time?
i really dont know, but I would guess around a 4.5
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:45 pm to Charles Bronson
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LSU doesn't like speed rushers. He'll either sit the bench or put on too much bulk and lose his speed.
Kirston Pittman?
Rahim Alem?
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:46 pm to drewb808
He's even faster in the 100 than the 40. Takes a while for those long legs to get going. It was like another gear on the play I mentioned earlier.
Posted on 11/23/08 at 9:47 pm to Lester Earl
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Kirston Pittman? Not a speed rusher anymore, especially this season.
Rahim Alem? The closest thing LSU has to a speed rusher, and he doesn't get to play enough.
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