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Kelly has recruited great OL, but....
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:19 am
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:19 am
If we don't get elite talent on DL, it's going to be hard to win a national title. Don't we all know kind of know this reality deep down?
big dudes that can move are rare....
after watching Maason smith not be the same guy after his injury and seeing that on TV all year long, you realize how much you need talent and depth upfront and the DL was always a strength of LSU football the last 20 years but it's fading off into very average the last several years.
We need DL back to LSU standards, - I know this post is just a repeat...
but it's going to be hard to get excited about recruiting until this side of the ball is talked about on podcasts- "Oh LSU is loaded on defense"
hoping Kelly gets us there...
big dudes that can move are rare....
after watching Maason smith not be the same guy after his injury and seeing that on TV all year long, you realize how much you need talent and depth upfront and the DL was always a strength of LSU football the last 20 years but it's fading off into very average the last several years.
We need DL back to LSU standards, - I know this post is just a repeat...
but it's going to be hard to get excited about recruiting until this side of the ball is talked about on podcasts- "Oh LSU is loaded on defense"
hoping Kelly gets us there...
This post was edited on 12/20/23 at 10:21 am
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Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:22 am to ApexTiger
I agree. Hopefully they hire a great DL Coach soon.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:22 am to ApexTiger
Hard to do that with an 82 year old coach. He literally is coaching the DL for the bowl. We need an elite recruiter in this spot.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:23 am to ApexTiger
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you realize how much you need talent and depth upfront and the DL was always a strength of LSU football the last 20 years
100%. I realized after this season how much I took those badass d lines for granted.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:23 am to fastlane
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We need an elite recruiter in this spot.
We had one before House ran him off
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:28 am to fastlane
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Hard to do that with an 82 year old coach. He literally is coaching the DL for the bowl. We need an elite recruiter in this spot.
correct sir
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:28 am to ApexTiger
Kelly will never get over the hump with his approach to recruiting the defensive side of the ball.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:29 am to ApexTiger
I think DE has been addressed and we are deep there. (Getting Gabe was Huge) but I feel if someway somehow we can get Mckinley in the class using the late momentum with him could be massive. A D Tackle class of Mckinley, Shone Washington, and De'Myrion Johnson is a solid start to build that position.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:30 am to burreauxsballz
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100%. I realized after this season how much I took those badass d lines for granted.
yep
The saban teams 2000-2004 and les Miles era had many great DL studs...then it faded at the end of Miles era
O recruited well for a bit
Those two at FSU were almost LSU commitments....they were big misses!
We've lost a few battles to UGA as well, and don't get me started on Alabama recruiting wars... during Miles Era it was always the stud OL we lost to Bama...we seem to be recruiting well, really well on OL under Kelly
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:32 am to ThatTahoeOverThere
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Kelly will never get over the hump with his approach to recruiting the defensive side of the ball.
can you unpack your understanding of his approach?
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:37 am to SemiNoblePursuit
Perhaps he knew more than House and our incompetent DC felt threatened?
And no doubt that the DL recruiting appears to be lacking especially compared to the OL.
And no doubt that the DL recruiting appears to be lacking especially compared to the OL.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:41 am to ApexTiger
I agree. Programs will probably be after Brad Davis next year I believe.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:43 am to ThatTahoeOverThere
Yeah because he NEVER had good defenses at Notre Dame dumbass.
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:44 am to CBP3110
Looks like he wants to keep his DC also. BK is swimming in the cash right now, this defnese isn’t going to be any better next year
Posted on 12/20/23 at 10:49 am to ApexTiger
Ok, well this is what I want!
A new fantastic DL coach hired soon that is also a great recruiter. Then we sign Shone today, McKinley in January, and we will be on our way!
A new fantastic DL coach hired soon that is also a great recruiter. Then we sign Shone today, McKinley in January, and we will be on our way!
This post was edited on 12/20/23 at 10:51 am
Posted on 12/21/23 at 11:21 am to CBP3110
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eah because he NEVER had good defenses at Notre Dame dumbass.
He had good defenses until they played someone in a significant bowl game.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 11:22 am to ApexTiger
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can you unpack your understanding of his approach?
Well if he tries filling the defensive roster with transfers from Southland and Conf USA again he'll get what he paid for in a sense.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 11:29 am to ThatTahoeOverThere
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Kelly will never get over the hump with his approach to recruiting the defensive side of the ball.
Enlighten us on this philosophy you speak of and how it differs from the offense other than the quality of the staff.
If your answer is anything other than the defensive staff not being as good as the other side of the ball and needing replacements there, then you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 11:31 am to king47
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A D Tackle class of Mckinley, Shone Washington, and De'Myrion Johnson is a solid start to build that position.
A couple of the On3 guys think they may bulk Breaux up and move him inside, but that may just be conjecture. It will take a little time if they go that route, as well.
Posted on 12/21/23 at 11:33 am to CBP3110
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Yeah because he NEVER had good defenses at Notre Dame dumbass.
Right. Just 3 guys in a row who ended up as P5 head coaches.
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