re: LSU picked to land Center Braelin Moore from Virginia Tech

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Chester was 149th/151 with a 49.0 overall grade
Braelin Moore was 46th/151 with a 69.6 overall grade

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Ya, Id say this is a huge get.

Move Chester to guard or tackle and see if he can make a comeback.

ETA: A center can not allow this to happen.

How many other starting centers were freshmen? It doesn't matter if he were ll SEC Freshman if there were no or few others.

@Luziana - thanks for sharing that video. I liked the way he looked on running plays. Has good feet and like the way he gets to the second level.

There were some blitz pickups that the line seemed to get their wires crossed but he held up well in 1 on 1's. I saw one play where he lost his footing and gave up a pressure on a blitz.

Either way, a seasoned starter adds depth and competition and the unit as a whole is better with this player.

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Look, I rarely shyt on players and I'm not speaking ill of Chester but the kid struggled MIGHTILY all season and looked completely overwhelmed at times. He made All-Freshman by default because he was the only starting center in the SEC.
Can he improve? Absolutely, and I full expect that he will. I also, like many others, think moving him to guard would benefit everyone

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First, ANY center has a tough job. Obviously, they can't move the ball (see Chester's penalties ). Also, if no one is lined over them, they have to try to figure out which DT to help out on. I remember almost no bad snaps by Chester. Centers also usually call out the blocking scheme for a play. I do remember him not helping out on the correct rusher. Moore in the Vandy game had the same issue BTW. Moore looked decent IMO but not great..I liked how quick he was and many times a rusher would have a running start on the play and it was like the guy hit a stone wall.

BTW, for the poster or two who thought he played OG, he is #61 and played center on every play in that Vandy video. I also liked the fact that he was supposedly a medium 3* out of HS and now rated a low 4*. 247 Sports seem to mostly lower a player's rating from HS to transfer....not here. My own AMATEUR appraisal...potential starter for LSU either at C or OG. Compare him to Chester in practice. I do like Chester more than most here. Someone said he was the worst center in LSU football history. Uh, how many FR or RS FR have started for LSU at the C position.

Chester to the bench

I don’t care what team he made. The dude is not good.

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This can't be true. All I've been seeing the last few days is how CBK isn't "being aggressive" enough. No way we land one of the best IOL in the portal.

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This cool to say once the kid commits and is on campus

LSU and CBK have been “picked” to do a lot of shite that CBK dropped the ball on

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Moore PFF Grade vs. Vandy - 65.8
Chester PFF grade vs. Vandy - 58.3 (One of his top 3 games, sadly)

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That looks good but please compare their competition. Moore went up against 3 respectable defensive front 7's this year and Vandy was one of them.

I'm not saying he can't turn out to be the answer, but I think some of you are just excited at a potential commitment no matter how good they are. Hope he proves me wrong. I think the incoming freshman is more talented than both.

I hate to tell you, but all first time starters are going to have growing pains on the OL. The increased physicality is enough to overwhelm them at times, but the mental aspect is usually a lot more complicated than anything they saw in high school. Alan Faneca, Whitworth, and Will Campbell all struggled at times during their first season starting in college. Experience is by far the best teacher.

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Chester is too tall to be a center

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Pocic wasnt