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re: Not done in the portal for OL
Posted on 12/30/24 at 4:51 pm to Captain Crown
Posted on 12/30/24 at 4:51 pm to Captain Crown
when and where was this quote?
most probably before Thompson commitment
most probably before Thompson commitment
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Posted on 12/30/24 at 4:53 pm to tgdk11
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Cushenberry was horrible until his senior yr. Damone Clark was horrible til his last year. Brandon Taylor was very bad his first year as a starter. Guys get stronger, improve, and game slows down. Chester at guard, and mubenga another yr in weight room, dont give up on tigers.
Amen to this.
Coaches's livelihoods are on the line so they cannot assume development.
But development happens and as fans we should not assume that current players cannot improve.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 4:59 pm to 304tiger
A Campbell/Jones type had never happened before in LSU history or anywhere else. You never have 2 starting tackles as freshman who become as good as they were. If you're lucky, every decade you get 1 good enough to start as a freshman. They are not wide receivers or running backs. No matter how good they are in high school, they're usually simply not strong enough yet, not to mention understanding protections and blocking.
This post was edited on 12/30/24 at 5:01 pm
Posted on 12/30/24 at 5:01 pm to ProjectP2294
quote:I csn go with that. I mean all of them except 1-2 are young with zero experience.
ETA: I mentioned it in response to another post earlier in the thread. The 15 practices for the bowl, which are primarily used as an evaluation period, allowed him to see which or how many guys aren't ready to contribute next year.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 5:08 pm to Codythetiger
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Im with you - this seems to raise more questions than it answers.
The only question concerns numbers.
LSU is thin.
Adding anyone (hopefully a stud OT that is a known starter) would be wise.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 5:11 pm to 304tiger
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I thought another Campbell/ Jones type would emerge with one of the Freshmen.
Someone else posted and I agree.
These two were expected to be studs - maybe not so early, but they delivered.
That’s an oddity. Most takes at least a couple of years to round into SEC starting material.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 6:10 pm to TigerGrad03
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not because we missed the past couple years, it's because we are very young
GTFOH with your logic!
Posted on 12/30/24 at 6:15 pm to ProjectP2294
quote:well he didn’t actually say a specific hard number. He said AROUND 15
He said we're taking a specific number of guys. We're at that number and now says we're not done taking OL guys. The only thing that has happened in the interim between those statements is additional practice and eval time.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 6:18 pm to Captain Crown
This is old news i thought. What kind of insider info is this?
Posted on 12/30/24 at 6:22 pm to ProjectP2294
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If he's making that comment after 15 bowl practices, they don't feel good about the development of some of the young guys on the roster.
How do u figure? He just wants an experienced ol blocking for our biggest investment in nuss. Without nuss it doesnt matter what else happens. We dont have time THIS SEASON, if we want to seriously compete for a title, to wait and see how these guys perform at crucial positions and positions of need in big time cfb games with so much on the line (literally and figuratively). You can still develop other players for their time while having a player whos been there and done that already, whom you can feel confident in what your going to get every game. Thats the point.
This post was edited on 12/30/24 at 6:25 pm
Posted on 12/30/24 at 7:14 pm to Captain Crown
Recruiting O-line talent is important but it means nothing if you have few to no skill-position playmakers on the offensive side of the ball. We found that out the hard way this past season.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 7:21 pm to Codythetiger
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Sounds like we missed on the last couples of years O-line hauls.
You gathered all that from BK wanting to take another OL with more experience in the portal?
Posted on 12/30/24 at 7:34 pm to El Jefe de Tu Mama
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A Campbell/Jones type had never happened before in LSU history or anywhere else. You never have 2 starting tackles as freshman who become as good as they were.
Yet our run game was absolutely abhorrent this past season. Having an elite group of offensive linemen means nothing if you don’t have an offensive backfield of skills-position players that can match them in talent and effort. Kelly never understood that and it screwed us this past season. He made the boneheaded mistake of thinking that overcompensating and recruiting extra-hard at the OL position would cover up for our significant deficiencies at RB and WR. This year’s team was a direct reflection of what his Notre Dame teams were like and how he recruited there. It’s why his offenses at Notre Dame barely scored points against defenses that matched in talent.
This post was edited on 12/30/24 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 12/30/24 at 7:37 pm to ProjectP2294
Depth - you can't have enough
Posted on 12/30/24 at 7:45 pm to jimmy the leg
Look for a starting Tackle from Boise State
Posted on 12/30/24 at 8:00 pm to TigerGrad03
Exactly but don’t worry people will come in here and be bitches and it’s all doom and gloom.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 8:00 pm to ProjectP2294
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This is even dumber than what the other retard was saying.
Nah. It’s more dumb to assume that a single comment means the head coach thinks his current team is not cutting it. All after 15 practices.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 8:08 pm to 304tiger
Sorry but Mubenga should never play again, if LSU is serious about winning any titles.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 8:14 pm to dirtytigers
quote:Kage Casey - 85.0 PFF Grade
Look for a starting Tackle from Boise State
Hall Schmidt - 49.1 PFF Grade
Posted on 12/30/24 at 8:26 pm to vidtiger23
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Nah. It’s more dumb to assume that a single comment means the head coach thinks his current team is not cutting it. All after 15 practices.
You can’t even grasp my point but want to call me dumb. You fricking retard.
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