re: Staff should take a good look at Chasen Hines at defensive line again

What gives you the impression that LSU can afford to move a starter on the offensive line to defense just for depth?

Did you watch the offensive last year? They need all the help they can get.

Good point. I’m not sure that Hines is a starter if Ingram comes back. I would think it would be Ingram and Lewis. But Hines would likely be first man off the bench. And he wouldn’t start on d-line over Lawrence or Fehoko. Whatever they decide, they need to pick a spot for him and develop him there, rather than move the kid back and forth.

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Our guards weren't much of a problem last year.

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Well LG kinda sucked between Brumfield and Hines, Cush and Lewis were solid to good though.

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Hines can be an All-conference caliber OG. Loved what I saw from him this year, and he wasn't even 100% some of the time.

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I'm not saying he cant be, but he was one of the lowest graded offensive linemen this year and needed a ton of help (not to be unexpected for a freshman though). He's got the physical aspect of things for sure though.

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We are offensive guard rich

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Not really.

G
Adrian Magee 6-4 335 sr
------Kardell Thomas 6-3 340 fr
Donavaughn Campbell 6-4 335 jr

C
Lloyd Cushenberry 6-3 320 jr
Cole Smith 6-4 295 fr

G
Damien Lewis 6-2 320 sr
Chasen Hines 6-3 335 so
------Anthony Bradford 6-4 335 fr

He actually has a chance to start at left guard. Kardell is not a shoo in yet. Hines is more than able as he as already started.

But we are good at DLine





E
Rashard Lawrence 6-3 310 sr
Neil Farrell 6-4 300 jr
————Soni Fanua 6-4 265 jr
------Joseph Evans 6-3 315 fr
(Evans was known to wreck backfields; granted against weaker competition)

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Breiden Fehoko 6-3 300 sr
Tyler Shelvin 6-2 340 so
Dominic Livingston 6-3 340 fr
------Siaki Ika 6-3 345 fr


E
Glen Logan 6-4 300 jr
Davin Cotton 6-3 280 fr
Justin Thomas 6-4 270 jr
Nelson Jenkins 6-4 300




Fehoko, Evans and Jenkins can move inside if needed.

However, oguard will be thin in 2020 so need to take Hines away from it. There are only 6 interior ol for three positions. That’s thin.

Also, when is the last time you saw only five OL play all year. Hines will get time at guard

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Davin Cotton 6-3 280 fr

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I have really high hopes for him. Wonder how he's developing.

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However, oguard will be thin in 2020 so need to take Hines away from it.

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I agree. The point being your top-3 presumably for the 2 OG positions being Kardell, Ingram (or Bradford), and Hines . Just look at the experience in game reps of those 3 as it stands today.

Hines needs to play this year at OG for 2020 for experience sake. If not, that means we'd probably be starting all 3 interior linemen with very little experience to start the year in 2020.

We started 3 OL with very little (or none) experience this year at Div-I level (Deculus, Lewis, Cush).

All one has to do is look at games up to UGA and post-UGA and the performance of the OL to see that experience matters. So does continuity (experience together). At least you'll have Hines, Kardell, and Ingram/Bradford with Smith practicing together with some game reps.

We have plenty of defensive linemen. Where are y'all getting this weird narrative that we don't have enough? It's bizarre? We are stacked in 2019, and in 2020 we will have 10 veteran interior defensive linemen. I swear I'm not making this up.

Offensive line is much more of an issue than defensive line. The defense has played well. Offensive line has been dominated and we cant score point.

I agree if you can get Ed Ingram back. He fills in at one guard spot and then you have the Juco guy returning. I am excited to see Cam Wire or Dare Rosenthal at LT. One of those guys has to step up and fill that spot. Charles nor Deculus are LT's. Both got owned against Bama and Florida for sure.

If Ingram comes back, as somewhat expected, Hines likely will move back to DL. We will be loaded at OG.