re: Biggest Worry vs USC

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So you’re talking about his 1on1 coverage skills as opposed to his speed?

Good thing this game will not be decided by a 1on1 drill

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Ryan is the defense's John Emery. A highly touted 5 star recruit who has done little over multiple years at LSU, yet every offseason some fans are convinced "this is the break out year!!!"

Ryan is a tweener. Always has been. He's not quick or instinctual enough to be a good CB. He's not big or physical enough to be a good safety. He's played a ton of snaps in 3 years at LSU yet has only two "notable" plays. The strip vs. Alabama (which was overturned) and the 4th pass breakup vs. Florida last year...which was actually the result of a poor throw because the WR had beaten Ryan on the route. That's it!

I hope he has a GREAT season this year. Just like I hope John Emery does as well. But there is absolutely zero reason to expect any of that to happen.

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Biggest Worry vs USC

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The 0-2 record that BK has put up in openers at LSU.

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Sage has been playing out of position because we need him to. It’s crazy to single him out. He’s not a corner, but he plays corner better than our corners, so he plays it.

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He also plays safety worse than our safeties, so he isn’t a safety either. He is just a serviceable db who doesn’t really have a position.

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his speed and quickness just isn't his strength.

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His speed is only suspect if he has an injury. When healthy, he has elite speed. I have no argument one way or the other about his quickness but I would say it is at least average probably above average. Hopefully his recognition has taken a few steps forward, I think that may have impacted people's perception of his quickness (and maybe even speed)

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D'Anton Lynn + their transfers make a considerable turnaround like UCLA did last season, and their defense puts on a show.

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Lincoln Riley has never had a defense… don’t expect it to magically happen now

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No I was questioning his speed like he is a 4.55 guy vs 4.3 guys. Which is reality.

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He ran a 4.45 as a sophomore in high school at The Opening Regional in March of 2019. I have seen a 4.39 listed as his top 40 time, I assume that was clocked at LSU.

Sage's biggest issue is his tackling, this is not new. Even in high school, he was more prone to the big hit rather than wrapping up tackling. In HS that almost always worked for him, not so much in the SEC.

That we find out our O line is overrated.

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Biggest Worry vs USC

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aside from the obvious… our db vs their wr

I think there will be some growing pains at WR. Hopefully I’m wrong but I don’t think Lacy, Hilton, Daniels, etc will produce anything close to what we were used to seeing with Nabers and BTJ early on. We’ll have to be patient. There will probably be a couple drops and weak routes sprinkled in. Nuss will have to protect the ball.

I hated 3yds and a cloud of dust as much as the next person, but the best game plan BK could stick with to get out of this one alive, is get a lead early and eat the clock with Kaleb Jackson and our O line.

Would likely fit the STAR position pretty well but you unfortunately need him at corner

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The unknowns. We don’t know a lot about our defense. Hopefully they are much improved from last year.

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This. There are so many unknowns on this team that it is hard to judge before they play a game. Luckily USC has just as many (and very similar) unknowns.