re: Chaisson is another Rahim Alem for LSU

They have not been great against the run before last night. They've actually been gashed a lot this season in the run game the difference is LSU is up 28-3 on a team and they're forced to pass the ball skewing the defensive stats into looking like they're actually great against the run. Anyone with a viable running threat QB is going to put the film on last night and abuse LSU with counter plays. If that dude had any kind of throwing ability they might've actually had a historic comeback win because they were cheating up expecting runs every play and still couldn't stop it. If he didn't suck bad they could've easily PA straight over the middle for easy huge pass plays because the LBs were flying up every play.

I have not looked but I'll bet the average rushing attempt against LSU's defense is over 5 yards per carry on the season. I can think of several games where they did not look good against the run but the teams ended up abandoning it.

Our DE are all over weight. Logan has noticeably ballooned from last year. The weight he lost prior to last season really helped his performance. He is now back to his sophomore performance.

Lawrence is listed as 308 lbs. How many DE in the NFL are that big? That is NG size. Ferrell is a good player in bursts, but he is not in great shape. Big belly like an OG. Feihoko is who he is. Looks to be in good shape, but just hasn’t developed in five years of college ball

There are reasons why we can’t get a pass rush with 4 guys. Our DL is filled with a bunch of NG rather than DE’s. There isn’t a single quick twitch guy who is 6’6” 270lbs. Zero. There is a reason why they want Ali Gaye. He fits that description. The JC guy they signed this year but is having to redshirt is another option for next year who isn’t 20-40 lbs too big.

They have been recruiting to play 2013 Bama, Auburn and Arkansas and not 2019 top tier offenses.

The only reason why the defense had such a horrible game last night in the second half is that they weren't prepared to face a team like that last night. As Ole Miss with Plumlee and those running backs, in essence, became a triple-option offense last night in the second half. Had Aranda prepared our guys as he prepared them for the Georgia Southern game, then the defense would have shut down Ole Miss last night in the second half. However, that's not what happened.

In any event, there is no use to be pissed off about it or to spend any time worrying about it cause LSU won't face another team like Ole Miss for the rest of the season.

It was just a fluke game that the defense wasn't ready for. That's all, don't make it bigger than it actually is.

Chaisson was a blue chip recruit he was like the #4 OLB coming out of high school. I don’t think talent is in question. It’s got to be coaching. Does the pass rushing drills only have them running straight up the field, completely taking themselves out of the play? It sure seems like it. Is it Dennis Johnson that coaches the OLBs? We’ve had like zero production from his group since he’s been here. Same for fricking Bill Johnson. Get his arse out of here. That was a puzzling hire bc his Saints Dlines fricking sucked. The D-Line under him is non existent.

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Our DL all around is underwhelming at best. We get virtually no pressure on the qb.

Watch other teams DL play.

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Frankly I'm a little baffled at this point. If a team is basically playing three defensive tackles up front you'd think that they could at least have some success against the run. Sure the pass rush would suffer but those big guys could plug some holes and help stuff the run.

But that's not happening. Instead, these DT size players are wallowing around at the line of scrimmage and playing grab arse up front. Then you have Chaisson running around aimlessly. He's either running up field leaving a gaping hole behind him or he's harmlessly running up the field past the QB. He takes himself out of so many plays by getting too far up field.

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Shelvin and Lawrence are the only defensive linemen that are consistently doing their jobs imo

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You are kidding right? Last night they were the ones that were picked on.

Dudes shut the hell up

Truth hurts I watched him and

This year the D has been getting the stops to start games . The offense puts up those big numbers and the D lets down a little. All there is to it. They are very talented.

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This year the D has been getting the stops to start games . The offense puts up those big numbers and the D lets down a little. All there is to it. They are very talented.

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Almost as if they are tired because of a high powered offense and have lack of depth.