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Craig Steltz should be here this year...
Posted on 11/11/08 at 9:53 am
Posted on 11/11/08 at 9:53 am
I assumed everyone knew 2007 Safety - Craig Steltz was a consensus 1st Team All-American & 1st team All-SEC Safety last year. Well, take a look..
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Nick Saban wasted Steltz's redshirt freshman year due to poor player management. Steltz recorded 1 tackle as a true freshman. Under DC & DB's Coach Doug Mallory, Steltz improved every year & lead 2007 National Champs LSU along with Ali Highsmith with 101 tackles. Steltz is 6th All-Time at LSU in INTs.
Can't help wonder what if Steltz's redshirt hadn't been wasted by Saban, how the 2008 team would have done with an All-American playing at Safety..
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Nick Saban wasted Steltz's redshirt freshman year due to poor player management. Steltz recorded 1 tackle as a true freshman. Under DC & DB's Coach Doug Mallory, Steltz improved every year & lead 2007 National Champs LSU along with Ali Highsmith with 101 tackles. Steltz is 6th All-Time at LSU in INTs.
Can't help wonder what if Steltz's redshirt hadn't been wasted by Saban, how the 2008 team would have done with an All-American playing at Safety..
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Posted on 11/11/08 at 9:54 am to Sammich
He played special teams in 2004 didn't he?
Posted on 11/11/08 at 9:56 am to Sammich
i don't think he'd help our pass D out much. that's our biggest problem area
and the same thing is going to happen with ryan baker in a few years
and the same thing is going to happen with ryan baker in a few years
Posted on 11/11/08 at 9:57 am to SlowFlowPro
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i don't think he'd help our pass D out much. that's our biggest problem area
His pass d was allowing the receiver to catch the ball then rocking them with hit to try and jar it out
Basically the same as Harry Coleman, however, Coleman doesn't seem to connect as much or make as many big plays as Steltz.
Posted on 11/11/08 at 9:58 am to Sammich
saban did this with many players b/c he needed to win. do you remember Saban being qouted during the 2001 SEC championship game, when he needed a DB and Travis Daniels was a red-shirt, he told Daniels that he'd gaurantee he would get drafted if he played for him in that game. Look where Travis Daniels is now!!
Posted on 11/11/08 at 9:58 am to thunderbird1100
coleman really reminds me of laron in playing style and physical tools
Posted on 11/11/08 at 9:58 am to Sammich
Steltz was great, but I didn't seem to see him playing with the same tenacity we'd been accustomed to seeing during the 2007 season, especially towards the end. Maybe it's only me though.
Posted on 11/11/08 at 9:58 am to Sammich
I think he would of helped get the defenses plays into the young secondary.
Posted on 11/11/08 at 10:00 am to Sammich
quote:SFP thinks he was overrated.
Craig Steltz should be here this year...
Posted on 11/11/08 at 10:03 am to Sammich
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Can't help wonder what if Steltz's redshirt hadn't been wasted by Saban, how the 2008 team would have done with an All-American playing at Safety..
LSU would be 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC.
For the love of god, get off the Saban thing.
Posted on 11/11/08 at 10:05 am to Sammich
Didnt realize Steltz played QB. Wow. 
Posted on 11/11/08 at 10:07 am to Tiger_n_ATL
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SFP thinks he was overrated
Not surprising. He said Addai had 3rd round Talent & that Whitworth had 5th round talent.
Posted on 11/11/08 at 10:08 am to Sammich
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He said Addai had 3rd round Talent & that Whitworth had 5th round talent.
whitworth - 3rd to 4th round...he went in the mid 2nd, so the NFL pretty much agreed with me
and i said addai would go in the first IF he did some things, which he did.
would addai have gone in the first running a 4.50, not catching the ball well at the combine and in workouts, and weighing 205? uh, no
Posted on 11/11/08 at 10:17 am to SlowFlowPro
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whitworth - 3rd to 4th round...he went in the mid 2nd, so the NFL pretty much agreed with me
The $30 Million dollar contract Whitworth recently signed, laughs at you & your "Talent evaluation skills" that are lacking in every aspect & have been for nearly 5 years on this board.
Posted on 11/11/08 at 10:21 am to DallasTiger
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LSU would be 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC.
For the love of god, get off the Saban thing.
I'm sorry but it's a factor. LSU could definately have used Steltz this year - no question.
Posted on 11/11/08 at 10:22 am to Sammich
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you & your "Talent evaluation skills" that are lacking in every aspect
Posted on 11/11/08 at 10:59 am to SlowFlowPro
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and the same thing is going to happen with ryan baker in a few years
ToTaL BeAsT oN sT...CaNt WaIt To SeE HiM At LB!!! LAWLZ
Posted on 11/11/08 at 11:07 am to SlowFlowPro
I am pretty sure that Steltz played a decent amount on special teams his freshman year, so I would look at how many games he played in rather than the number of tackles to see if it was a "wasted" year. I don't consider playing regularly on special teams to be a waste.
Of course, I'd like to have Steltz this year but you could think like that about virtually any guy who played as a true frosh (and did anything less than start).
Of course, I'd like to have Steltz this year but you could think like that about virtually any guy who played as a true frosh (and did anything less than start).
Posted on 11/11/08 at 11:11 am to N.O. via West-Cal
he was actually set to RS i believe after playing in a game or 2 early that season, then coming back and having to play late in the year VS Miss St or Ole Miss, foget which one, thus burning his redshirt
Posted on 11/11/08 at 11:15 am to Lester Earl
this supports Lester's recollection:
"FRESHMAN SEASON (2004)
Saw action in a reserve role in four different games ... Played in wins over Mississippi State, Florida and Arkansas ... Also saw action against Iowa in the Capital One Bowl ... Recorded his only tackle of season against Arkansas."
Now I can't remember where I got this but I think it was lsusports.net.
"FRESHMAN SEASON (2004)
Saw action in a reserve role in four different games ... Played in wins over Mississippi State, Florida and Arkansas ... Also saw action against Iowa in the Capital One Bowl ... Recorded his only tackle of season against Arkansas."
Now I can't remember where I got this but I think it was lsusports.net.
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