Glaring weakness LSU has to overcome to have a decent year

I think the biggest weakness on the entire team so far this year has been the linebacker play. If you go back and review this season, most of the big runs are right up the middle, and most of the time, they are barely even touched.

Yes, Perkins has talent, but he's not elite. I know that won't be a popular opinion, but elite linebackers impact games and he doesn't. He was outstanding his freshman year, but that was two years ago! Devin White is the perfect example of an elite linebacker. White made impactful plays sideline to sideline and in the backfield. Perkins doesn't excel in any one area and teams are taking advantage of that. He can't cover, can't read offenses and doesn't know when to attack and when to drop in coverage, and if he's in position, he doesn't know how to shed players and is easily washed out of the play. You can blame in on poor coaching, but great players still make plays and he just doesn't.

As for Penn, he's just not an SEC caliber LB and how he's started the last two years is beyond comprehension. I can't recall one play all season and last season where I heard Penn's name called. That's not good. As for Weeks, he's having a pretty good year, but he's so green that it's hard to assess just how good he really is.

The reality is Kelly has to find some type of temporary bandaid to get us through this year and then go out and grab a couple of elite LBs in the portal to sure up that position. In the meantime, we're about to jump into SEC play, so we need to buckle up because something tells me, it's going to be a bumpy ride! Also, don't look past South Alabama because they are averaging over 55 points in last two games!