re: How was Perkins utilized so well versus Arkansas in 2022?

I know they’re different which is why I made the post. You can call it coach bashing if you like but the proof is irrefutable and the excuses you guys make are completely false

The solution is simple - change his jersey number back to #40

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We took a fast, athletic pass rusher

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If we use him as just this... he probably transfers out. I've heard Perkins told the coaches he wants to play lb because that's where he think he will play in the nfl.

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See ball! Get Ball!

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I see this - he's good at running people down. He's been adjusted to and he can't beat blocks much honestly. But he can knife between blockers in space and chase folks down.

He also has shown some improving ability in coverage IMHO. But I think folks who want him to be an edge rusher only may not have paid much attention of late. I can remember watching last year and they actually sent him more than folks realize, he just wasn't getting there.

Judging from what Brian Kelly has said, the coaching staff, in the third game of his third year on the roster, still has no idea what to do with him.

It seems clear that he won't be replacing Burns at the Star spot, or they would have surely moved him there by now. It seems they are dead set on leaving him at inside linebacker, trying to find ways to make him effective there. If Kelly and Baker haven't found a way to do it yet, it's hard to believe it will all click during SEC play.

Look, the guy has skills rushing the passer if you move him around a lot. He can chase down ball carriers. He can spy the quarterback. That's it.

Figure out some way...ANY way to give him those three responsibilities. Period. The coaches get paid a whole lot of money. Figure it out. If you only have a package for him in passing situations, then fine. That's an improvement over what they have now.

I do know that if he isn't spying Jalen Milroe this year, the whole defensive staff needs to be fired on the spot.

He was wreaking havoc all season with the exception of the last game.

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The thing is we’ve seen him in that OBLB/Star role and he was exceptional.

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Moving him further away from the LOS and giving him way more responsibilities doesn't solve the problem to me. They played him at that OLB/Safety type position last year and he was average at best. Maybe he would be better in that spot under Baker but who knows. You acting like you know things as facts that are opinions is the issue. He might be better at the Star. He might not. But common sense would say Will LB is where he should shine if he had any eye discipline at all. It's just maddening watching him play. So talented but very little football IQ and easily tricked by opposing offenses. College football is a weird thing. The best thing for the LSU program would for him to be a situational pass rusher but if you told him that he transfers. I think Baker wants him to be a pash rusher but use him at the Will on non pass rushing downs.

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Guest off moving him outside is less responsibility not more and less involved in defending the run not more.

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OLB/Safeties are 100% part of run fits and have way more coverage responsibilites. Safety is mentally a much harder position to play than Will LB.

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He’s not a safety and WLB does not have more responsibilities than MLB or someone playing between the tackles in the run game.

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I'm confused what you are trying to say. The STAR position is a hybrid safety type position. And Perkins isn't currently playing MLB he's playing the WLB. This is why I'm confused with your post. In general inside LB types have less things to worry about. Run fits and pass drops. Not usually involved in brackets. Generally only covering backs or TEs.

I know, it’s because almost all defenses are sub packages now a days so positions are getting mixed up. In our alignment we have 3 down lineman and a drop end (swinson) with our 2 LBs both playing inside the tackles so our WLB plays inside on the weak side of the formation. Our star position really just plays where your traditional WLB would play. But again we saw him play there already and he was outstanding so I don’t know where this idea comes from that he wouldn’t be able to do it all of the sudden.