Is anyone optimistic that our O-line will improve?

I think Tyree Adams is going to be a stud. Braelin Moore is a star at the Center spot. Josh Thompson is another star at one of the guard spots.

Carius Curne and Solomon Thomas while both young, both have the ability to take the reigns as True Freshman. 5* Weston Davis is another option at RT.

Alex Atkins should help improve the run blocking, and create new schemes for us.

You hope that some of the younger guys progress, but I have quite some faith about the O-line next season.

Very optimistic actually. BK and staff brought in immediate starters, with experience, on the OL. Our kids got another year of learning and lifting under their belt. Why wouldn't it be improved?? Also very good OL recruiting class as well

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neither Chester nor Mubanga improved as the season went on.

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Mubanga definitely got better. Didn’t raise his level to “good,” but he did improve.

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but there is no excuse for our starting center to regress as the season goes on.

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Follow me here:

1) You think Mubanga sucked and didn’t improve

2) Center is the hardest position to play on the line with all they have to do (remember the play, count the front and call out the Mike, remember the snap count, make an accurate snap or none of the rest matters. And he’s either snapping it back in the shotgun blind, or he looks back between his legs, and then looks up and gets his push. That fraction of a second allows shorter DTs and NGs to get a jump to their on him, magnified by their advantage of leverage because Chester is tall for a Center.

3) Garret Dellinger was a 4-year starter who was able to help the young Chester and take some stuff off his plate got hurt against A&M and didn’t play again.

4) Remember how bad Mubanga was? Well, he only started after Delly got hurt.

5) at that point, the 2 least ready guys on the OL played next to each other, and subbing Mubanga for Delly was extremely difficult to navigate.

It sucked, no doubt, but what were the other options? Besides Adams, who was hurt at the time?

I will believe it when I see it.

Without a doubt. They potentially could be better.

Nuss better learn how to run.

LSU was weak on both sides of the trenches. Physically weak and got pushed around too often.

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I don't see the upside, he is just bad and needs to transfer.

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He actually got a nice pay raise to stay. Will start at one of the G positions and be the back up center.

NO, I'm not optimistic the OL will improve.

We lost 4 OL starters and only signed 2 transfer-portal guys.

The only "'improvement" will be at Center. (With Braelin Moore a light years upgrade from Chester)

Josh Thompson represents Garrett Dellinger's replacement, but nobody on the roster replaces Will Campbell.

There were a lot of talented OL's available, but LSU either struck out or didn't go after any of them. (Connor Moore of Montana State. Monroe Mills of Louisville. Almost the entire Notre Dame OL entered the portal and LSU mystifyingly didn't go after a single one. )

I don't want to hear about returning OL Talent on the current roster, because it's all inexperienced and you don't win big time in the SEC with inexperienced and unproven OL's.

Some may suddenly "Get It" and some may not. (Like Chester)

Then you have the additional realistic factor of an OL Coach that apparently can't coach run blocking at this level and you are once again "Up the shite creek without a Paddle." Brad Davis is Sylvester Croom. The fact he's still on the Staff tells me that Butter Kreme is not that serious about OL like he's not serious about Special Teams .(And I'm not going to have one bit of sympathy for him if the OL is hot garbage this season)

Yes they were. No way to know what happens next year of course. Kelly has his work cut out for him.