re: Per Dandy Don Q/A with Mike Detiller on O LINE....

I don't think it's as much about inside out as much as Les just preferred maulers for his style, and Guards fit that bill. We struggled to run the ball when Crowton tried to transition to a smaller line. I think Les decided to go all in on a massive line right then...right when offensive football in the college game started to change.

and right above this post is a thread that says that our O line grades out as the best around...just sayin...

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Mike D seems to see it this way, Les has recruited from center positon outwards

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That's a stupid conclusion.

We don't have good tackles because good tackles are hard to find and we've done a poor job at identifying those players.

The thought that this was a strategic decision is just dumb.

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Only a fool believes that.

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Orgeron grew up in Louisiana and is about as Louisiana as a person can possibly get. Why would it be hard to believe that LSU is his dream job?

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Mike D seems to see it this way, Les has recruited from center positon outwards, no true tackles.

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Your argument doesn't stand. If so, why did a tackle (Pocic) play center for the last 2 years?

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Mike D seems to see it this way, Les has recruited from center positon outwards, no true tackles. I believe this to be true because O LINE has way too many guards playing wrong position. I sure hope Coach O can see this
and start recruiting depth at tackle inward...This made so much sense just like LM has left the cookie jar half empty per other story written on tiger rag about talent
with this team now..patients my tiger friends Hope coach gets a fair shake with his dream job.
Geaux Tigers

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This doesn't make sense at all. This is not the NFL where you prioritize a position and your constraints are salary cap and a limited pool of talented players. All teams in the NFL build their team starting with the QB. From there some teams build from the tackle in and some from the center out. For example the Saints and Patriots build/built from the center out.

This is not how it works in college football. College football is not constrained by salary cap but they are constrained by a relative talent pool. Another way to put it is college coaches are not choosing the better guard over the next best tackle because of salary cap issues like the NFL. College coaches are taking both if they can.

I've heard Mike D. make this comment before concerning LSU. It makes no sense as applied to college football. However it makes perfect sense applied to the NFL.

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Les has recruited from center positon outwards

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That sucks.. since we really haven't had any extraordinary centers either.

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patients my tiger friends

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I hope they get better.

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just like LM has left the cookie jar half empty per other story written on tiger rag about talent

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This is a myth..
Our classes have ranked 3,6,2,6 in the past 4 years.. If that's half full... well damn..
I agree we're light at a few key positions (LB) but we've got more talent than all but maybe 4 teams in CFB.

"patients"

Lol

Cookie jar half empty....LOL. At quarterback maybe. But then again, That jar been half full since Perriloux decided using a fake ID to get into the Belle was a good idea

CLM recruited for 3 downs of run run run