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Please move Perk to the middle and do this
Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:23 am
Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:23 am
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Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:37 am to Meauxjeaux
Aranda’s defenses were so well-coached
Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:38 am to Meauxjeaux
It’s not that perk wouldn’t be good at the middle linebacker. I think he could probably be good at a lot of things. It’s just that you think the weight wouldn’t make a difference. Or that you think you can just throw the guy in there and he’s going to be a Devin White.
Just let the coaches do their thing man.
Just let the coaches do their thing man.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:42 am to abellsujr
As long as the coaches move him to the middle, and do that, I’m right there with you.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:46 am to Meauxjeaux
When perk was moved to middle linebacker people on here lost their shite.
People on here have no clue how the LB position works. They just remember the Arkansas game his freshman year and think that should be duplicated every game. It's just not realistic.
People on here have no clue how the LB position works. They just remember the Arkansas game his freshman year and think that should be duplicated every game. It's just not realistic.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:49 am to Hold That Tiger 10
House wasted Perks talent last year. Good coaches put special players where they can excel. Perk could be a Honey Badger type impact player but he was wasted last year.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:52 am to Meauxjeaux
Perkins doesn’t have the strength to play a Devin White role.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:55 am to Meauxjeaux
That footage just made me sad to see the athletes we used to have running around on defense vs now
Posted on 1/20/24 at 8:59 am to Meauxjeaux
Devin White was a physical freak. He could hold up against the run much better than Perkins. And chase down running backs from the backside as well.
If Perkins were to truly want to be inside, he’d need to add substantial weight, which would probably slow him down. I’d rather him stay his current weight and keep his speed. His speed is a game wrecker for opposing offenses.
If Perkins were to truly want to be inside, he’d need to add substantial weight, which would probably slow him down. I’d rather him stay his current weight and keep his speed. His speed is a game wrecker for opposing offenses.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:00 am to rmnldr
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Perkins doesn’t have the strength to play a Devin White role.
He is as fast and has more bend. Pat Queen had 9 tackles in the first half against Bama in 2018. He wasn’t bigger, stronger or faster than Perkins. It is scheme and Aranda was a master at it.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:13 am to Meauxjeaux
Thankfully you people don’t coach at LSU.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:20 am to Meauxjeaux
Perkins is an elite pass rusher but not great in coverage or vs the run. Why would you want him in the middle?
He needs to do what he does best, rush the qb from the edge. Trying to force him into other positions to get him on the field every play has been part of the problem.
He needs to do what he does best, rush the qb from the edge. Trying to force him into other positions to get him on the field every play has been part of the problem.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:28 am to Meauxjeaux
Ok coach
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:28 am to rmnldr
Yet he almost lost the Bama game by bad positions of the CB .
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:28 am to Meauxjeaux
As others have pointed out, Perkins' lack of strength is his weakness. He is incredibly fast and mobile but you put a blocker on him and he is done. Also, his tackling is not the best. LSU missed 17 tackles in the Ole Miss game...Perkins "led the way" with 6. To be fair, a lot of players wouldn't have been able to get to the ball carrier to miss 6 tackles but still... 
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:31 am to BIG Texan
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Yet he almost lost the Bama game by bad positions of the CB .
Or, just hear me out, he was trying to guard against an NFL quarterback, an NFL running back, and 3 NFL receivers.
This post was edited on 1/20/24 at 9:46 am
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:32 am to Meauxjeaux
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I don’t care about the weight difference
You should. Perkins would be rendered useless and would be one of the weakest parts of our defense if he were to be moved to MLB.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:36 am to Meauxjeaux
Perkins is a freak athlete. The issue appears to be he is man without a position. Too small for jack, too big for safety and seems to be caught in no-man’s land too often. I 100% sure there is a role for Perkins and Blake Baker will find it. It’s probably going to be something along the lines of giving Perkins one job on defense: insert him on obvious passing downs and and rush the QB off of defensive stunts.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:41 am to GumboPot
Other players in the past “without a position”… Honey Badger and Trindon Holliday.
They found a way to use Tyrann and didn’t find a way for Trindon.
Coaching is the key, and as I’m putting out here, hopefully there’s a way to find Perkins in the interior with the delayed blitzes.
They found a way to use Tyrann and didn’t find a way for Trindon.
Coaching is the key, and as I’m putting out here, hopefully there’s a way to find Perkins in the interior with the delayed blitzes.
Posted on 1/20/24 at 9:43 am to TigerWerm
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That footage just made me sad to see the athletes we used to have running around on defense vs now
lol, so to shift into serious mode for a bit, this is the biggest part of those videos.
White was a freak athlete yes, but without Arden commanding the attention of two lineman, those delayed blitzes aren’t nearly as effective.
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