Projected starting OL next year now that Clapp declared?

my post from the other thread:

Between Traore/Charles/Ingram/Deculus we have solid guards and tackles, but no idea who replaces Clapp at center. Best case scenario is Brumfield stays and slides over to C.

Cushenberry is just a warm body and not on the level of the above 5. Not a reasonable replacement for a player the caliber of Clapp.

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Cushenberry is just a warm body and not on the level of the above 5. Not a reasonable replacement for a player the caliber of Clapp.

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I'm not sure what you mean by, not a reasonable replacement to Clapp. Is there any player out there that is the caliber for replacing Clapp? I think that is very unfair to Cushenberry. I think he will end up being a very good center.

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Thank God for the JUCO OL signings we made

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So Coach O did do something right then and made good on his word.

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LT - Saahdiq Charles

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yep. What's funny is one of the worst plays I saw him make as an OG (Chattanooga game) seems to be the play that showed he had the athleticism to play tackle.

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LG - Garrett Brumfield(If he stays)

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Best OL of ours (over a season) for the 2017 season. I think Lewis is next up there. Be interesting if Deculus and Traore (both have some development to do) are ready if they don't move Charles back inside. Doubt it, but not out of rhealm of possibility.

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C - Lloyd Cushenberry

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Disagree with above. Cush has come a long way. There was a huge push this offseason driven out of the lack of depth fear. I think he will pleasantly suprise. Not as good as Clapp by any means, but with another push this offseason may actually turn out to be more physically able (stronger) than Clapp.

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RG - Ed Ingram

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pretty much a given. When Charles kept making mistakes at OG and they rotated him in the whole OL looked better. He grades out well and can improve. His offseason includes staying out of trouble grades and otherwise.

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RT - Badara Traore

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maybe. Maybe not. I'm GUESSING this is a foot race with Deculus. He's got some technique work to do while Deculus has more work to do than he. Advantage Traore; I think Cregg is going to sink his teeth into him starting yesterday. Deculus has the upside to suprise though.

Don't be surprised to see Deculus fill in inside and out to get him experience but also because we'll need it at times. As long as he gets physically stronger, he'll be our ace in the hole, do-it-all type (at least while waiting on starting spot).

OL will start out weak, don't know how it will be by midseason. LSU has nothing to point to as a strength on offense at all, I mean absolutely nothing.

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Thats not true at all. If Brumfield stays it will be as solid an OL as we've had recently.

T: Charles
G: Ingram
C: Brumfield
G: Deculus
T: Traore

That might actually be better than this year, considering Charles, Ingram, and Deculus should all be better than they were last year. Traore is a monster, and we know Brumfield is solid.

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You're just throwing names at my face. Brumfield is the only strong point. The freshmen that did start played decent, nothing more. Guys that haven't started here could also never start here. No reason to even put their names on there. We've had highly rated guys beford, including JUCOs, who never stepped on the field for us at OL.

OL will look weak at the beginning of the year. Canada masked a lot of things making you feel too overconfident. Don't bank on highly rated guys coming in and not only starting, but playing well right off the bat.

I think both Ingram and Brumfield were better than decent as the season progressed, Charles was battling injuries down the stretch.

If Campbell remains on the team, I think he will be an option at Guard if they are looking at starting the best 5 and move Brumfield.

I like Traore's length at LT.

LT-Traore, Deculus
LG-Campbell, Lewis
C-Brumfield/Cushenberry
RG-Ingram, Cushenberry
RT-Charles, Magee

I like that one a lot assuming Deculus improves and Traore plays like the #1 JUCO OT. Just to go a step further,3 deep with no repeat names:


LT-Traore, Deculus, Wire
LG-Campbell, Lewis
C-Brumfield, Cushenberry, Smith
RG-Ingram, Savage, Hines
RT-Charles, Magee, Rosenthal

I see Hines or Rosenthal moving to offense.

I like that one a lot assuming Deculus improves and Traore plays like the #1 JUCO OT. Just to go a step further,3 deep with no repeat names:


LT-Traore, Deculus, Wire
LG-Campbell, Lewis
C-Brumfield, Cushenberry, Smith
RG-Ingram, Savage, Hines
RT-Charles, Magee, Rosenthal

I see Hines or Rosenthal moving to offense.

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Looks solid

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Nah they brought Traore in to start Day 1. 1 year rental most likely.

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Hopefully it works out that way. JUCO's don't always pan out though.

I don't think it will happen, but Damian Lewis could end up being a better player than Traore.

Awe man, I was hoping that SE was going to have "The Clap" anchoring the offense next year.