re: Which past LSU team had best chance vs 2019

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That D-Line alone combined for 23 sacks and 46 TFLs

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Cool.

I specifically brought up the edges and how they'd do without blitzing. Even bringing up zone blitz is somewhat irrelevant b/c that's all based on playing off the blitz primarily, which wouldn't exist against a 2019 team.

I never referenced Lavalais or Williams.

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You're just arguing from nothing but self-authority.

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I brought up Spears absolute failure at pass rushing in the NFL. He only had 6 sacks in 2003 and 23 QB pressures. The elite edge today gets more than double that.

but according to the rant in 2019 our defense was the weak link

I think the only way the 2011 team beats 2019 is if special teams and/or defense ripped off a couple scores, because the offense simply was not good enough to even dream of keeping up with 2019 team...but think Auburn 2019 game keeping it in 20s and 2011 LSU getting a few splash big plays from defense/ST and could pull it off

Other than that I like 2006 the most because the offense was really good and the defense still plenty capable of not letting it get out of hand on that end.

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Your problem is you started with the end in mind and didn't have the facts to back it up.

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I literally just posted stats. 23 pressures isn't elite.

Accumulated career stats isn't relevant to his in-game pass rush ability. He played 4 years and started before LSU was elite.

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Inferior QB talent and vastly inferior scheme.

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the 2003 and 2019 team played in two different eras of football. That oklahoma offense was considered at that time one of the best of all time, and they were demolished by LSU. comparing the two exactly how they played in their era is difficult to do. the point im making is that the talent of the 2003 team, with the coaching of the 2019 game, would be the most competitive defense to beat 2019.
hers was more of what they simply did for that team.


what the 2003 line could do was provide pressure up the middle and contain the pocket. When Burrow got outside the pocket, it was almost an automatic big play or TD. No college team was going to get to Burrow enough to confuse him. The best chance would have been to make him stay in the pocket, which sounds crazy to do, but if you can get pressure up the middle, which Lavalais and Williams would absolutely do, and then the ends keep him in the pocket, then I think that's the best way to beat him.

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I think the only way the 2011 team beats 2019 is if special teams and/or defense ripped off a couple scores

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People forget how important these were in 2011 to that team. ST and defensive scores swung games.

One of the most underrated things Bama did on 1/9/12 was just not make major mistakes. We had NOTHING in return and couldn't cross the 50.

2011 defense could keep that team close in almost any game.

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I remember arguing that 2006 would beat them when people were trying to crown 2011 as the GOAT midseason...only to then have 1/9/12 show people the truth.

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1/9/12 did not show anyone that 06 would beat 2011.

It showed that without huge ST/Defensive plays, the offensive scheme and QB talent was so bad we couldn't do shite.

2006 would be able to contain that offense, with an offense that could score against them.

2019 would be able to contain that offense, with an offense that could score against them.

2007, while healthy, maybe could. The shaky QB play would be an issue, which is why I put 2011 over 2007.

2003? Naw. Mauck was too combustible in big games.

Hence, my initial response:

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2006 is the 2nd best team of the modern (2000 onward) era.

Then probably 2011, 2007, 2003 in that order

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No love for 2013? Would have the offensive talent to keep up

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They got beaten down by Alabama. If they couldn't hold their own against them, 2019 would have annihilated them.