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Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:14 pm to LSBoosie
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Huh? there are several players that you have highlighted that would be out of eligibility. Cam Lewis' first year in college was in 2016.
All these guys have 2023 eligibility left and several are still playing CFB
Bj Ojulari
Roy could
McGlothern
Ricks
Toles
Joe Evans
Raydar Jones
Desmond little
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:21 pm to Lester Earl
I mean that is 8 out of 25 players that you highlighted as players that would be your juniors and seniors. I think 17 would count as several no?
This post was edited on 10/9/23 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:23 pm to Lester Earl
Man, i know this is the sec but its just hard to believe every 1st team all conference guy we took in the transfer portal all the sudden just cant play and only on defensive side of the ball. Chestnut was a freshman all American. Speights was first team all pac 12. Alexander and Sam were 1st team southland conference. Harris was a mid season freshman all American before suspension and these dudes were getting cooked by Grambling. Meanwhile every high profile, promising guy we already had on defense looks mediocre at best with Wingo, Mason Smith, Savion Jones. Its just hard to not blame scheme and coaching for alot of it.
This post was edited on 10/9/23 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:25 pm to Lester Earl
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I love what the transfer portal can bring but it’s wishful thinking rebuilding quickly with that
And CBK has also stated such. The transfer portal is nice for adding a few key players. But he does not want to live off of that portal. It’s not sustainable long-term.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:26 pm to Lester Earl
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Yea. Even this defense with
Demario Tolan
Dwight mcGlorthern
Jordan Toles
shite if we had Dwight McGlothern we'd be significantly better with his ability to press and play the ball.
Demario Tolan is still so shocking to me that he left after he was getting such high praise from Kelly.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:26 pm to Lester Earl
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Would be so much better
If you giving every WR a free release and the outside WRs a large cushion, and you have your best rush linebacker standing in space 10 yards off a slot WR on 90% of the snaps, those guys aren't making us any better, unless you are going to put them in a different scheme.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:31 pm to Sir Fury
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The transfer portal is nice for adding a few key players. But he does not want to live off of that portal. It’s not sustainable long-term.
This is accurate across all sports.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:34 pm to Basura Blanco
If determining how far CBs lineup off of WRs was that pertinent, we’d all be defensive coordinators
Posted on 10/9/23 at 12:50 pm to Lester Earl
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Yaites & Womack both played season high snap counts vs Missouri
But Stamps and Toviano didn’t play at all.
It seemed like not many players played in secondary against Missouri
Posted on 10/9/23 at 1:00 pm to Lester Earl
Defense ranked #34 last year and #121 so far this year. Last year we had fewer returning scholarship players. Even with the additional losses of players this year, you shouldn’t expect this severe of a drop in one year during a rebuild. It’s more than the change in personnel. Anyone can see we’re playing less aggressive defense this year, and if you can’t cover well, you should pressure better.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 1:09 pm to Lester Earl
quote:You're being very disingenuous by posting this graphic using LSU games played, while making your original post about how many snaps were lost. All of these transfers were top players at their schools and several made all-conference teams. They have a ton of snaps, but you're trying to discredit their previous experience. This defense has an equivalent amount of experience and cross-country prestige as last year. Talent may be debatable, but the accolades say otherwise.
14 of the top 25 snap getters were not even on the team last season.
6 of these guys are Freshmen
There have been a ton of moving parts with very little older, talented players.
They are receiving poor coaching here, and overall not being put in positions to succeed. There's no way around admitting that. At the same time, they sometimes do put themselves in the correct positions, but don't execute and follow through. They have to support each other more and hold each other accountable. This team, specifically the defense needs some serious team bonding. That starts with coaching.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 1:09 pm to Big EZ Tiger
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Yeah, to me they should just let guys like Perkins and Weeks play super-aggressive on clear passing downs and try to cause sack & strips like we did late in the Missouri game because we're normally getting burned with our holes in the secondary even when we don't play aggressive.
Exactly.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 1:14 pm to BiggaGeauxrilla
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Man, i know this is the sec but its just hard to believe every 1st team all conference guy we took in the transfer portal all the sudden just cant play and only on defense. Chestnut was a freshman all American. Speights was first team all pac 12. Alexander and Sam were 1st team southland conference. Harris was a mid season freshman all American before suspension and these dudes were getting cooked by Grambling. Meanwhile every high profile, promising guy we already had on defense looks mediocre at best with Wingo, Mason Smith, Savion Jones. Its just hard to not blame scheme and coaching for alot of it.
This is what bothers me. No way all of these guys actually just sucked.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 1:16 pm to fab4lsu
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Even with the additional losses of players this year, you shouldn’t expect this severe of a drop in one year during a rebuild.
Garner and Jbc were 10xs better than Alexander and whoever else plays opposite him
Posted on 10/9/23 at 2:04 pm to Antib551
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All of these transfers were top players at their schools and several made all-conference teams
You are being very disingenuous here.
quote:
This defense has an equivalent amount of experience and cross-country prestige as last year.
Sure it does. They just forgot how to coach it I guess. If they’d just move the CBs up a little they’d kill everyone. Ya I get it
Posted on 10/9/23 at 2:06 pm to Lester Earl
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Easiest thing to do is just say coach better but that’s a low hanging fruit
Or, more appropriately, recruit better. The number one in-state prospect in 2025 is a CB from Westgate. You can’t let him go to Texas just like Williams.
If we don’t recruit at a high level (esp at positions of need), the defense will not change at all. We’ll rely on shitty portal players just like this past cycle
Posted on 10/9/23 at 2:19 pm to OKtiger
This staff has one full recruiting class under their belts. What you see on the field has nothing to do with how Brian Kelly has recruited. Such a stupid talking point
rEcRuIT bEtTeR
Ok guy. Thanks
rEcRuIT bEtTeR
Ok guy. Thanks
Posted on 10/9/23 at 2:26 pm to Antib551
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All of these transfers were top players at their schools and several made all-conference teams.
Not all these awards are created equal.
Makhi Garner came from a better football school in a better conference with a better defense and a better S&C program. He also was a CB in high school, then again in JUCO, before even getting to ULL.
Zy Alexander was a project that was recruited to SELU off raw athleticism that played QB in high school but had the physical tools to potentially play DB. He's also about 20 lbs lighter than Garner.
Just because they may have both made a postseason award team doesn't mean their experience and skill set are equal.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 2:43 pm to Lester Earl
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DB development is a 3rd year position but it kinda is what it is at this point
What?
maybe for some guys, but we've always had freshman DB's playing and plenty of sophomores starting.
Jay Ward played in every game as a freshman
Cordale Flott played in every game as a freshman
Derrick Singley Jr., enough said
Jacoby Stevens switched from WR to DB and was starting games at the end of his sophomore year.
Grant Delpit
Todd Harris Jr played in every game as a freshman.
Kary VIncent Jr played in every game as a freshman and started a few
Greedy Williams started every game as a redshirt freshman
Donte Jackson
Tre White
Jalen Mills
DO you need me to keep going? b/c that's only going back a few years.
There's been freshman DB's starting at this school for a long time.
We are DBU for a reason. We aren't sitting guys for 3 years and then giving them a chance to shine. They shine from day one. If they aren't starting, they are doing well on special teams while they wait their turn for guys to go the NFL so they can take their place.
Right now we have two transfers from the Southland, one who's old enough to rent a car by himself, in our secondary, and they both aren't any good.
I have no problem with Major Burns. He's been starting since he's a freshman, and he'd look a lot better if he had competent help back there.
I expect better from Sage Ryan, but he's probably better as a nickel guy instead of a CB.
Ryan Yaites needs more playing time, and so does Javien Toviano. It does us no good to get our arse whipped with two veteran players playing when we could be getting our arse whipped while getting our freshman experience.
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