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re: Bama and LSU Annointed kings of SEC
Posted on 7/31/12 at 10:10 pm to hwnd
Posted on 7/31/12 at 10:10 pm to hwnd
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Bama and LSU Annointed kings of SEC quote: Bama looks like a team that is rebuilding on defense much like 2 years ago No. Most of the guys who are replacing last year's starters have had significant playing time. They'll be fine. quote: LSU lost some studs on D as well. LSU's defense is loaded, and much like Bama, the majority of the guys who are replacing last year's starters had plenty of PT and will do just fine. In other words, enjoy 3rd place in the west.
Fair enough. Do you feel the guys stepping in will fill every void? Where will they be better? Where will they be worse
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Posted on 7/31/12 at 10:16 pm to BirdDawg
quote:Talent-wise, yes. Leadership-wise, I dunno. When Rolando McLain left, the biggest issue was leadership. The talent was there in the defensive guys in 2010, but they lacked any on-field leadership. Last year, they had Hightower. This year, I have no idea... maybe CJ will step up as the leader.
Do you feel the guys stepping in will fill every void?
In short, I have faith in the D's overall talent. My only concern is with leadership, but we'll know if that's an issue when Bama plays Meeeechigan.
ETA: Leadership. Leadership leadership leadership. Leadership.
This post was edited on 7/31/12 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 7/31/12 at 11:41 pm to BirdDawg
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Where will they be better?
LSU will be better:
a) at QB, obviously
b) at LB
c) on the OL, because of better depth and more experience
Bama will be better:
a) at Center
b) on the DL, because of depth
c) at third safety, replacing a walk-on with a 5 star
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Where will they be worse
LSU will be worse:
a) at CB, because of losing Claiborne, Brooks, and Ron Cooper
b) ::crickets::
Bama will be worse:
a) at RB, because Trent Richardson was such a beast how can they replace that
b) at LB, Upshaw and Hightower were huge and were both seniors. they left big shoes to fill
Posted on 7/31/12 at 11:54 pm to BirdDawg
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Do you feel the guys stepping in will fill every void? Where will they be better? Where will they be worse
We just have to see how it plays out. We lost Peterson so there was no way our secondary was supposed to be as good last year. We lost two starting DTs and Montgomery was coming of knee surgery so our DL wasn't supposed to be as good. It worked ok.
The initial guess is the DL is still going to be scary good. The LBs will probably be better, and the secondary will probably take a step back.
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