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re: LSU is your defense better than last years
Posted on 9/1/14 at 3:37 am to justausedcarguy
Posted on 9/1/14 at 3:37 am to justausedcarguy
About the same.
DL is average at best and capable of being truly awful at times. There are no standouts on our entire DL and not one player that opposing teams will have to scheme around. Rasco is okay, Hunter is unremarkable (no burst off line, cannot seem to use arms effectively but they look great), LaCouture is average, Thomas is a non-factor, Gilmore, Bain, Neal, and Herron are not ready for prime time, Johnson and Maclin are done, Bower is unremarkable, Godchaux shows flashes of promise but is very green. I'll let the stats speak for themselves: our DTs combined for 5 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks, 0 hurries. Our DEs combined for 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks, 0 hurries.
LBs are okay at best. Alexander is the only player capable of causing some problems; he is an above average player. If an offensive player makes contact with Welter he is out of the play, period; Welter cannot shed or avoid a block to save his life. Louis has fight and heart but struggles to make an impact. Beckwith, Riley, and Jones have yet to show out thought they have been playing for over a year now, two years in Jones' case.
DBs are good. White and Robinson are physical and fast with skills. Both are two of the better CBs in the SEC. Collins seems to have elevated his game; he played very well against Wisconsin and has the size and speed to be a factor. Mills has always been a good player and really seems to be playing with some fire right now. Martin is average on his best days. Thomas is flashing some skills.
This is a very blue collar defense that will play well as a unit/committee if it is successful. There are no stars. There is no Glenn Dorsey, no Tyson Jackson, no Kevin Minter, no Kelvin Sheppard, no Patrick Peterson, no Tyrann Mathieu, no Morris Claiborne, no Eric Reid, no Michael Brockers, no Kiki Mingo, no Sam Montgomery. It is a very average cast.
DL is average at best and capable of being truly awful at times. There are no standouts on our entire DL and not one player that opposing teams will have to scheme around. Rasco is okay, Hunter is unremarkable (no burst off line, cannot seem to use arms effectively but they look great), LaCouture is average, Thomas is a non-factor, Gilmore, Bain, Neal, and Herron are not ready for prime time, Johnson and Maclin are done, Bower is unremarkable, Godchaux shows flashes of promise but is very green. I'll let the stats speak for themselves: our DTs combined for 5 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks, 0 hurries. Our DEs combined for 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0 sacks, 0 hurries.
LBs are okay at best. Alexander is the only player capable of causing some problems; he is an above average player. If an offensive player makes contact with Welter he is out of the play, period; Welter cannot shed or avoid a block to save his life. Louis has fight and heart but struggles to make an impact. Beckwith, Riley, and Jones have yet to show out thought they have been playing for over a year now, two years in Jones' case.
DBs are good. White and Robinson are physical and fast with skills. Both are two of the better CBs in the SEC. Collins seems to have elevated his game; he played very well against Wisconsin and has the size and speed to be a factor. Mills has always been a good player and really seems to be playing with some fire right now. Martin is average on his best days. Thomas is flashing some skills.
This is a very blue collar defense that will play well as a unit/committee if it is successful. There are no stars. There is no Glenn Dorsey, no Tyson Jackson, no Kevin Minter, no Kelvin Sheppard, no Patrick Peterson, no Tyrann Mathieu, no Morris Claiborne, no Eric Reid, no Michael Brockers, no Kiki Mingo, no Sam Montgomery. It is a very average cast.
This post was edited on 9/1/14 at 3:48 am
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Posted on 9/1/14 at 9:29 am to LuckyTiger
The secondary looks to have some stars in it. The interceptions on Saturday night were really good plays and we were missing RR. Also, the coaches have said that Jamal Adams is awesome (but it was just his first game as a true freshman).
LBs looks about the same (unimpressive), but Kwon looks much better and could make a difference.
The D-line did not play well against Wisconsin for most of the game, but we were missing some guys in our rotation. Hunter shows flashes at times...same with Rasco - he finished the season well last year with with a bunch of tackles and a forced fumble/recovery in the last regular season game along with four tackles and two batted down passes against Iowa in the bowl win. That's the unit we really need to see consistency from. I don't know enough about the new guys yet on the D-line.
So it's a little early to say at this point since we had a few guy's missing. If the DL doesn't play better than they played for most of the game, it will be about the same or not as good as last year. If they step it up, it could be a very tough D to face.
LBs looks about the same (unimpressive), but Kwon looks much better and could make a difference.
The D-line did not play well against Wisconsin for most of the game, but we were missing some guys in our rotation. Hunter shows flashes at times...same with Rasco - he finished the season well last year with with a bunch of tackles and a forced fumble/recovery in the last regular season game along with four tackles and two batted down passes against Iowa in the bowl win. That's the unit we really need to see consistency from. I don't know enough about the new guys yet on the D-line.
So it's a little early to say at this point since we had a few guy's missing. If the DL doesn't play better than they played for most of the game, it will be about the same or not as good as last year. If they step it up, it could be a very tough D to face.
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