Classic LSU

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  1. cajdav1

    cajdav1 Soldiers are real hero's

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    Why would you want to do that? The guy was better at screwing up than he was as a football player.
     
  2. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    We need help on OL and DL in 2006, I'd pick:

    Alan Faneca OG

    Leonard Marshall DT
     
  3. JayB

    JayB Never Forget 31

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    The guy had sick potential. Being how this is entirely hypothetical in the first place, why not throw his name out there?
     
  4. Richdog

    Richdog 02 Cecilia alumni champs

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    D-Tommy Casanova
    O-Michael Clayton
     
  5. CParso

    CParso Founding Member

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    Because he would be kicked off the team before the season started anyway - so it would be pointless to put him on it.
     
  6. BostonBengal

    BostonBengal Founding Member

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    Good picks!

    I was thinking about Michael Brooks on defense as well. and I was really torn at offense as I was thinking either Dalton Hilliard, Eric Martin, Michael Clayton or Ben Wilkerson...
     
  7. TejasTiger

    TejasTiger Founding Member

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    Hey, great idea for a pre-season thread! Makes you think, sparks some debate...it's all good.

    On offense, I believe that no single player can have more impact on an offense's fortunes than the QB. An excellent QB---which, in college, usually means someone w/ a 62% or better completion rate and at least a 3.5-1 TD to INT ratio---can and will open running lanes for a RB more easily than an excellent RB or excellent WRs can create opportunities for a mediocre to bad QB.

    Anyway, based on LSU history, it's a toss-up between Tommy Hodson and Matt Mauck, but I give the edge to Matt due to greater mobility than Tommy. You put Matt Mauck on the field this season and have him hit his 60% completion and 3 to 1 TD to INT and this offense rolls (plus, his mobility helps him get out of jams should the OL take time to jell this year). This is not a knock on any of the current QBs; rather, it's placing a known commodity in a position where, if you get outstanding output, it makes the other 10 players better overall.

    So, on offense, it's Matt Mauck.


    Defenses really don't have a single "impact" player, but I'd guess the best bet for this defense would be one of three positions---DT, DE or LB.

    Not sure why, just a gut feeling, but I keep thinking Michael Brooks on defense. He'd be a terror coming off the edge, with his superior athleticism. He'd create real distruption in a backfield, enough to throw off timing routes and such, plus he'd cover RBs out of the backfield like a blanket.
     
  8. LSU_Fan_In_OK

    LSU_Fan_In_OK Founding Member

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    This is a suggestion far out of the extra ordinary.....How about Bennie Brazell .......He was good for the long ball a lot last season......And besides i liked watching his High step after his TD catches hahaha
     

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