🏈 @brentbeaird: Phil Steele top 10: 1. Bama 2. Ohio State 3. FSU 4. Texas 5. Oregon 6. USC 7. Louisv

[TerryP]

Can anyone tell me the number of returning starters at LSU. I missed his write up on them. Number had to be revised down from his list in January. Don't know why he doesn't wait until after the NFL draft to put out that list.

It wouldn't be accurate even if he waited.

On the offensive line, all five have started before...Porter has just started one game while Williford has started 20. It's a total of 50 for the group—Steele lists it as 49—with two in double digits.

I've seen analyst say they return two starters on the OL...which can be true if you look at it one way, and it's not true considering all five have started a game.

Out of their four RB's last year you have different start numbers as well...

 

[252BAMA]

It wouldn't be accurate even if he waited.

On the offensive line, all five have started before...Porter has just started one game while Williford has started 20. It's a total of 50 for the group—Steele lists it as 49—with two in double digits.

I've seen analyst say they return two starters on the OL...which can be true if you look at it one way, and it's not true considering all five have started a game.

Out of their four RB's last year you have different start numbers as well...

To my knowledge. Phil Steele is the only source for this information. IMO, his chart for 'Returning Starters' leaves a lot to be desired. What would be desired is career starts for each unit listed. As he does in the separate chart for the OL. He could then eliminate the OL chart.


Edit: Just e-mailed this to him.

Have you considered using career starts per unit as done with the separate OL chart? Making the chart interactive whereby the user could bring up each unit separately would enable you to eliminate the separate OL chart.

 

[252BAMA]

Just e-mailed this to him:

Had a better idea! Leave the Returning Starter chart as is. Expand the Career OL Starts chart so as to include all units.

 

[TerryP]

See if he stills work with Phil...been good to me over the years with quick feedback.

brandon@philsteele.com

 

[252BAMA]

See if he stills work with Phil...been good to me over the years with quick feedback.

brandon@philsteele.com

Thanks, that was the contact link I was expecting.

 

[TerryP]

Thanks, that was the contact link I was expecting.

I suspect, no make that wouldn't be surprised, if he's on vacation.

Considering the mag was just released on the 18th and they put in 90-110hr weeks the two months or so before it's published...makes for a tired group of editors.